Chewy Coconut Bars
Soft and chewy coconut bars you'll want to sink your teeth into!
Servings: 16
Equipment
- 9x9 baking pan
- parchment paper (optional)
Ingredients
for the shortbread base
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
for the coconut filling
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (or use vanilla extract)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 7 ounces sweetened shredded coconut, divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F, and line a 9x9 baking pan with parchment paper with long ends. This is optional but will allow you to remove the bars for easier slicing.
- Melt the butter in the microwave or in a saucepan on the stovetop and allow to cool before proceeding.
- Add the brown sugar, salt, and vanilla extract to the butter. Stir to combine.
- Fold in the flour and mix until just combined, don't over mix. You will have a lumpy mixture.
- Scatter the shortbread dough into your prepared baking pan, and using your hands or the back of a spoon, pat it into an even layer.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix the filling. Add the eggs, vanilla bean paste, sugar, and salt to a medium mixing bowl and whisk until smooth.
- Add the baking powder and whisk well.
- Fold in the flour and 2 loosely packed cups of the shredded coconut. Again, don't over-mix, fold until the ingredients are just combined. You should have around 1/2 cup of coconut leftover for sprinkling on top.
- Spread the filling into an even layer on top of the par-baked shortbread. Sprinkle the top evenly with the remaining shredded coconut.
- Return the bars to the oven and bake for about 25 minutes until the filling is set and just starting to turn golden brown on the edges.
- Allow the bars to completely cool before removing and slicing.
- Coconut bars will keep for several days at room temperature.
Nutrition
Calories: 191 kcal · Carbohydrates: 22 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 11 g · Saturated Fat: 8 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g · Trans Fat: 0.2 g · Cholesterol: 36 mg · Sodium: 116 mg · Potassium: 96 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 14 g · Vitamin A: 207 IU · Vitamin C: 0.1 mg · Calcium: 25 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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