Toffee Coconut Bars
Prep
20 mins
Cook
25 mins
Servings
9
Difficulty
Easy
Toffee Coconut Bars are a decadent treat combining butter, golden syrup and brown sugar with desiccated coconut, chocolate chips and toffee bits. Made with flour, eggs and vanilla extract, these bars require just 20 minutes of preparation and 25 minutes in the oven. They suit anyone craving a rich, indulgent bake with complementary sweet and toasted flavours.
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Ingredients
- 250butter
- 150golden syrup
- 100brown sugar
- 250all purpose flour
- 6baking soda
- 4salt
- 2eggs
- 300desiccated coconut
- 200chocolate chips
- 150toffee bits
- 1 mlvanilla extract
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350ºfF) and line an 18x20cm baking dish with parchment paper.
- 2
Melt the butter, golden syrup, and brown sugar in a saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth.
- 3
Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the flour, baking soda, and salt until well combined.
- 4
Let the mixture cool slightly before stirring in the eggs and vanilla extract.
- 5
Press half of the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
- 6
Sprinkle the desiccated coconut and chocolate chips evenly over the top.
- 7
Top with the remaining mixture and press gently to adhere.
- 8
Bake for 25 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
- 9
Remove from the oven and sprinkle the toffee bits over the top.
- 10
Let cool completely in the pan before cutting into bars.
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