Chocolate Coconut Squares Recipe

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Chocolate Coconut Squares
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Ingredients:

  • 13 small (2-inch) wheatmeal biscuits such as carr's or ten 5- by 2 1/2-inch graham crackers
  • 3/4 stick (6 tbsp) unsalted butter
  • 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut (about 5 oz)
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • confectioners' sugar for dusting

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. In a food processor pulse biscuits or crackers until finely ground. Melt butter and in a large bowl stir together with crumbs, coconut, and salt until combined. Firmly press crumb mixture evenly onto bottom of a 9-inch square baking pan and bake in middle of oven until golden, about 15 minutes. Cool crust completely in pan on a rack.
  3. Chop chocolate. In a double boiler or a metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water melt chocolate, stirring until smooth. Remove top of double boiler or bowl from heat and cool chocolate 15 minutes.
  4. In a small bowl lightly beat yolks. In a saucepan heat cream over moderate heat until it just boils and whisk 1/2 cup into yolks, whisking constantly. Add mixture to remaining cream and cook over moderate heat, whisking, until an instant-read thermometer registers 160°F. Whisk custard into chocolate until just smooth and pour evenly over crust, smoothing top with a small metal offset spatula or rubber spatula. Chill confection, covered, at least 4 hours, or until firm. With a sharp thin knife cut confection into 36 squares. (Squares keep, layered between sheets of wax paper in an airtight container and chilled, 1 week.)
  5. Using star shapes cut out of parchment paper as a stencil, dust squares with confectioners' sugar.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 66.97 Kcal (280 kJ)
Calories from fat 39.13 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.35g 7%
Cholesterol 17.14mg 6%
Sodium 28.67mg 1%
Potassium 20.27mg 0%
Total Carbs 7.17g 2%
Sugars 4.16g 17%
Dietary Fiber 0.4g 2%
Protein 0.84g 2%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 10.8mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 331.94 Kcal (1390 kJ)
Calories from fat 193.96 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.55g 7%
Cholesterol 84.96mg 6%
Sodium 142.12mg 1%
Potassium 100.45mg 0%
Total Carbs 35.55g 2%
Sugars 20.61g 17%
Dietary Fiber 2g 2%
Protein 4.18g 2%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Iron 1.2mg 1%
Calcium 53.7mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 1.6
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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