Mound Bars
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 10 tablespoons butter salted
- 3 1/2 cups coconut, shredded (desiccated) sweetened; chop in processor to make finer
- 28 ounces milk, low fat, sweetened, condensed 2 - 14 oz. cans
- 12 ounces chocolate, semisweet chips
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 13 cup almonds sliced (optional) if you want to make "Almond Joy" bars
- In a medium-large bowl, toss chocolate chips with the vegetable oil; set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
- Place the butter in a 13" x 9" baking pan and place in heated oven until butter is completely melted.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with the graham cracker crumbs; press down lightly.
- Return to oven and bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove graham crust from oven and cover evenly with the processed coconut flakes; pour over evenly with the sweetened condensed milk.
- Return to oven and bake until the coconut filling is set, about 25 to 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle the oil-coated chocolate chips evenly over the coconut filling.
- Return to turned off oven and let sit there until the chips are melted.
- Remove from oven and spread the melted chocolate over the coconut using an offset spatula.
- NOTE: If using the sliced almonds, sprinkle them over before the chocolate sets up.
- Cool on rack to room temperature before refrigerating for at least 2 hours.
- Cut into small bars.
graham cracker crumbs, butter, coconut, milk, chocolate, vegetable oil, almonds
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/mound-bars-54904 (may not work)