Description
Make simple, decadent dessert bars featuring layers of chocolate, sweet coconut, and crunchy pecans.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line an 8×8 inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang for easy removal.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, softened butter, brown sugar, and salt. Mix until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Press this crumb mixture evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan to form the base layer.
- Bake the base for 12 minutes until lightly golden. Remove from the oven.
- Sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over the hot base layer.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together the egg and vanilla extract.
- In another bowl, mix the flaked coconut and chopped pecans.
- Pour the egg mixture over the chocolate chips. Then, evenly sprinkle the coconut and pecan mixture over the top.
- Return the pan to the oven and bake for an additional 18 to 20 minutes, or until the topping is set and lightly browned.
- Let the bars cool completely in the pan on a wire rack before lifting out using the parchment overhang and cutting into squares.
Notes
- For a richer chocolate flavor, use dark chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet.
- You can toast the pecans lightly before adding them for deeper flavor.
- Chill the bars for 30 minutes after cooling to make cutting cleaner.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 32 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 185
- Sugar: 14
- Sodium: 55
- Fat: 11
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 19
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 25