My birthday is coming up on December 13th (we won’t discuss my age…) and all I want are these absolutely incredible coconut magic bars.
My mom has agreed to make them for me and I am so excited. This is my all-time favorite dessert recipe. No, seriously!
Coconut Magic Bars Recipe
These coconut magic bars (sometimes called magic cookie bars or even just magic bars) are so easy to make that it’s almost funny.
It doesn’t seem like something so TASTY could result from layering a few ingredients in a baking dish. Y’all, these coconut magic bars are like HEAVEN.
For a different twist, try these decadent mint chocolate magic bars.
I don’t typically go for dessert recipes that are quite this decadent, but I am just such a huge fan of the flavor combination. I am in love with coconut, chocolate, and pecans.
I could literally eat a whole pan of these bars!
Even though these aren’t exactly a festive holiday dessert, I also love making them for our Christmas celebrations. My whole family looks forward to these scrumptious coconut magic cookie bars. If you’re looking for more easy desserts, don’t miss my yummy and simple cherry dump cake recipe.
Seven Layer Bars
So, quite a few of you have left comments on Facebook telling me that you are familiar with this recipe, but you call them seven layer bars.
Leave me a comment below and tell me what your family calls this tasty treat!
Do you have a favorite dessert that you love having on your birthday? These coconut magic bars are out of this world and they may just become your new favorite dessert! :) Check out our fun tutorial video below to see just how easy these chewy bars are to make!
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Coconut Magic Bars
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ¼ cup light brown sugar packed
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs approximately 15 to 16 full sheets
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
- ¾ cup pecans coarsely chopped
- 1 ⅔ cups sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Crush graham the crackers. Stir the brown sugar into the graham crackers; set aside.
- Put the ½ cup butter into an 8 x 8 baking pan; heat in the oven until butter is completely melted.
- Remove from the oven and evenly spread the graham cracker and brown sugar mixture over the melted butter.
- In layers, alternate the chocolate chips, coconut and the pecans. Evenly pour the sweetened condensed milk over the top. Bake for 30 minutes or until the coconut is lightly browned. Cool completely before cutting.
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My mom called them Hello Dolly Bars. I loved them as a kid and still do!!
Made them and they were seriously gorgeous.I used crushed up ginger nut biscuits as we don’t have Graham crackers here.It worked very well. Will certainly make them again. Thanks.
If I remember correctly, my Mom called these Congo Bars and I LOVED them. So glad to find this recipe. I must try them soon.
We do something similar, but we add a layer of butterscotch morsels. We also called them magic bars. A family favorite for sure.
Easy to make & delicious! Def will keep making them ?
What would be the equivalent of the Graham crackers? I am longing to try this recipe.
I cheated & used the already crushed graham crackers. I used the mini chocolate chips because that’s what I had in the pantry. I think it’s just as good. Easy recipe, very few dirty dishes to clean & I will make definitely manjeri this again. Next time I want to double the recipe so there’s more to share! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe!
This brings back so many wonderful memories! When I was a child, my grandmother made them every Christmas. I LOVED them ( and her!).
We called them Magic Cookie Bars!
Just made this recipe! It’s baking as we speak. I can’t eat nuts, so I didn’t use the pecans. Since that didn’t add bulk to the overall recipe, I only used a cup of the sweetened condensed milk. I hope that works. I’ll let you know!
How did this turn out without the nuts? I can’t eat them either.
We have nut allergies in our family so I leave them out. I have been making these for years. We call them 7 ingredient bars and my in-laws call them Hello Dollies. My recipe doesn’t have brown sugar in the crust. We just add the melted butter to the Graham wafer crumbs and refrigerate to set before adding the toppings and baking. We add a cup of chocolate chips, a cup of butterscotch chips, a cup of coconut and a can of Eagle Brand condensed milk. Omitting the nuts due to allergies.
My family has always called them 7 layer cookies. A few suggestions, if you mix the butter into the crackers and gently pat them down into the pan and then pour half of the can of condensed milk then layer the rest of the ingredients and pour the rest of the condensed milk on top they will cut beautifully, even the first square!
So is 1 1/3 cup condensed milk one 14 oz tin/can? Thanks
I first tasted these over 10 years ago with butterscotch chips. Been meaning to make it since but never did. Brought them to a Christmas party last night and it was a hit with everyone. I used a 9 x 13 glass pan and added one-half of the original recipe (doubling it would have been too much but i can see it being doable. Bake longer accordingly). It was perfect.