Coconut-Cranberry Bars with Pecans

Coconut-cranberry bars with pecans and graham cracker crumbs are loaded with two types of chocolate chips—white and bittersweet—for a decadent treat.

Coconut-Cranberry Bars with Pecans

Course: DesertsCuisine: European
Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

25

minutes
Additional Time

1

minute
Total Time

1 hr 40 mins

Servings

36

Yield

3 dozen bars

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups — graham cracker crumbs

  • ½ cup — unsalted butter, melted

  • 1 (14 ounce) can — sweetened condensed milk

  • 1 ½ cups — sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins)

  • 1 ¼ cups — pecan halves

  • 1 cup — flaked coconut

  • ¾ cup — white chocolate chips

  • ¾ cup — bittersweet chocolate chips

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease or line a 9×13-inch baking dish with parchment paper.
  • Combine graham cracker crumbs and butter in a bowl; press into the prepared baking dish.
  • Stir sweetened condensed milk, cranberries, pecans, coconut, white chocolate chips, and bittersweet chocolate chips together in a bowl; gently spread over graham cracker crust.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden brown, 25 to 28 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

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