COCONUT CARAMELS
Making your own candy may seem daunting, but time and attention are all you need. This recipe calls for two sugars: granulated, which provides the base for your caramel, and an inverted sugar, corn syrup, which stabilizes and keeps the caramel from crystalizing. The line between soft-chewy and hard candy is a delicate one, so a candy thermometer is recommended for precision. Ginger and cardamom will add a nice zing, but lean into other warm spices, such as cinnamon, black pepper or chili powder, if that's what you have on hand. A final coat of toasted, finely shredded coconut lends an almost buttery crunch, and prevents the pieces from sticking. Wrap up individually if you have the time: These are made for sharing and can be frozen for up to a month.
Provided by Yewande Komolafe
Categories snack, candies, dessert
Time 1h
Yield About 72 pieces
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spread the coconut flakes in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet, and toast until light golden brown, 5 to 8 minutes.
- Brush an 8-inch baking dish generously with coconut oil or coat with cooking spray. Sprinkle about 3 to 4 tablespoons of toasted coconut in an even layer on the bottom of the pan, and set aside.
- In a medium heavy saucepan, combine the coconut cream, sugar, corn syrup and sea salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Boil, stirring frequently especially toward the end, until a candy thermometer reaches 250 degrees and caramel is a light golden brown and thickened, about 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the ginger and cardamom.
- Pour the caramel into the prepared pan. Once the caramel stops bubbling and the surface forms a thin skin, about 3 minutes, sprinkle another 4 tablespoons toasted coconut across the surface. Allow to cool at room temperature and set completely, about 2 hours.
- Run a spatula around the sides of the baking dish, loosen and lift the caramel, and move onto a board or clean surface.
- Slice the caramel into 8 (1-inch-wide) strips, then across into 1/2-inch pieces, so you have about 72 caramels. Roll the sides of each piece in more toasted coconut. Wrap as individual sweets using 4- to 5-inch squares of parchment, wax paper, or cellophane, or use store-bought candy wrappers, twisting the ends to seal. Store at room temperature in a cool dry place. Caramels will keep stored at room temp for up to 7 days or frozen after wrapping for up to 1 month.
COCONUT CARAMEL BARS
If you love the taste of Samoa cookies, you will enjoy these gooey and chewy bars loaded with coconut, caramel and chocolate! If you have any question as to lifting these bars from the pan, line the bottom with parchment. This recipe was the grand prize winner for King Arthur Flour and the Baker's Catalogue.
Provided by Bev I Am
Categories Bar Cookie
Time 1h25m
Yield 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Toast the coconut: Spread coconut in a 9x13" pan, bake in preheated 300 degree F oven 20-25 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring half way through baking time.
- Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, vanilla, and egg, until well blended.
- Mix in flour, salt, baking powder and 1 1/2 cups toasted coconut (reserving 1/2 cup for topping).
- Spread mixture in un-greased 9x13" pan, lining with parchment if you desire.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile melt 1/2 (1/2 cup) of the caramel in microwave.
- Drizzle melted caramel over baked crust and return to oven for 10-12 minutes or until medium brown and caramel is bubbly.
- Removed crust from oven, working quickly, use a heat proof plastic knife (plastic reduces the drag on sticky baked goods), or a bench knife, to loosen the edges of the crust from the pan; cut into 2 dozen bars, leaving them in the pan. (It is easier to cut these bars while still warm).
- Sprinkle bars with the chocolate chips.
- Allow chocolate chips to soften about 5 minutes, then spread chocolate evenly over bars.
- Set aside to cool completely.
- Loosen the bars from the edge of pan again, using a flexible spatula to lift the bars out of the pan.
- Set on a rack.
- Combine remaining caramel with 1 tablespoon milk or cream and heat until caramel is melted enough to pour.
- Stir to combine with milk or cream, drizzle over the bars.
- Garnish with reserved toasted coconut.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 203.5, Fat 10, SaturatedFat 6.8, Cholesterol 18, Sodium 118.5, Carbohydrate 29, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 22.5, Protein 1.7
BUTTERY COCONUT BARS
My coconut bars are an American version of a Filipino coconut cake called bibingka. These are a crispier, sweeter take on the Christmas tradition I grew up with. —Denise Nyland, Panama City, Florida
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 3 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 13x9-in. baking pan with parchment, letting ends extend up sides., In a large bowl, mix flour, brown sugar and salt; stir in 1 cup melted butter. Press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake until light brown, 12-15 minutes. Cool 10 minutes on a wire rack. Reduce oven setting to 325°., In a large bowl, whisk the first 7 filling ingredients until blended; stir in 3 cups coconut. Pour over crust; sprinkle with remaining coconut. Bake until light golden brown, 25-30 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Lifting with parchment, remove from pan. Cut into bars.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 211 calories, Fat 12g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 36mg cholesterol, Sodium 166mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
CARAMEL COCONUT CLUSTER BARS
Make and share this Caramel Coconut Cluster Bars recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Brookelynne26
Categories Bar Cookie
Time P1D
Yield 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Toast the coconut: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread the coconut in an even layer on the baking sheet and toast, tossing and turning every 4 minutes or so, until the coconut just starts to turn golden, about 12 minutes total. Remove the coconut from the oven and set aside to cool.
- Make the Cookie Base: Increase the oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and line it with parchment paper, allowing the parchment to overhang on two sides. Lightly spray the parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour and salt.
- In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until fluffy, approximately 2 minutes. Add the vanilla and the flour mixture and beat just until combined.
- Turn the dough out into the prepared baking pan and, with lightly floured hands, press the dough into an even layer on the bottom of the pan (do not press up the sides). Prick the top of the dough with the tines of a fork and bake the crust for 25 to 30 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through the baking time, until golden. Remove the pan from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool.
- Make the Caramel Layer: In a medium saucepan, combine the corn syrup, both sugars, and 2 tablespoons of water and stir gently so you don't splash any of it up on the sides of the pan. Set the saucepan over low heat and continue to stir gently until the sugar dissolves. Clip a candy thermometer to the side of the pan, making sure the bulb of the thermometer is immersed in the syrup. Turn the heat up to medium-high and wait without stirring for the mixture to reach 240 to 245 degrees F, about 7 minutes. Keep a watchful eye on the temperature while you proceed with the next step-you do not want the mixture to exceed 250 degrees F.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan over medium heat, stir together the cream and sweetened condensed milk. Gently warm the mixture; do not let it boil.
- Once the sugar mixture turns amber, remove it from the heat and stir in the butter and the warm cream mixture until completely combined (be careful as it will bubble up when you add the cream mixture). Place the pan back over medium heat, stop stirring, and bring the mixture back to 245 to 250 degrees F.
- Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the vanilla, and fold in 2 cups of the toasted coconut.
- Pour the caramel directly onto the cookie base and, working quickly, spread it into an even layer with an offset spatula. Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of toasted coconut over the caramel. Let cool to room temperature, about 2 hours, then place in the refrigerator to chill for at least 1 hour.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Use a knife to loosen the chilled bars from the sides of the pan, then lift the bars out using the parchment paper overhang. Spray a sharp knife with nonstick cooking spray and cut the bars into twenty-four 3-by-1 1/2-inch rectangles and place on the prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate until ready to assemble.
- Assemble the bars: Melt both chocolates together in the bowl of a double boiler over medium heat or in the microwave (in a microwave-safe bowl, cook the chocolate at 50% power (medium) for 15-seconds bursts, stirring between each blast, until melted).
- Dip half of each individual bar in the melted chocolate, scrape off the excess chocolate with an offset spatula, and place the bar back on the baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining bars.
- Alternatively, dip the bottom of each bar in the remaining melted chocolate, scrape off the excess chocolate with an offset spatula. Return to the baking sheet to set. Once set, squeeze the chocolate into one corner of the zippered plastic bag and twist the other end of the bag a few times to form a makeshift pastry bag. Use a kitchen scissor to snip off the small corner of the bag where the chocolate has collected (you don't want too large a snip or the chocolate will ooze out).
- Working quickly, drizzle the chocolate in a zigzag pattern across all of the bars. Place the pan of bars back into the refrigerator for 15 minutes to let the chocolate set up. Serve immediately. The bars can be stored in the refrigerator, tightly covered, for up to 4 days. They taste really good directly from the refrigerator as well as at room temperature-entirely up to you.
BAKER'S GERMAN'S CHOCOLATE, CARAMEL & COCONUT BARS
Taste the divine mix of caramel, coconut and chocolate in these BAKER'S GERMAN'S Chocolate, Caramel & Coconut Bars. Also made with a vanilla cake bar, these caramel coconut bars are perfect for your upcoming bake sale or holiday goodie bag.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350ºF.
- Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides; spray with cooking spray. Beat butter and sugar in medium bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and flour; mix well. Press onto bottom of prepared pan.
- Bake 20 to 25 min. or until lightly browned. Cool 10 min.
- Microwave caramel bits and milk in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min.; stir until bits are completely melted and mixture is well blended. Add coconut; mix well. Spread evenly over crust.
- Melt chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over dessert. Cool completely.
- Run knife around edges of pan to loosen dessert. Use foil handles to remove dessert from pan before cutting into bars.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 220, Fat 13 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Sodium 115 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 2 g
CHOCOLATE CHUNK COCONUT CARAMEL BARS
Planning a sleepover for your kiddos? We predict these Chocolate Chunk Coconut Caramel Bars would be a super-popular treat.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Recipes
Time 1h
Yield Makes 36 servings, 1 bar each.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix flour and brown sugar in medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press crumb mixture firmly onto bottom of foil-lined 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 15 minutes.
- Sprinkle pecans and coconut over crust; cover with condensed milk. Bake an additional 25 minutes or until coconut is lightly browned. Cool in pan on wire rack.
- Microwave caramels and milk in medium microwavable bowl on HIGH 2 minutes or until caramels are completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after each minute. Drizzle over dessert; sprinkle with chocolate chunks. Cool completely. Cut into 36 bars to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 190, Fat 12 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Sodium 65 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 3 g
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