LIVE, LOVE, & EAT IN SAYULITA: A Recipe for Magic Bars
Nuts and caramel, my most favorite yummy dessert when your moment needs a sweet treat. Lately, I have been experimenting with making desserts with a sweetener rather than sugar. Bingo!!! I found the perfect one and now have a yummy sweet treat. It is now my most favorite dessert!
Magic bars…they are sooo delicious that I keep a container with small bars that I can reach for when that sweet craving hits. I have no need for a crust so make it without. It is so very easy to make. So here it is. I sure hope that you love it as much as I do!
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- At least 1 cup of raw nuts
My favorite combination is roasted hazelnuts and cashews. Hazelnuts are my favorite so I use ¾ hazelnuts to ¼ cashews.
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 batch of homemade condensed milk (See recipe below)
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INGREDIENTS FOR HOMEMADE CONDENSED MILK:
- 1&1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup sweetener of your choice.
I like to use a monk fruit allulose brand that I order online. Besti has a very good one that has no after-taste at all.
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 1/4 to ½ teaspoon Zanthan gum or Glucomannan from Konjac Root
I order this Konjac root online. I do really prefer it to Zanthan gum
PREPARATION: (make the condensed milk 1st so that it can cool a bit)
1.Bring heavy cream to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer gently for 30 minutes.
2. Remove from heat and whisk in sweetener and then sprinkle ¼ teaspoon Konjac root and whisk to combine
3. Let cool for 10 minutes and it is ready!
In the meantime preheat the oven to 300 degrees
4. Line an 8×8 metal pan with parchment paper leaving 2 sides with overhanging edges
This makes the bar is easy to remove from the pan
5. Grease with cooking spray or butter
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6. Sprinkle a later of the coconut over the pan surface
7. Add a layer of chocolate chips and then a thick layer of the nuts
8. Pour the homemade condensed milk over the entire top
9. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the entire top is a golden brown color
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10. Let cool for about 20 minutes and then carefully score into the size bar you choose
I like to make 16 pieces
11. Refrigerate until cold and then recut pieces
Keep the pan stored in a closed container in the fridge and indulge whenever the mood sets in! My saliva glands are pouring just thinking about how delicious this square is.
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If you have any questions or comments, you can connect with me on my web page Live Love & Eat in Sayulita. I do love hearing from you!
Submitted by Karina Shecter
Edited by Amy Rose Pearson