Description
Delight in the tropical flavors of Coconut Cream Dream Bars, a luscious dessert featuring a buttery graham cracker crust topped with sweetened coconut, condensed milk, and whipped cream.
Ingredients
Scale
1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
½ cup unsalted butter
melted
1 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 ½ cups shredded coconut (sweetened)
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Toasted coconut flakes (for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a mixing bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and melted butter until well combined.
- Press the mixture into the bottom of a greased 9×9 inch baking dish to form the crust.
- In another bowl, mix together sweetened condensed milk, shredded coconut, and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Spread the coconut mixture evenly over the crust in the baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until set and golden.
- Allow to cool completely after removing from the oven.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the heavy whipping cream and vanilla extract until stiff peaks form.
- Spread the whipped cream over the cooled bars and garnish with toasted coconut flakes.
- Slice into squares and serve chilled.
Notes
For an extra twist, feel free to add chocolate chips or nuts to the coconut mixture before baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg
Keywords: Coconut Cream Dream Bars,Dessert,Coconut Bars,American Dessert,No-Bake,Easy Dessert