Coconut Bars
These Coconut Bars are really easy to make, and super tasty little bite sized treats. These are vegan, filled with healthy coconut, and Paleo-friendly.
I love them because of their flavor. They are defiantly a coconut treat! They’re deceptive too; they taste like they’re filled with naughtiness, but in reality, they’re filled with nice!
Cocozia Coconut Oil
I posted a recipe for Chocolate “Mousse” Cups the other day using COCOZIA 100% Organic Virgin Coconut Oil
Like I said in that post, “I really like their coconut oil; it’s organic, cold pressed, non-GMO, and Free of Pesticides, Bleach, Hexane and Trans Fats. Coconut oil is great for cooking and baking. It has a rich butter-like texture and mouth-feel, so it’s a great vegan substitute for butter.
It’s liquid at increased temperatures, and solid at lower temperatures. It’s easy to work with, and it’s delicious!”
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Coconut Bars Recipe
Coconut Bars
Ingredients
- 2 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup coconut oil melted
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon fine grain sea salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a small saucepan combine coconut, coconut oil, maple syrup, and salt. Cook, stirring, over low heat, about 5 minutes, or until the shredded coconut has softened and absorbed some of the oil. Remove from heat, and add stir in the vanilla. Pour the mixture into a 9x5-inch loaf pan. Firmly pack the mixture down, and refrigerate for at least an hour. Cut into bars.
- If the coconut bars stick in the pan, place the pan in a shallow dish of hot water for a minute, and it will loosen, and come out.
Sophia @ NY Foodgasm says
Damn talk about LOADED with coconut! I absolutely LOOOOVE coconut- bring it on!
Culinary Ginger says
These look so good, I really need to make them.
Nicole Neverman says
These coconut bars sound really delicious! I love how simple the recipe and ingredients list are too 🙂
mealplanmaven says
I adore desserts made with fresh coconut and can’t wait to try these!
Heidy L. McCallum says
Wow what a great idea! I love coconut and this sounds so delicious and easily made I absolutely have to make it ASAP, will let you know ho they turn out
Heidy L. McCallum says
*How*—How not Ho—wow.
Two Healthy Kitchens says
My oh my – I’ve missed so many great recipes on your blog lately! I’ve got some serious catching up to do! And these beauties are the perfect place to start! I adore coconut-ty cookies and candy (especially at the holidays), so I’m all in! Double-yum! These are totally calling my name! Definitely pinning! ~Shelley
Culinary Flavors says
My husband loves coconut! I bet these little cuties would make him very happy!
eglover0616 says
Yum! These look delicious!
Tiffany says
This is every coconut lovers dream! Yumm!
Aimee @ Like mother like daughter says
oh my gosh, coconut. these look amazing!
lifewithmylittles says
Oh my goodness, how simple! My husband LOVES coconut, so I bet he would love these!
Sandra @ A Dash of Sanity says
These look amazing! I love coconut desserts.
Evelyn @ My Turn for us says
Love these little bars!! A special treat for me, since I totally love coconut!!
Hugs
Margaret says
Wow! that is a lot of coconut!
Britney says
I’m not a huge coconut fan but my hubby is! We’ll have to try these out!
Cathy Henry says
My mom would love these!
Kelly The Take Action WAHM says
Coconut is my favorite! I’ll definitely be making these!
Britni says
These look absolutely delicious! Will definitely try it this Christmas.
Stephanie Pass says
Look so good! I need to try cooking with coconut oil. I see so many people do it, but just haven’t tried yet.
Carok says
I also melt 60% Ghirardelli chocolate chips and make Mounds bars. Wow goooood!
Debi says
Thanks a GREAT idea! Yum!
Carol says
I just made another batch using vanilla bean paste, toasted hemp hearts and 60% Ghirardelli chocolate chips. Can’t wait to try them. Thanks for the recipe.
Debi says
I love this idea too! I almost always use vanilla bean paste as well. I’ve found that when the jar is empty, just pour in a little regular vanilla and swish it around to get the last of the beans out. I think I need to try your ad-ins soon! Thanks again!
Trish says
I Made these today and they taste like heaven! Soooo yummy!
Debi says
Awesome! Thanks so much for taking the time to let me know! you’ve totally made my day! I really appreciate it! Have a wonderful evening!
taranoland says
I love coconut bars and yours look amazing, sharing!!
L says
Three questions- can these be made with sweetened coconut? That is all I have available right now and if so would you adjust the maple syrup? Do these need to be kept in the refridgerator or is room temp fine? I wasn’t sure with the coconut oil if they would melt at room temp.
Debi says
Davis, yes, they can be made with sweetened or unsweetened coconut. I’ve made them with both. I didn’t adjust the maple syrup at all when I made them with sweetened, and I thought they were just as good. I think you’ll be happy with them with sweetened, just as the recipe is. You don’t have to keep them in the fridge or freezer. I kept a few on the counter for several days and had no problem. Most coconut oil is fine at room temp. It won’t melt at room temp, it’ll just be a little softer (which is easier to eat!). I played around with them and thought they actually had more flavor at room temp than from the freezer. But, on a hot day, really cold was nice! :0 Thanks for the comment!
lindygsherrod says
I am a Coconutaholic, always have been. The bars sound like the perfect “fix” for me. Bless your heart for sharing and thank you, hugggg
Debi says
Thanks Lindy! My mom has always been a coconutaholic too, so I grew up loving the stuff! 🙂
#smittenwithThemitten says
I tried these and they are delicious! My suggestion would be to go light on the coconut oil.You don’t want too much or it will make the bars too oily and will take a long time to solidate. Other than that, flavor and texture is delicious!
Debi says
I’m glad you liked them! Thanks for letting me know your tips too!
Lisa Johnson says
Definitely defiant!
Yulnawatiely says
Can i use honey instead of maple syrup?
Debi says
Yulnawatiely, yes, certainly. I’ve found that honey and maple syrup are very interchangeable. I haven’t tried it yet on this recipe, but I bet it’ll work really well!
Cookies says
this is so not working with me… I don’t know why, but i put the ingredients into the bowl and starting to heat in low heat but it toasted…
Debi says
I’m sorry to hear that it isn’t working. I haven’t had that problem, and have made it many times. My guess is that the coconut you’re using is very thin and toasting comes easily. It should still taste really yummy that way. If you cook it for the 5 minutes and the oil isn’t absorbed, it should still work. Just pour the mixture into the pan and let it cool, I bet it’ll turn out great.
Joanne T Ferguson says
I don’t know if it’s the weather, but am having a coconut craving of late! Your recipe looks and sounds delicious Debi
Sallie McGrath says
To make 21 bars, how small did you cut these? Thanks
Debi says
Sallie, they were about 1 – 2 inch squares. I think I did 3 cuts lengthwise, and 7 cuts across the width. Hope that helps.
Ler says
Amazing! Just made them. I had to use honey instead of maple syrup and couldn’t stop eating the coconut out of the pan as I cooked it. I also threw in some large coconut flakes I had in the fridge and topped with some tiny chocolate chips I had in the pantry. Definitely a go to recipe. Delicious and simple!
Debi says
Ler, thanks so much for taking the time to comment! I’m really glad you loved them! 🙂 I like all your twists on the recipe too! Thanks!
Dee Ingram says
I think I will add almonds to the mixture.
Meredith @ The Weekday Gourmet says
I just made coconut macaroons last week but I’ll have to try these soon!
http://www.theweekdaygourmet.com/eggless-coconut-macaroons/
kylie says
What us the nutritional content eg fat and sugar etc?
Debi says
Kylie, at the bottom of the recipe card you’ll find the nutrition analysis. You can also hit “more” on the right side for additional info.
Мария Цончева says
I just got these out of the fridge, and OH MY GOD they are delicious! Thanks a lot for sharing the recipe!
Homemade Food Junkie says
These cute bars will look so pretty on a holday party tray. And pretty healthy too for a treat! Grandkids will be getting some of these and I believe they will love them!
Tami says
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I’m on my way to make them now. What a great, healthy snack!
Jeris says
Just made these bars, so excited for them to finish the chilling process. In mine, I found 1 cup oil is a bit too much, will adjust down to 2/3 cup for next batch. I plan to half-dip some in dark chocolate (made with coconut oil, cocoa powder & a smidge of sweetener).
Debi says
Jeris, awesome! I love the chocolate dip part as well! It makes it like a Mounds Bar! Yum!
brunafrechiani says
Wow! I was looking for a recipe to use my coconut leftovers! I have to try this one
Jess says
These are one of my favorite desserts now (second only to chocolate). I hope I always have these in my fridge. I was able to cut mine into 35 squares, which comes out to 90 calories per square.
Debi says
Jess, awesome! Thanks so much for stopping by and letting me know! I really appreciate it! 🙂 Have a wonderful week!
Giovanna says
1 cup isn’t WAY too much for the amount of shredded coconut in this recipe. I made them and got a mouth full of oil. You may want to revise this recipe to 1/4cup of oil…