Desserts
HOW TO MAKE MAGIC BARS
LEARN HOW TO MAKE THESE SWEET, GOOEY, FINGER-LICKING GOOD MAGIC BARS WITH THIS SIMPLE RECIPE. AN INSTANT FAMILY-FAVORITE FOR ANY OCCASION.
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WHAT ARE MAGIC BARS?
Magic bars are a simple dessert, featuring a savory graham cracker crust with layers of nuts, chocolate and flaked coconut over top. The best part? We drizzle condensed milk over the top of these decadent layers.
Since I was a little girl, I have loved this dessert. The gooey sweet layers over top a graham cracker crumble gets me every time. The tradition continues as I now make these for our boys, and our boys love them just as much as I do.
HOLIDAY FAMILY FAVORITES COLLABORATION
This post is written in collaboration with two of my blogging friends. We love to share delicious foods, and what better type of food to share than some of the most favorite holiday recipes loved by our families?
At the bottom of this post, I’ve linked to the incredible recipes that Michelle from Barefoot In The Pines and Dusty from Linen and Wildflowers have whipped up to share with you all! You won’t want to miss it.
WHY MAKE MAGIC BARS?
My favorite reason to love magic bars is that the ingredients are very forgiving. It’s sort of a use-what-you-have type of recipe, and it’s pretty much guaranteed to taste amazing.
In the recipe pictured here, I had about 1/4 of a cup of peanut butter chips in my refrigerator that were taking up space – so I threw them into the mix along with the regular chocolate chips. We used chopped walnuts, but really any type of chopped nut will do.
I love having simple recipes like this one in my tool kit (aka pinned onto my favorite Pinterest boards) for when a quick recipe is needed in a pinch. Desserts are no different, and I especially love this recipe because of the simple ingredients used to make it.
As a mom of two toddler boys, I’ll admit that there are some recipes that are just too much to make with little helpers. I like simple, and I also like low mess. The kids helped me to sprinkle the toppings onto the magic bars and helped to tell me which toppings to add next. Having a quick cook time of only 30 minutes was another bonus, as it gave us just enough time to do a quick craft before our magic bars were done and ready to taste.
Clean up is a breeze when it comes to magic bars, because there’s no mixing or bowls full of batter. Store your magic bars in the container you cooked them in, or transfer to a pan (but you only have to wash one dish)!
TOOLS & INGREDIENTS NEEDED
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- 13×9 Baking Dish – we love using Pyrex dishes for cooking because a top can be easily popped onto the same dish we cooked in!
- Spatula – this will be used for pressing the bread crumbs into place
- 1 stick of butter
- 2 C graham cracker crumbs
- 14 oz can of condensed milk
- About 6 oz of milk chocolate chips
- 1 C flaked coconut
- 1 C chopped nuts
HOW TO MAKE MAGIC BARS
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place a stick of butter in the baking dish and put the whole dish into the oven until the butter melts. Once the butter has melted, carefully remove the pan from the oven and add graham cracker crumbs. Using a spatula or other utensil, tightly pack the graham cracker crumbs into the butter until a nice layer has formed.
Next, add chocolate chips and nuts (or any other ingredients you would like to add). For the top layer of dry ingredients, sprinkle flaked coconut over the top of the magic bars.
Lastly, drizzle condensed milk evenly over the top of the magic bars. Then cook in the oven for 30 minutes.
Once cooled, magic bars can be cut and enjoyed!
PRINTABLE RECIPE CARD
MAGIC BARS
INGREDIENTS
- 1 stick of butter
- 2 C graham cracker crumbs
- 14 oz can of condensed milk
- 6 oz milk chocolate chips
- 1 C flaked coconut
- 1 C chopped nuts
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place a stick of butter in the baking dish and put the whole dish into the oven until the butter melts. Once the butter has melted, carefully remove the pan from the oven and add graham cracker crumbs into the butter until a nice layer has formed.
Next, add chocolate chips and nuts (or any other ingredients you would like to add). For the top layer of dry ingredients, sprinkle flaked coconut over top of the magic bars.
Lastly, drizzle condensed milk evenly over the top of the magic bars. Then cook in the oven for 30 minutes.
Once cooled, magic bars can be cut and enjoyed!
HOLIDAY FAMILY FAVORITES COLLABORATION RECIPES
This recipe is part of the “Holiday Family Favorites” collaboration post with two of my blogging friends. Is your mouth watering already? These recipes are sure to be favorites in your home too!
Michelle from Barefoot In The Pines is sharing an incredible recipe for everyone’s favorite … Apple Pie. Check our her recipe here.
Ever heard of Yum Yum? Dusty from Linen and Wildflowers is sharing how to make this tasty family favorite. Her recipe can be found here.
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