Myrnas Toasted Coconut Chocolate Bars Recipes

CHOCOLATE-COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly splash a 15-by-10-inch rimmed baking sheet evenly with water, then line with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, stir together cookie crumbs, sugar, and butter until combined. Evenly press onto bottom and up sides of prepared baking sheet. Bake, rotating halfway through, until firm, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; cool, about 20 minutes.
• Sprinkle cooled crust evenly with pecans and chocolate. Pour condensed milk over the top, spreading to cover completely (do not let it drip over the edges). Sprinkle with coconut.
• Bake until coconut is toasted, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer to rack; cool completely. Trim edges, if desired, and cut into equal-size bars.

CHOCOLATE CRUSTED COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Set a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F.
• Lightly coat a 9 by 13-inch baking pan with non stick vegetable spray.
• Put the flour, sugar, and cocoa into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. With the machine on pulse, add the butter, bit by bit. Process until the dough is thoroughly blended and masses together.
• Between 2 sheets of waxed paper or parchment, roll the dough into a 9 by 13-inch rectangle. Peel off 1 sheet of the waxed paper and fit the dough into the bottom of the prepared pan. Peel off the other sheet. With a fork, prick little holes in the dough. Refrigerate while making the macaroon.
• Coconut Macaroon:
• Mix the 4 cups coconut, the egg whites, confectioners' sugar, and coconut cream together. Lightly press this macaroon mixture over the coconut crust. Bake until golden brown and just barely set, about 15 minutes. Set on a rack to cool. Cut into bars approximately 3 by 3-inch squares. Drizzle with melted chocolate.

TOASTED COCONUT BARK

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 F.
• Spread the coconut out on a rimmed baking sheet, and toast it in the oven until golden brown, stirring after every 3 to 4 minutes to prevent burning.
• The toasting process will probably take about 15 minutes to get the coconut thoroughly brown. Once toasted, set it aside to cool.
• While the coconut cools, temper the semisweet chocolate by following these instructions. ​If you decide not to temper the chocolate, just know that it might become soft at warm temperatures and will lose the "snap" and gloss that characterize tempered chocolate.
• Once the chocolate is tempered and the coconut is cool, stir 1 cup of the toasted coconut into the chocolate and stir until it is well-distributed.
• Pour the chocolate onto a foil- or waxed paper-covered baking sheet, and spread it into a thin layer about 1/4-inch thick.
• Generously sprinkle the remaining 2 cups of toasted coconut all over the top of the bark, covering all of the chocolate and pressing it down gently to adhere it to the chocolate.
• Allow the chocolate to set at room temperature, or refrigerate it for 10 minutes to speed up the process.
• Once set, break the toasted coconut bark into small pieces to serve. Toasted coconut bark can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. Click Here to View All Coconut Candy Recipes!

MYRNA'S TOASTED COCONUT-CHOCOLATE BARS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Mix the sugar, egg whites and coconut together until well blended. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto 1 cookie sheet. Using your hands, pinch each coconut mound to form it into a small bar. If using almonds, press them gently into the top of the bars. Bake until light golden brown, about 10 minutes. Let cool completely.
• Melt the chocolate. Working 1 at a time, drop the coconut bars into the chocolate and fish them out with a fork, shaking lightly to allow some of the excess chocolate to drip off. Place on the second cookie sheet and let the chocolate set until firm. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.