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Friday, January 28, 2011

Butterscotch Coconut Bars!

I love cookies. Yes, I do. But you know what I love even more? Bars!! Gooey, chocolatey, decadent bars. On Christmas Eve, my mom made a yummy batch of Magical Coconut Bars from Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar. OMG. Best dessert ever.

So when I saw the recipe for Seven Layer Bars in my brand-new copy of the Vegan Cookie Connoisseur by Kelly Peloza, I knew that I HAD to make them:

The recipe is quite similar to the VCIYCJ recipe, but it contains the super-awesome addition of butterscotch chips!! I have a stash of generic butterscotch chips from Food Lion, which just so happen to be vegan.

I made these for True Blood Tuesdays (which we had on Thursday this week). All the girls loved them! There's a layer of homemade graham cracker crust, a layer of chocolate chips, a layer of coconut caramel, more coconut, butterscotch chips, and sliced almonds (which I subbed for the walnuts in the recipe). Technically, that's only six layers. But who's counting, right?

This was the first recipe I've made from Kelly's book, but it's a sure-fire winner! If these bars are any indication, Kelly's book is ridiculously awesome.
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13 comments:

  1. foodfeudJanuary 28, 2011 at 7:01 AM

    I've made one or two recipes from Kelly's book so far that have been bang on. These look pretty tasty too.
    Nice job keeping that "stash" of butterscotch chips - at my house they would count as dessert and be gone pretty quickly.

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  2. EricaJanuary 28, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    YUM! those look so decadant! I really wanna try making some tonight :)

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  3. DianneJanuary 28, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    Those look amazing! I wish we had Food Lions here; I can't find butterscotch chips anywhere!

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  4. The Chubby VegetarianJanuary 28, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    We have been on a dessert bender too! Check out our cherry/ orange/ chocolate tart or our version of Kramer's vegan peanut butter cups. http://chubbyvegetarian.blogspot.com/2011/01/vegan-peanut-butter-cups.html

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  5. Jess - The Domestic VeganJanuary 28, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    Holy shit. These look INSANE. My mouth is literally watering & I'm about to drool on my keyboard.

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  6. Leslie RichmanJanuary 28, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    Those look completely awesome.

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  8. SusanJanuary 29, 2011 at 10:41 PM

    I don't think I resist buying this book any longer...

    Though I've never ever seen non-vegan butterscotch chips in Australia, let alone vegan ones. Might have to put in a request next time one of my friends heads to the US!

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  9. MeloMealsJanuary 30, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    those look really good

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  10. UnknownJanuary 30, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    Those look crazy, can't believe it is all vegan.

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  11. Ally (oatsandspice)January 31, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    Wow all the food looks delicious!

    Your blog is so cute! I love it and can't wait to read more... I just started my blog about two months ago - it is so addicting :) Check it out if you get a chance: http://oatsandspice.wordpress.com

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  12. dreaminitveganJanuary 31, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    I've been trying to cut out the sweets but man these looks fab! Superbowl is coming up this weekend....hmmmm.

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  13. Gauri Radha गौरी राधाJune 26, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    These look fantastic!!

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