Chocolate-Caramel Bars

By carvalhohm

If you love coconut, try this easy chocolate and coconut dessert recipe everyone will love.

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 20 vanilla caramels, unwrapped
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 cup milk chocolate pieces or semisweet chocolate pieces

Details

Servings 24
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 65mins
Adapted from recipe.com

Preparation

Step 1

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. For crust: In medium bowl, stir together flour and brown sugar. Using pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press onto bottom of ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake for 15 minutes. Sprinkle pecans and coconut over hot crust.

2.Meanwhile, for filling: In small bowl, combine sweetened condensed milk and vanilla. Carefully pour over pecans and coconut, spreading evenly.

3.Bake for 25 to 30 minutes more or until filling is set. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.

4.Meanwhile, in small saucepan, combine caramels and milk. Cook and stir over medium-low heat just until caramels are melted. Drizzle caramel mixture over filling. Sprinkle with chocolate pieces. Cool completely. Cut into bars.