Samoas Copycat--caramel-coconut Shortbread Bars Recipe

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Samoas Copycat--caramel-coconut Shortbread Bars
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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
350
Calories
Total time
20
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Make crust:
  2. Line a 13x9 inch baking pan with two pieces of parchment, leaving two inches of overhang around the sides. Spray with non-stick spray.
  3. Mix all crust ingredients together in a bowl, and press firmly and evenly into pan. Prick with a fork, and refrigerate until firm (30 minutes or 7 mins in the freezer).
  4. Preheat oven to 325.
  5. Bake for 20 minutes, then reduce temperature to 300 and bake another 15, until crust is golden brown.
  6. Toast coconut-in a large skillet, place coconut over medium heat. Stir constantly, and watch it carefully, in a few minutes it will begin to toast and turn golden. Remove from heat when coconut is evenly golden but not burned. Set aside.
  7. In a heavy-bottomrd saucepan, bring remaining caramel ingredients to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir occasionally, taking care not to burn the mixture, until it reaches 240 on a candy thermometer-between soft and firm ball stages.
  8. Remove from heat. Carefully stir in coconut, and pour caramel over hot cookie crust.
  9. Allow to cool at room temperature at least 2 hours before garnishing.
  10. Ganache:
  11. Heat cream to just boiling. Pour over chopped chocolate in a small bowl, and let sit a minute. Whisk until smooth, allow to cool slightly, transfer to a baggie, and snip the tip. Drizzle decoratively over the caramel.
  12. Let ganache cool 30 minutes to an hour. Remove the bars by the parchment sling (handy, huh?), and cut with a very sharp knife on the diagonal to make pretty little diamonds.
  13. These will keep at room temperature for one week, although I like to store mine in the fridge, and let them sit out for a bit before serving.
  14. These are delicious! I only kept a few, and I had to ration myself, having one little diamond after dinner every day until they were gone. Very, very dangerous to have around-just like the real ones.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 350.28 Kcal (1467 kJ)
Calories from fat 90.39 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.04g 15%
Cholesterol 19.37mg 6%
Sodium 106.04mg 4%
Potassium 114.47mg 2%
Total Carbs 59.96g 20%
Sugars 23.27g 93%
Dietary Fiber 1.96g 8%
Protein 5.23g 10%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Iron 1mg 5%
Calcium 27.8mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 390.63 Kcal (1635 kJ)
Calories from fat 100.8 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.2g 15%
Cholesterol 21.6mg 6%
Sodium 118.26mg 4%
Potassium 127.66mg 2%
Total Carbs 66.86g 20%
Sugars 25.96g 93%
Dietary Fiber 2.18g 8%
Protein 5.83g 10%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Iron 1.1mg 5%
Calcium 31mg 3%

* 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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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.5
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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