Almond Coconut Candy Bars Recipe

Almond Coconut Candy Bars

1. Line 9×9 baking dish with wax paper.
2. In a large bowl, mix sweetened condensed milk and shredded coconut until well-combined.
3. Pour coconut mixture into 9×9 dish and, using your hands, spread mixture until even and smooth.
4. Arrange the almonds so that you have 6 rows of 6. You’ll be making 18 individual bars, and each individual bar will have a pair of almonds clustered end-to-end inside it, so be sure to cluster together rows 1 and 2, 3 and 4, and 5 and 6. Gently press almonds into mixture.
5. Place in the freezer for 15-20 minutes or until coconut mixture is firm. Transfer mixture to a cutting board while keeping it on wax paper.
6. Cut the 18 bars and separate them. Gently shape bars so that they’re rounded on their edges. To keep bars from sticking to each other, place half the bars on wax paper in dish, then place the rest on top of another layer of wax paper. Place back in freezer for 30 minutes or until hardened completely.
7. When bars are firm, melt chocolate according to package instructions. Line a tray with parchment paper, set aside.
8. Remove half of the bars from the freezer at time to keep the rest firm. Use a fork dip each bar in chocolate and cover completely, then lift fork and gently shake off excess chocolate. Transfer each bar back to wax paper. Repeat with other half of bars.
9. Place chocolate covered bars in freezer until chocolate is set.

Almond Butter Shell

1. Mix almond butter and coconut oil until well-combined.
2. Once chocolate is set, remove bars from freezer, then drizzle with almond butter mixture, then return to freezer until shell is hardened. Serve immediately or store in fridge or freezer.