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As promised, here is another recipe that I have made over and over again; however, I have never blogged them. You may have guessed by the title that I am talking about Magic Bars. Let me be honest, these are not a personal fave of mine, but many people rave over them; therefore, they are worthy of repeating! They are a super simple bar cookie that consists of a graham cracker crust, topped with chocolate chips, pecans (or walnuts), coconut and sweetened condensed milk.
These are definitely sweet and for some reason really seem to appeal to the male species. The beauty of this recipe is that it is made with very common ingredients and can honestly be whipped together in under ten minutes. It can also be easily adapted to your preferences by changing up the nuts and/or the type of chips you use. I have tinkered with peanut butter chips as well as butterscotch chips with yummy results! These Magic Bars are also a great dessert to take to a potluck and kids gobble them up in no time flat!
Magic Bars
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups flaked coconut
1 1/3 cups sweetened condensed milk
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. Line a 9"x13" pan with foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
3. In a medium bowl, mix together the butter and graham crackers. Evenly press the mixture into to bottom of the 9"x13" pan.
4. Next place the chopped nuts over the graham cracker crust and spread the chocolate chips over the nuts. Add the coconut over all, and pour the milk evenly over the top.
5. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly brown on top. Cool at least 20 minutes then cut into desired sized bars.
adapted from allrecipes
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Oh, yeah! Whenever I make these, I do chocolate chips and butterscotch chips, just to add a little more sweetness. I usually can't keep my hands off of these. Fab pictures yet again.
These are a personal fave – easy to make and a crowd pleaser. Plus, I almost always have the ingredients on hand. I've always added chocolate chips AND butterscotch chips though
I grew up on these as "Hello Dollies" too! They are so good that they don't even last a day in our house.
The magic of these bars is that they probably quickly disappear as soon as you them out because they look great.
I've made so many of your recipes & have enjoyed them all!
Like the other commenter I had to make more of the crust, I'd say use 2 cups of grahams & a little extra butter. But yummy as always Jamie!
yumyumyum I remember seeing these on your Twitter! Bookmarked these and will be making them this Friday!
– Whitney
On Saturday, I just made two batches of these for my daughter's confirmation class. One with chocolate chips and one with butterscotch and chocolate chips. Personally, I prefer the chocolate chip ones but there weren't any left at the end of class.
I've been making these for years and my mom made them before that…in fact, I made up a batch on Saturday, too. Glad to know I'm not the only one who loves them. Great post…
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I do not remember having an issue with the crust, but thanks for posting the info!
-Jamie
Hi! Just so your readers are aware, I made these and they were delicious but the crust will NOT cover a 9 x 13 pan. I would use an 8 x 8 pan instead. If you go to allrecipes, you will see that others have had the same problem.