Coconut Orange Bars Recipes

MANDARIN ORANGE COCONUT BARS FOR MOTHER'S DAY

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 7″ x 11″ baking dish. Drain mandarin oranges, reserving the syrup. Cream butter, cane sugar and vanilla. Add egg and beat well. Sift together flour and baking powder. Add to creamed mixture alternately with the reserved syrup. Spread half of the batter into the prepared baking dish. Spoon mandarin oranges evenly over. Spoon the rest of the batter over, smoothing with a spatula. Combine coconut, brown sugar, walnuts and melted butter. Sprinkle evenly over the batter Bake at 350 degrees 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool 10 minutes and cut into squares, 12 servings
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ORANGE SLICE BARS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl add the candy orange slices, coconut, walnuts and cherries.
• Over this mixture sift the flour, baking powder and salt.
• Mix well.
• In a separate bowl beat the eggs with the water, vanilla and brown sugar.
• Add the eggs and brown sugar mixture to the flour mixture and mix until just blended. This mixture will be very stiff.
• Pour into a greased 9x13 baking pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, or until firm to the touch in the middle.
• Cool and cut into bars.
• Dust with powdered sugar.

ORANGE COCONUT CREAM BARS

Steps:

• Preheat ovento 375 degrees. Lightly grease a 13x9x2 inch baking pan; set aside. In a large bowl combine cake mix, oats, nuts, butter and egg until ingredients are thoroughly moistened and mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 1 cup mixture.
• Firmly press remaining mixture onto bottom of prepared pan; bake 10 minutes.
• In a seperate bowl combine condensed milk and orange zest; spread over baked base. Combine the reserved crumb mixture, coconut and m&m's mini bits; sprinkle evenly over condensed milk mixture and press lightly. Continue baking 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely. Cut into bars. Store in tightly covered container. Makes 26 bars.

ORANGE COCONUT CREAM BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease 13x9x2 baking pan.
• In large bowl, combine cake mix, oats, nuts, butter and egg until moistened and resembles coarse crumbs.
• Reserve 1 cup mixture. Firmly press remaining in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes.
• In separate bowl, combine milk and zest. Spread over base.
• Combine reserved crumb mixture, coconut and M&Ms (or chips). Sprinkle evenly over milk mixture and press lightly.
• Bake 20 - 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely before cutting into bars.