Seven Layer Bars
They are great for gift giving during the holidays, make a nice substitute for pie at Thanksgiving, and are perfect for potlucks and gatherings.
If you love sweet and salty combinations, I have a recipe for Caramel Pretzel Magic Bars. Oreo fanatic? I have Cookies & Cream Magic Bars too! There are endless variations to try.
When I worked in a bakery, we didn’t even measure anything when we made seven layer bars. We would just pat the graham cracker crust in the bottom of a large sheet tray, sprinkle all the other ingredients, and drizzle just enough sweetened condensed milk to help them stick together.
These magic bars are quite rich to the taste, so smaller portions are easily satisfying.
In celebration, I’m sharing these downright irresistible Seven Layer Magic Bars with y’all today. I’m telling you right now that you will not be able to stop at just one of these bad boys.
Or five.
Believe me on this. I’ve walked that line already, folks.
These actually came about because I needed an quick and easy “thank-you” treat to give to one of our new neighbors last week.
It all started last Saturday night when I decided to lace up my running shoes and go for my first run since moving into our new house (and really my first run in a couple months; OUCH!).
On my way out the door, I realized that I had forgotten my sunglasses and ran back in to grab them off of the kitchen counter, leaving the front door open for mere seconds. I went for my run (which was sooooooooo hot; goodness I miss those mild Hawaii temps!) then came back home and started helping my hubby get the kids ready for bed.
INGREDIENTS:
DIRECTIONS:
If you love sweet and salty combinations, I have a recipe for Caramel Pretzel Magic Bars. Oreo fanatic? I have Cookies & Cream Magic Bars too! There are endless variations to try.
When I worked in a bakery, we didn’t even measure anything when we made seven layer bars. We would just pat the graham cracker crust in the bottom of a large sheet tray, sprinkle all the other ingredients, and drizzle just enough sweetened condensed milk to help them stick together.
These magic bars are quite rich to the taste, so smaller portions are easily satisfying.
In celebration, I’m sharing these downright irresistible Seven Layer Magic Bars with y’all today. I’m telling you right now that you will not be able to stop at just one of these bad boys.
Or five.
Believe me on this. I’ve walked that line already, folks.
These actually came about because I needed an quick and easy “thank-you” treat to give to one of our new neighbors last week.
It all started last Saturday night when I decided to lace up my running shoes and go for my first run since moving into our new house (and really my first run in a couple months; OUCH!).
On my way out the door, I realized that I had forgotten my sunglasses and ran back in to grab them off of the kitchen counter, leaving the front door open for mere seconds. I went for my run (which was sooooooooo hot; goodness I miss those mild Hawaii temps!) then came back home and started helping my hubby get the kids ready for bed.
INGREDIENTS:
- ½cupunsalted butter(melted)
- 9whole graham crackers(crushed (about 1½ cups crumbs))
- 1cupfinely chopped pecans(can substitute walnuts)
- 1cupsemisweet chocolate chips
- ½cupwhite chocolate chips
- ½cupbutterscotch chips
- 1cupsweetened flaked coconut(toasted)
- 14ouncecan sweetened condensed milk
DIRECTIONS:
- Adjust an oven rack to the lower-middle position and preheat to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with non-stick spray. Line the pan with two overlapping pieces of foil or parchment paper, leaving the overhang to act as handles for lifting the bars out of the pan. Spray with non-stick spray.
- Combine the melted butter and graham cracker crumbs in a small bowl. Toss with your fingers until the butter is evenly distributed. Spread the crumbs evenly over the bottom of the prepared pan (this is not meant to be a crust, so you don't need to press it flat and there will be some small bare spots along the bottom, that's okay).
- In this order, sprinkle the pecans, chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and coconut over the graham crumbs. Pour the condensed milk evenly over the entire dish.
- Bake until the top is golden brown, about 25 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack to room temperature, about 2 hours.
- Remove the bars from the pan using the foil or parchment handles and transfer to a cutting board. Using a sharp knife or bench cutter, cut into 2 by 3-inch bars.
