Maybe I should start by saying that this recipe still needs a weeeee bit more tweaking.
…Or maybe I shouldn’t have started by saying that.
Let’s be honest here. I just cannot bring myself to make something delicious without posting it STAT. So read on to find out where I think I went wrong, and where I know I went oh so right.
Coconut S’mores Bars
based on Gale Gand’s Chocolate Cranberry Graham Cracker Bars
ingredients:
- 12 graham crackers (double squares)
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 1 cup brown rice syrup OR 1 cup brown sugar***
- 1 cup mini marshmallows
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes
directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place graham crackers in an 8×8 inch baking dish. Crush into 1/2 inch pieces.
- Toss in the marshmallows, chocolate chips, and coconut. Set aside.
- Microwave butter in a mug or small bowl for 1 minute.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the melted butter and the brown rice syrup (or brown sugar***). The result will look like a caramel sauce.
- Pour mixture over the graham cracker mixture and combine with a spoon. Make sure to coat everything.
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- Bake for 10-12 minutes. Let cool for an hour for 30 minutes, followed by refrigerating for an hour or two before cutting into small bars.
***I’m pretty sure I went wrong by using brown rice syrup. It was my first time using the ooey-gooey sweetener, and unfortunately it seemed to be, well, too ooey-gooey. In the future I’m going to use brown sugar instead. I think that will set better than the brown rice syrup did (let me know if you try before I do!). Case and point:
However! As you’ll see below, refrigerating these bad boys seemed to do the trick. There was still a tad bit too much gooey factor going on, but it was manageable.
And when I say manageable, I mean easy enough to pick up and inhale.
Apparently I wasn’t the only one who felt this way.
I’ll probably be making these bars again very soon…not just because they were out-of-this-world delicious…but also because I think they’ll make for great holiday gifts 
- Any tips for baking with brown rice syrup in the future?
- Do you have any recipes “in the making?”
I’ve never baked with brown rice syrup before. I love messy, ooey gooey bars! Those look delicious!
I’m in the mood to bake today, I’m still trying to think of what to make! Something “Christmas-y” most definitely, though!
Mmmm I want one!! I recently made Smores Brownies that were amazing, and I’m not even a big marshmallow person! I bet these are just as wonderful
Oh gosh. You slay me with this. Want. Sugar. NOW.
I have a whole cookbook full of healthy vegan dessert recipes at home, and a LOT of them use brown rice syrup. Let me know if you want me to email you some of them when I get home in two weeks!!
Oh wow do those look marvelous! I only used brown rice syrup once and it came out fine, so I really am not familiar with using it!
omg they look heavenly!!
How was the Sixers game!???
WOW. simply WOW
OMG. I want to eat them next to my fire pit.
I’ve never used brown rice syrup either – my usband would love these bars though!!
Those look really great. I wish I baked so I could give my goods away as gifts.
Mr. KD has been literally BEGGING for s’mores! I’d have to leave out the coconut (tear) for His Majesty, but I can definitely work with this. Fabulous idea!
Oh wow, this looks amazing!!! I could never make them, though, because I think I would eat half of it straight out of the pan, lol. I actually did that once with Jenna’s chocolate chip blondies. It was so good-but the stomach ache not so much..
I have never seen something SO GOOEY! Yum.
I’m loving how gooey these looks!
I LOVE the idea of smores in bar form!!!
This combo is such a win! Awesome.
Recipes in the making..yes! Tons of Christmas cookies and I still need to post my Banana Scone recipe…eep
Oh my! Oh my! Oh my! S’mores are only one of my top 5 favorite things ever! Gah, you are seriously an awesome baker! Your friends are in for some SERIOUS treats this holiday season!
I just finished making these. they are SO good!
i used brown sugar, instead of the syrup, and it turned out well.
i also used chocolate chip cookies instead of the graham crackers because i didn’t have any gluten free crackers… added an extra sweetness
i would definitely make these again!!
Yayy, SO glad you liked them, and that the brown sugar seemed to work well!! The fact that you used cookies instead of graham crackers pretty much makes you my hero
xoxo G
Aww these bring me back to all those summers at camp! S’mores were the ultimate campfire dessert!
How gorgeous? And way to rock the whole pan. I’ve been so obsessed with Coconut lately for no good reason. This would be a valid one to consume!
Why are you saying “gooey” like it’s a bad thing?
These kind of remind me of these 7lay bars my mom made around the holidays growning up!
These are almost exactly the same as magic cookie bars (recipe below), that I make all the time. I think the problem is the butter: with a whole stick you need more dry stuff (coconut and graham crackers). The condensed milk works really well. I’m sure it was delicious anyway!
http://www.eaglebrand.com/Recipes/Details/Default.aspx?RecipeId=3934
omg! mine just came out of the oven and i couldn’t help but pick at the ooey-gooeyness while it cools! so easy, and sooo yummy.