Peachy Coconut Bars

Submitted by pies & cakes & cookies ohmy!

"A little different approach to the average fruit bar recipe. Good for lunchboxes. I have always cut them into bite-sized pieces too, just my preference."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 16-20 bars
• Serves: 16-20

ingredients

• Bars

• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 cup chilled butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 3⁄4 cup peach preserves

• Topping

• 2⁄3 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup melted butter
• 2 cups shredded sweetened coconut

directions

1. In a large bowl, combine flour and baking powder. Using a pastry blender or your fingers, cut the butter into the flour till mixture is coarse and crumbly. Using a wooden spoon, add eggs one at a time, then the milk, stirring to make a soft dough.
2. Spread dough into a greased 8x8-inch or 9x9-inch pan (depending on how thick you want your bars).
3. Spread preserves over dough and set pan aside.
4. To prepare topping: mix the sugar and the butter in a bowl. Add the coconut and toss to coat. Spread over the preserves and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Cool and cut into bars. Pack airtight.

Reviews

[Anastacey]

I made this yesterday and took it to family cookout. veryone loved it! I accidentally bought apricot preserves instead of peach but it still worked well. The only problem was the topping didn't quite make enough to cover the whole bars so I had to make extra of that. I got 20 bars out the recipe and it was easy to make!