Chocolate Coconut Caramel Bars Recipes

BAKER'S GERMAN'S CHOCOLATE, CARAMEL & COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides; spray with cooking spray. Beat butter and sugar in medium bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and flour; mix well. Press onto bottom of prepared pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until lightly browned. Cool 10 min.
• Microwave caramel bits and milk in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min.; stir until bits are completely melted and mixture is well blended. Add coconut; mix well. Spread evenly over crust.
• Melt chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over dessert. Cool completely.
• Run knife around edges of pan to loosen dessert. Use foil handles to remove dessert from pan before cutting into bars.

CARAMEL COCONUT CHOCOLATE CHIP BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Line with parchment paper.
• Break up cookie dough rounds and press evenly in bottom of pan. Bake 18 to 20 minutes until crust is golden and puffy.
• Meanwhile, in medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine butter, sugars, heavy cream and sea salt; bring to a boil. Cook, stirring constantly, 2 to 3 minutes until mixture is thick enough to coat back of spoon. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• Sprinkle chocolate chips and pecans evenly over crust. Drizzle caramel mixture over top. Sprinkle evenly with coconut. Bake 20 to 25 minutes until caramel bubbles and coconut is toasted. Cool completely on cooling rack before cutting into bars.

CHOCOLATE COCONUT CARAMEL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 9-by-13-inch baking pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper, spray with cooking spray; set aside.
• In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter, about 1 minute. Allow the butter to cool for one minute. Add the egg, sugars, water, vanilla, and stir or whisk vigorously to combine.
• Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt and stir until just incorporated. Fold in the caramel bits.
• Reserve about 1 cup dough; set aside. Turn remaining dough out into prepared pan, smoothing it lightly with a spatula. Mix 1/2 cup coconut with the sweetened condensed milk. Pour sweetened condensed milk mixture over the top of the dough. Using your fingers or a small cookie dough scoop, lightly crumble the reserved cookie dough over the top in marble-sized chunks. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup coconut over the top.
• Bake for about 27 to 30 minutes, or until center is mostly set and the coconut is golden brown. The sweetened condensed milk should nearly be set in all places, but possibly a little loose in the very center of the pan is okay. Bars firm up more in pan as they cool; don't overbake because you want these to stay soft and gooey.
• Allow bars to cool in pan for at least 3 hours before slicing for the cleanest cut marks (use foil overhang to lift out).
• Melt chocolate chips in the microwave for 30 seconds, stir. Melt in 10 second increments, stirring in between, until completely melted. When fully melted, place in a small Ziploc bag, snip the corner, and drizzle chocolate over the bars.
• Extra bars will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

CHOCOLATE CHUNK COCONUT CARAMEL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix flour and brown sugar in medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press crumb mixture firmly onto bottom of foil-lined 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle pecans and coconut over crust; cover with condensed milk. Bake an additional 25 minutes or until coconut is lightly browned. Cool in pan on wire rack.
• Microwave caramels and milk in medium microwavable bowl on HIGH 2 minutes or until caramels are completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after each minute. Drizzle over dessert; sprinkle with chocolate chunks. Cool completely. Cut into 36 bars to serve.

COCONUT CARAMEL BARS

Steps:

• Toast the coconut: Spread coconut in a 9x13" pan, bake in preheated 300 degree F oven 20-25 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring half way through baking time.
• Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, vanilla, and egg, until well blended.
• Mix in flour, salt, baking powder and 1 1/2 cups toasted coconut (reserving 1/2 cup for topping).
• Spread mixture in un-greased 9x13" pan, lining with parchment if you desire.
• Bake for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile melt 1/2 (1/2 cup) of the caramel in microwave.
• Drizzle melted caramel over baked crust and return to oven for 10-12 minutes or until medium brown and caramel is bubbly.
• Removed crust from oven, working quickly, use a heat proof plastic knife (plastic reduces the drag on sticky baked goods), or a bench knife, to loosen the edges of the crust from the pan; cut into 2 dozen bars, leaving them in the pan. (It is easier to cut these bars while still warm).
• Sprinkle bars with the chocolate chips.
• Allow chocolate chips to soften about 5 minutes, then spread chocolate evenly over bars.
• Set aside to cool completely.
• Loosen the bars from the edge of pan again, using a flexible spatula to lift the bars out of the pan.
• Set on a rack.
• Combine remaining caramel with 1 tablespoon milk or cream and heat until caramel is melted enough to pour.
• Stir to combine with milk or cream, drizzle over the bars.
• Garnish with reserved toasted coconut.