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Coconut Bars Topped With Chocolate Recipe and 2 Delicious Chocolate Recipes

By:  Lucille Green

Chocolate is almost liked by everyone. And chocolate peanut butter squares, choco-coconut bars and double chocolate crumble bars are 3 delicious recipes you can use with chocolate.

Below the these three recipes for you to try at home:

1. Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares

"An easy homemade version of the famous peanut butter cup candies." Original recipe yield: 3 dozen.

Ingredients:

- 1 cup butter
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 cups peanut butter
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

- Melt 1 cup butter or margarine over low heat.
- Remove from heat and stir in confectioners' sugar, peanut butter and graham cracker crumbs.
- Spread mixture in a jelly roll pan.
- Pat down evenly.
- To Make Topping: Melt together 1/2 cup butter or margarine with 1 cup chocolate chips.
- Spread this mixture over peanut butter mixture.
- Refrigerate 1/2 hour.
- Cut into squares.

2. Choco-coconut Bars

"This recipe is very similar to the Mounds candy bar. With few ingredients, it is surprisingly easy to make." Original recipe yield: 3 dozen.

Ingredients:

- 5 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 14 ounces flaked coconut
- 4 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

- Blend the condensed milk and the vanilla together in a bowl.
- Add the powdered sugar a little at a time, blending each time until smooth.
- Stir in the coconut.
- You should have a firm mixture.
- Pat the mixture into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan and chill until firm.
- Place the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and heat on high 1 minute at a time, stirring after each minute, until melted.
- Remove the pan from the refrigerator and cut the coconut mixture into 1 x 2 inch bars.
- Set each bar on a fork and dip into the chocolate, completely coating the bar.
- Let excess drip off, then set on waxed paper.
- Repeat for each bar.
- Bars will take several hours to air-dry; if you are in a hurry you can refrigerate the bars for about 30 minutes.

3. Double Chocolate Crumble Bars

"These top-rated bars are reminiscent of rocky road candy." Original recipe yield: 2 1/2 dozen.

Ingredients:

- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups miniature marshmallows
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 1/2 cups crisp rice cereal

Directions:

- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
- In a small mixing bowl combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
- In a large bowl cream butter and sugar; beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Stir flour mixture into the creamed egg mixture. Spread batter into the greased 9x13 inch pan.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Sprinkle marshmallows over top of the baked bars; bake 3 minutes more. Cool.
- Place chocolate chips and peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl.
- Melt chocolate chips and peanut butter in a microwave on high until melted together.
- Cook one minute at a time, stirring after each minute.
- Stir cereal into the chocolate mixture.
- Spread the chocolate mixture over the cooled bars.
- Chill, cut into bars and refrigerate.

Enjoy!