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Raspberry Coconut Magic Bars

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These delicious Raspberry Coconut Magic Bars are easy to prepare and are sure to delight the coconut lover in your life! A fun twist on classic magic bars, this raspberry version is sure to be a hit!

Looking for more coconut recipes? Check out these favorites: Coconut Cream Pie, Almond Joy Cookies and Coconut Macaroon Blossoms!

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My Dad celebrated his 60th birthday on Friday. My brother celebrated his 30th birthday on Friday. Confusing? Well get this…they have the same name too! And quite typically {as in always} they really don’t have the same vision for what they want to do on their birthdays. Solution? We party for a couple days straight!

My Dad is a big coconut fan so anything I make with coconut he loves. I knew I was going to make up a batch of Raspberry Coconut Magic Bars for his birthday but he surprised me with a request for a German chocolate cake {usually it’s my Nana’s Carrot Cake}. I had my Nana’s German chocolate cake and frosting recipe so I whipped that up…and had totally forgotten how addictive the frosting is. Totally. Addicting. Bryce found out that he L-O-V-E-S coconut! And frosting. He ate, by the spoonful, and I am not joking here, about a half a cup of German Chocolate frosting before it made it to the cake. Seriously.

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When I took it away from him, he asked me, and I quote, “Can I have some for snack then?” Oh my goodness. I explained that it was supposed to go on Grandpa’s cake to which Bryce responded, “I don’t want cake. I want frosting!” I hear ya honey – I hear ya. How do you explain to a four year old that the sole reason for cakes is so that we can eat the frosting? It’s simply not dignified to eat frosting by itself.  Now, of course, if you’re alone…totally different story. Or, if you’re four…

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Anyways, the cake and most of the frosting made it to my sister’s house for after dinner. My Dad had fun trying to blow out the sparkler candles and then the boys stepped in and giggling away, attempted to blow them all out as they kept re-lighting. Good times!

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I guess you’re wondering when the Raspberry Coconut Magic Bars came into play right? Well Saturday we had a BBQ at my house for my brother and he requested fruit salad instead of a cake. I saved the bars for Saturday so we would all have something sweet to snack on. Well, most of the bars were saved for Saturday…

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If you have a coconut lover in your life – these bars are PERFECTION! They start out with a graham cracker crust and lots of coconut. The magical ingredient, sweetened condensed milk, is poured over the top and then it’s thrown in the oven. Layer on your favorite flavor of preserves {blackberry is super good too!}, some chopped nuts of your choice {we went with pecans} and then drizzle on some chocolate.

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If you’ve got bored kids around – this is a great recipe for them to help out with. Bryce was able to spread the preserves and sprinkle on the pecans…

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Let the bars chill for a bit and cut ’em up! Magical isn’t it?

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Raspberry Coconut Magic Bars

Raspberry Coconut Magic Bars are easy to prepare and are sure to delight the coconut lover in your life!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword rasberry coconut magic bars
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 36
Calories 161kcal
Author Trish – Mom On Timeout

Ingredients

  • 1 2/3 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/2 cup butter 1 stick – melted
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 3 cups coconut sweetened, flaked
  • 14 oz sweetened condensed milk 1 can
  • 1 cup seedless raspberry preserves or the flavor of your choice
  • 1/2 cup pecans chopped
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/3 cup white baking chips
  • 1 tsp shortening

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Combine the graham cracker crumbs, butter, and sugar in a small bowl.
  • Press into a lightly greased 9×13 baking dish.
  • Sprinkle the coconut over the crust and drizzle the sweetened condensed milk over the top.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes or until coconut is lightly browned.
  • Let cool completely.
  • Spread the preserves over the cooled coconut crust and sprinkle with pecans.
  • Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave and stir until nice and smooth. Drizzle over pecans.
  • Melt the white chips in the microwave and add shortening. Stir until nice and smooth. Drizzle over the top.
  • Let chocolate firm up in the fridge or on the counter and cut into bars.
  • Makes 36 bars.

Nutrition

Calories: 161kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 68mg | Potassium: 103mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 108IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg

Comments

  1. Sinea Pies says

    Congratulations on being featured at the Melt In Your Mouth Monday Blog Hop! The photo of these bars was so beautiful, I had to stop by. I love raspberries and coconut…this dessert is just my style.
    New follower, fan, etc. ♥
    Would love it if you’d visit my site, especially for Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop. Would you please add this post as one of your links? My readers will love it.

    Blessings,
    Sinea Ducks ‘n a Row

    Reply

  15. Brooke says

    Can’t wait to try these, Trish! And all your other recipes look just as amazing! I’d better get busy baking. Thanks so much for sharing. Have a wonderful day!

    Reply
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