Buttery Coconut Bars
Buttery Coconut Bars are a sinfully good dessert that's easy to make and always a crowd pleaser!
Servings 36 bars
Calories 159kcal
Ingredients
CRUST
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 cup butter melted
- 1/2 tsp salt
FILLING
- 3 large eggs at room temperature
- 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 2 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 cups sweetened shredded or flaked coconut, divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 13-inch x 9-inch baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil and set aside.
- To a mixing bowl, add melted butter, and brown sugar. Stir together, then add in flour and salt, mixing until dough forms
- Press dough into the bottom of prepared pan in an even layer. Bake 12-15 minutes, until lightly golden brown.
- Set aside to cool for 5-10 minutes and reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F.
- To a large mixing bowl, add all filling ingredients except coconut and whisk together. Stir in 3 cups of the coconut.
- Pour filling over cooled crust and sprinkle top with remaining 1 cup of coconut.
- Bake 25-30 minutes, or until set and coconut is lightly golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature.
- Slice into bars and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 159kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 142mg | Potassium: 66mg | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 245IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 0.5mg