Milk Maid® Caramel Chocolate Coconut Bars
Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes Total Time: 1hr 0 Minutes Yield: 28 2"x2" bars
Ingredients
14 oz of Brach’s® Milk Maid® Caramels
1 can (15 oz) evaporated milk, divided
1 box German chocolate cake mix (NOTE: this cake is NOT made according to package directions)
¾ cup unsalted butter, melted (1 ½ sticks)
¾ cup pecans, roughly chopped
7 oz of semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In heavy saucepan over medium heat, melt unwrapped caramels and ¼ cup of evaporated milk until smooth. Keep warm over low heat.
In large bowl, whisk cake mix to break up any clumps and mix in remaining evaporated milk, melted butter and pecans.
Spread 1 ½ cups of cake batter into ungreased 9”x13” pan.
Bake for 6 minutes.
Remove from oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips and coconut.
Drizzle caramel over chocolate-coconut mixture and drop remaining batter by teaspoons on top then spread evenly.
Bake until cake portion is slightly dry to touch, about 15-20 minutes.
Cool completely then refrigerate until firm.
Remove from refrigerator 1 hour before cutting into bars.