7 Layer Bars
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7 Layer Bars
Description
7 Layer Bars begin with a crust made by combining graham cracker crumbs with melted butter and salt, pressed evenly into a baking pan. Sweetened condensed milk is poured over this base to soak into the crust and bind the layers. Half of the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and chopped pecans are sprinkled over the milk, followed by a layer of sweetened shredded coconut. The remaining chips and pecans cover the top, gently pressed to adhere during baking.
Baked at 350°F, the bars develop a golden top and a center that remains slightly soft and delicate after cooling. The combination of the buttery crust, sweet condensed milk, nutty crunch, and mellow chocolate and butterscotch chips creates a rich and layered flavor profile with varying textures from crispy to chewy.
These bars can be customized by substituting different nuts or chip flavors to suit personal preferences. Cooling completely before slicing ensures clean edges and preservation of layers.
They keep well stored in an airtight container for up to five days, making them convenient for preparing ahead or enjoying over several days.
Ingredients
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 6 graham crackers
- 4 TBS butter melted, salted
- ¼ tsp salt
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- ½ cup butterscotch chips
- ½ cup pecans chopped
- ¾ cup coconut sweetened shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line an 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper and set aside.
- Combine crumbs, melted butter, and salt in a small bowl. Mix until throughly combined.
- Pour the crumbs to the prepared pan and use either your hands or the bottom of a flat glass to press the crumbs down evenly to cover the bottom of the pan and create your crust.
- Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over crust.
- Sprinkle half the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and chopped pecans over the milk.
- Add all of the shredded coconut on top of the chips and pecans.
- Cover the cover with the rest of the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and pecans. Lightly press down the bars.
- Bake for 25 minutes then remove from the oven. The top should be golden brown and the center should still wiggle slightly.
- Remove parchment paper with bars and place on top of a wire cooling rack. Allow bars to cool completely before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Make graham cracker crumbs at home by processing six regular graham crackers until fine.
- Double the recipe quantities and bake in a 9×13 pan for thicker bars.
- Mix up the toppings by using different combinations of chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, or nuts.
- Store bars in an airtight container and consume within five days for best freshness.
- Chopped pecans can be replaced with other nuts or omitted based on preference.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 9bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 392 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 392kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 51g | 17% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 290mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 232mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 43g | 86% |
| Vitamin A | 308IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 151mg | 15% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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