Apricot Coconut Bars

Name: Apricot Coconut Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 24 bars
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened (1 stick); 1/4 cup sugar; 1 1/3 cups flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 eggs, well beaten; 15 ounces condensed milk; 1/2 cup flaked coconut; 6 ounces dried apricots, finely chopped

Submitted by mandabears

"Just a wonderful combination of apricots, coconut, condensed milk to make a delicious fruity bar cookie. Sometimes I use a 6 ounce package Sunkist Fruit Bits instead of the apricots."

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Ready In:: 1hr 10mins
Ingredients:: 9
Yields:: 24 bars

ingredients

¹⁄₂ cup butter, softened (1 stick)
¹⁄₄ cup sugar
1 ¹⁄₃ cups flour
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
2 eggs, well beaten
15 ounces condensed milk
¹⁄₂ cup flaked coconut
6 ounces dried apricots, finely chopped

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place butter, sugar and 1 cup flour in a large bowl.
Cut butter in with a pastry blender until coarse crumbs form.
Press crumbs firmly into bottom of a greased 9 inch square pan to make a crust.
Bake for 25 minutes.
Remove pan from oven to a wire rack to cool.
Combine the remaining 1/3 cup flour, baking powder, salt, eggs, condensed milk, coconut, and apricots in a medium bowl.
Mix well.
Spread mixture evenly over crust.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
Cool in pan.

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Reviews

These are very tasty and easy bars- I did find the crust a bit dry and I only baked it for 20 minutes- next time I will try 15 minutes- baked with the filling for 30 minutes and maybe could cut back a few. They were not too brown- I used a dark pan lined with foil and reduced the oven temp. to 325. This recipe is a keeper though and I will make again.

nadia murray