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Buttery Coconut Bars

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April 11, 2018 by Jodi + 16 Comments

These Buttery Coconut Bars are absolutely divine! A buttery crust, topped with a sweet, gooey coconut filling which includes sweetened condensed milk. . . .my favorite! This bars will instantly become a favorite!

These bars!

Holy moly, there aren’t even any words to describe how amazing these Buttery Coconut Bars are. I had to pawn them off on friends and my husband’s co-workers because I would have eaten the entire pan.

When my husband came home from work and tasted one, he was in the same boat I was in. He would have eaten the entire pan if I hadn’t gotten rid of them.

Within five minutes of me dropping them off to three different friends, I got two texts and one phone call telling me how amazing they are!

My friends have very good taste!
These start with a buttery crust made from brown sugar, melted butter and flour. That’s pressed into a pan, partially baked, and then topped with a decadent coconut filling.

Now while I absolutely love coconut, if I’m being completely honest, the star of the show here really is the sweetened condensed milk.  Isn’t everything better with sweetened condensed milk?

Then they’re topped with more coconut and put back in the oven to finish baking.

End result is utterly divine!Buttery, sweet (but not too sweet) and packed with beautiful coconut!

They’re simply perfect and if you’re a coconut lover like am, you’re going to love these!

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Buttery Coconut Bars


  • Total Time: 20 minute
  • Yield: 20 to 24 bars 1x
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Ingredients

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CRUST:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter, melted

FILLING:

  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups sweetened shredded coconut, divided

Instructions

Crust:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 13×9-in. baking pan with parchment paper,  spraying only the sides, lightly.
  2. In a large bowl add the flour, brown sugar and salt, mix well.  Add the 1 cup melted butter and mix until well combined.
  3. Press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake until light brown, about 15 minutes. Cool 10 minutes on a wire rack. Reduce oven setting to 325°.

Filling:

  1. In a large bowl combine the eggs, sweetened condensed milk, flour, brown sugar, 1/4 cup melted butter, vanilla and salt, whisk until blended.
  2. Stir in 3 cups of the coconut and spread the mixture over the warm crust.  Sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup coconut. Bake until light golden brown, 25-30 minutes.
  3. Allow bars to cool on a wire rack. Lifting edges of parchment paper, remove from pan. Cut into bars.
  • Cook Time: 40-45 mins
  • Category: Brownies & Bars
  • Cuisine: American

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Recipe Source: Taste of Home Brownies and Bars Cookbook

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Filed Under: Brownies & Bars Tagged With: bars, butter, coconut, sweetened condensed milk

Comments

  1. Kim says

    April 11, 2018 at 12:46 pm

    Yummy!! Gonna try these soon, Jodi!

    Reply
  2. Kim says

    April 11, 2018 at 12:49 pm

    Hey Jodi! I’m going to have to make these..probably today! Do you mix by hand or use a stand mixer? Thanks, Kim

    Reply
    • Jodi says

      April 11, 2018 at 4:15 pm

      Hi Kim! I actually just used my hand mixer for the crust layer. Because the butter is melted, it mixes together really easily. Let me know how they turn out for you.

      Reply
      • Kim says

        April 12, 2018 at 2:43 pm

        Oh my goodness, Jodi..these are sooo yummy!!! I had everything on hand except for bagged coconut so I used the frozen kind instead..hubby even approved!
        I’m impatient to wait for complete cooling so I’m sure they’re even better not warm. Thanks again for another scrumptious recipe!! Happy Spring!

        Reply
        • Jodi says

          April 12, 2018 at 2:47 pm

          Thanks Kim! I love hearing back from people when they make things, so thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. These bars are definitely evil, that’s for sure. Take care!

          Reply
  3. Christine Dowhy Tyrell says

    April 14, 2018 at 9:12 am

    These are sinfully delicious! The sin part comes in when the first thing you put in your mouth is a buttery coconut bar after you’ve had a great workout at the gym! So good!

    Reply
    • Jodi says

      April 14, 2018 at 6:07 pm

      Hey girl, I warned you!! So glad you loved them!

      Reply
  4. Lori says

    April 18, 2018 at 10:46 am

    Had these for a Shower last night at my house and they were the hit of the whole evening! EVERYONE wanted the recipe!! THANK YOU!!!!!

    Reply
  5. Christine Dowhy Tyrell says

    April 22, 2018 at 4:44 pm

    Making these again!! Right now!

    Reply
  6. Nola G Frederick says

    November 14, 2019 at 10:13 pm

    Has anyone tried cream de coconut instead of condensed milk? I bet that would be amazing!

    Reply
  7. Emma says

    July 19, 2021 at 6:59 pm

    Can these be made ahead of time and frozen?

    Reply
    • Jodi says

      July 20, 2021 at 2:53 pm

      I’ve never frozen these Emma, but I think they would freeze ok. Let me know if you give it a try.

      Reply
  8. Dan says

    September 26, 2021 at 8:29 pm

    Made these tonight for the first time. Perfection !

    Reply
    • Jodi says

      September 27, 2021 at 8:02 am

      Thanks Dan! So happy you made these!

      Reply
  9. Francine says

    November 12, 2021 at 1:34 pm

    Omg sooooo good… do I keep them in the refrigerator?

    Reply
    • Jodi says

      November 12, 2021 at 7:39 pm

      Hi Francine, I’m so happy you gave these a try. You dont’ have refrigerate them, but you certainly can.

      Reply

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