Chewy Coconut Walnut Bars
These bars are moist and chewy with coconut and walnuts. The recipes dates from the nineteen thirties.
Ingredients
Serves: 36
- CRUST
- 125g margarine
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1 cup (125g) plain flour
- FILLING
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 2 tablespoons plain flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 cups coconut
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 eggs
Directions
Preparation:15min ›
Cook:40min ›
Ready in:55min
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees C. Grease a 20x30cm baking dish.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the margarine and 1/2 cup of brown sugar until smooth. Stir in 1 cup of flour and salt until well blended. Press into the prepared pan.
- Bake the crust for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until delicately browned. After removing the crust from the oven, increase the heat to 180 degrees C.
- Make the filling while the crust is baking. In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup brown sugar, baking powder and 2 tablespoons of flour until well blended. Mix in eggs and vanilla, beating until thick and foamy. Stir in the coconut and chopped nuts. Spread over the warm crust.
- Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned and puffy. Cool completely, and cut into small bars.
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Reviews and Ratings
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Reviews in English (11)
These bars are very very good. Moist and flavorful. We love coconut and walnuts, so I increased each by 1/2 cup. For an extra sweet treat, frost with cream cheese icing. These freeze well, too. Thanks Juanita! - 06 Jun 2003 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
These bars were fairly simple to make and the ingredients were on hand. They were pretty good, however I thought the crust was a little bit too salty. If you use unsalted butter, then adding the salt is probably a good idea, but if you are using salted butter, don't add very much salt. It doesn't need it. I will probably make this again, but I think I will continue my search for the ultimate coconut bar cookie. - 04 Jul 2003 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
I find these overly sweet and soft. The best part of them for me was the walnuts. I will not make them again. - 29 Jun 2010 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)