Toasted Coconut Caramel Cashew Bars
Toasted Coconut Caramel Cashew Bars

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have toasted coconut caramel cashew bars using 17 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Toasted Coconut Caramel Cashew Bars:
  1. Take COOKIES
  2. Prepare 8 oz unsalted butter, at room temperature
  3. Get 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  4. Make ready 1 tsp vanilla extract
  5. Prepare 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  6. Make ready 1/4 tsp salt
  7. Take CARAMEL
  8. Take 1/2 cup heavy cream
  9. Make ready 2 cup whole milk
  10. Make ready 2 oz unsalted butter
  11. Make ready 2 cup light brown sugar, packed
  12. Get 2 tsp vanilla extract
  13. Take 1/4 tsp salt
  14. Make ready TOPPING
  15. Take 3 cup toasted coconut, recipe for toasted coconut attached in direction step #8
  16. Take 3 cup semi sweet chocolate, chopped
  17. Take 1 cup or more of roasted, lightly salted cashews
Steps to make Toasted Coconut Caramel Cashew Bars:
  1. MAKE COOKIE BASE. Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9 by 13 inch baking pan with non stick spray
  2. In a large bowl beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy
  3. Add flour, salt and vanilla and mix well
  4. Press into prepared pan and bake 12 to 15 minutes until light golden. Cool on rack in pan
  5. MAKE CARAMEL
  6. In a medium saucepan combine, cream, milk, light brown sugar, butter and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring and continue to simmer stirring often until thickened and a light golden color, 10 to 15 minutes, remove from heat and add vanilla
  7. Pour 1/3 of hot caramel over cooled crust, smooth with an off set spatula or back of a spoon
  8. Add toasted coconut to remaining caramel and blend well. Toasted coconut recipe is attache below. Spread coconut caramel evenly over plain caramel layer on bars. Allow to cool at least 1 hour and then cut into bars - - https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/358497-toasted-coconut
  9. FINISH BARS
  10. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Melt 1 1/2 cup of chocolate until smooth
  11. Dip BOTTOM of each bar into chocolate or spread a layer of chocolate on each bottom, which ever is easier for you. Place coated bars chocolate side up on parchment lined pan and chill until hard about 1 hour
  12. Melt remaining 1 1/2 cups chocolate until smooth, drizzle over bars. Press cashews in places on wet chocolate to stick. Chill until set.

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