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June 20, 2012 By Emily 10 Comments

Chocolate Almond Macaroon Bars

Filed Under: dessert Tagged With: almond, bars, chocolate, coconut

Chocolate Almond Macaroon Bars have a tender short bread layer on bottom and an ooey, gooey coconut, dark chocolate & almond top.

Chocolate Almond Macaroon Bars have a tender short bread layer on bottom and an ooey, gooey coconut, dark chocolate & almond top.

“Almond Joys have nuts, Mounds don’t!” Do you remember that jingle from years ago? I sure do. As a kid I was always a bigger fan of the Almond Joys because they were milk chocolate. Let’s face it in the late 80’s early 90’s dark chocolate was kind of gross. Well I’m all grown up and prefer dark chocolate to milk these days, so I tend to opt for the Mounds now. Lately I have been craving Macaroons (not the trendy French Macarons) but the traditional, coconut ones.

Chocolate Almond Macaroon Bars have a tender short bread layer on bottom and an ooey, gooey coconut, dark chocolate & almond top.

Instead of making them into cookies, I thought why not give it a twist? These chocolate almond macaroon bars have a tender short bread layer on bottom and an ooey, gooey coconut, dark chocolate & almond top. Macaroons aren’t just for Passover anymore โ€“ at least not when you mix chocolate into them. I hope you’ll give these a try, enjoy and happy baking!

Chocolate Almond Macaroon Bars have a tender short bread layer on bottom and an ooey, gooey coconut, dark chocolate & almond top.

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Chocolate Almond Macaroon Bars

Prep 10 mins

Cook 40 mins

Total 50 mins

Author Emily

Yield 12 large or 16 small bars

Ingredients

  • 1 c flour
  • 1/3 c granulated sugar
  • 1/4 c butter, cubed
  • 2 c sweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/2 c chocolate chips (I like dark chocolate, use whatever you like best)
  • 1/2 c almonds, chopped

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350ยบ and prepare an 8"x8" pan with baking spray.
  2. In a small bowl combine the flour and sugar, cut in the butter until a crumbly texture forms.
  3. Press the flour mixture into the pan and bake for 15 minutes.
  4. In a large bowl stir together the coconut, chocolate, almonds and sweetened condensed milk.
  5. Once the crust is finished baking cool for 10-15 minutes.
  6. Next spread the coconut mixture on top and bake for an additional 25 minutes.
  7. Cool 1 hour, slice into squares and serve.

Courses dessert, bar

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 bar

Amount Per Serving

% Daily Value

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Comments

  1. Just Jaime says

    June 20, 2012 at 10:39 pm

    YUM! I just made some almond joy chocolate mousse (pudding). It was amazing–yours looks equally amazing =)

    Reply
  2. E Dicks says

    June 21, 2012 at 12:38 am

    Thanks Jaime! They are so good, I’m trying not to eat them all since they are for tomorrow night!

    Reply
  3. The Old-Fashioned Housewife says

    June 23, 2012 at 12:39 pm

    These look mind-blowingly good. Im tempted to go make them for breakfast! ๐Ÿ™‚ Ill be pinning for a more respectable time to bake them, though. ๐Ÿ™‚ Found you through Saturday Link and Greet. Thanks!

    Reply
  4. E Dicks says

    June 23, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    @The Old-Fashioned Housewife if I hadn’t have baked them for an event, I would probably have ended up eating them for breakfast too!

    Reply
  5. Kirsten says

    June 25, 2012 at 8:16 pm

    Ok, seriously, I’m drooling. Love macaroon bars. Thank you for sharing this recipe at our Summer BBQ Bash!

    Reply
  6. Christine says

    June 26, 2012 at 8:15 pm

    I’m in…. LOVE!! That looks simply delicious!

    Thanks for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality. I’m looking forward to seeing what you link up this evening ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  7. Paula says

    July 2, 2012 at 5:02 pm

    Wow! That is awesome! We’d love for you to link this to our party! http://housewivesofriverton.blogspot.com/2012/06/recipe-round-up-23.html

    Reply
    • Emily Dicks says

      July 3, 2012 at 12:39 am

      Thanks for the invite Paula, I hope you’ll try these, they are delicious!

      Reply
  8. Chelsea Johnn says

    September 7, 2012 at 2:40 pm

    That looks so good! I totally want to get some almond macaroons now. It has been a while since I have made some so it will be a great treat. I am off to the store right now to get some milk, and I will pick up all f these ingredients as well. Thank you so much for this great recipe! I am so excited to try it out!

    Reply

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