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Tropical 7 Layer Bars

Shanna
Tropical 7 Layer Bars Makes 16-20 bars depending on how small they are cut. Add on 60 min of inactive prep time for cooling the coconut sweetened condensed milk.
Servings 16 -20

Ingredients
  

  • 1 can full fat coconut milk
  • c honey
  • 8 tablespoon butter divided
  • 3 packs macadamia nut cookies cookkwees Maui Cookies brand crushed to make 2 cups of cookie crumbs, there might be a little left over - use all of it for a thicker crust if desired
  • 1 cup dried mango diced
  • 1 cup dried pineapple diced
  • 1 cup salted macadamia nuts chopped
  • ½ c mango pineapple jam
  • 1 teaspoon hawaiian sea salt
  • 1 cup chocolate bliss coconut chips
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1 ¼ c shredded sweetened coconut

Instructions
 

  • Make the sweetened condensed coconut milk
  • In a small saucepan combine the honey and coconut milk, stirring over medium heat until the mixture has thickened and reduced to 1 cup. Let cool then transfer to a jar and chill to let it thicken up a little more, about one hour or so. Can be made ahead of time and used fully chilled.
  • Preheat oven to 350 Deg F.
  • Line with foil then place 4 tablespoons of butter in an 8x8 or 9x9 pan and melt in the oven for a few minutes. Remove the pan. Combine the cookie crumbs with the remaining butter and press into the bottom of the pan
  • Start layering with the remaining ingredients : top the cookie base with the chopped pineapple and mango then the macadamia nuts. Drop teaspoon sized spoonfuls of the jam in random spots next and sprinkle with the sea salt. Then add the chocolate coconut chips and the white chocolate chips. Spoon the pre-made sweetened condensed coconut milk over the top making sure it starts to soak into the layers. Sprinkle the sweetened shredded coconut all over the top and then bake for 25-30 min until the edges are golden.
  • Run a knife around the edges to loosen then let cool. Cut into small squares and serve
  • You can also use parchment or foil underneath the bars ( still melt the butter on top) so when the bars are done you lift them out in one solid slab then cut.

Notes

After making these a few times - I realize that lining the baking pan with foil is a must!! The cookie base is a bit more crumbly than typical 7 layer bars so you will have a better chance of cleaner cuts for nice squares when you lift it all out as a whole with the foil than cutting in the pan.