Delectable Passover Magic Bars

photo by karen


- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
24 bars
- Serves:
- 24
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup reduced-fat butter
- 4 matzos, unsalted
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3⁄4 cup cranberries, dried
- 1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup coconut, flaked
- 1 (14 ounce) can fat-free sweetened condensed milk
directions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 2. Break the matzo into pieces and place in a blender. Cover and blend on high to make crumbs or start with 1¼ cup matzo meal.
- 3. In a 13 x 9 baking pan, generously coat with cooking spray. Add the Smart Balance and place in the oven to melt. This will take about a minute. Remove from oven.
- 4. Sprinkle the matzo crumbs evenly over the top of the Smart Balance. Do not mix.
- 5. Sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over the top.
- 6. Next, sprinkle the cranberries and then the walnuts. Finally sprinkle the coconut evenly over the top.
- 7. Drizzle the sweetened condensed milk evenly over the chips. To make the milk easier to drizzle, place the can in a bowl of hot water for a few minutes.
- 8. Bake for about 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
- 9. Cut into 24 squares while still somewhat hot. If you let them cool they become very difficult to cut.
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Reviews
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These were a big hit as dessert following the heavy Passover Sedar meal. They get 4 stars instead of 5 because they were personally way too rich for me, but if I was going just on everyone else's reactions, they would get 5 stars. I used matzo meal instead of starting with whole matzoh, and used about 1.5 cups of chocolate chips and 1 cup chopped walnuts. I also used butter since I don't do reduced fat butter substitutes. I think it could have used a bit more butter since about half of the matzoh meal was crumbly and stayed in the pan when I lifted them out. A bit more butter would probably make it act more like a bottom crust. I agree completely that they need to be cut while warm. There were as easy as could be and should be a hit with people who love really sweet desserts.