These Confetti Magic Bars are Colorful, Customizable Treats
NOTE: This Confetti Magic Bars recipe was originally featured in Food Network Magazine: The Big, Fun Kids Baking Book. It has been republished on our website with permission.
If you’re looking for a tasty treat to whip up for movie night or your next birthday bash, these Confetti Magic Bars are the ultimate choice!
Kind of like a cookie and a brownie high fived and became best friends, these delicious, chewy bars are a sweet treat that everyone will love! This magical dessert is filled with gooey chocolate and butterscotch chips, rainbow sprinkles, pecans, and shredded coconut. They’re simple enough for even the most beginner baker to master and are easily customizable by swapping out for different chips, nuts, etc. We love a dessert that lets our imaginations run wild!
These Confetti Magic Bars were created by the amazing team at Food Network Magazine and are just one of over 110 delicious desserts found in their upcoming cookbook, The Big, Fun, Kids Baking Book. Filled with everything from classic layer cakes to trendy quick breads, clever baking tips, and fun food trivia, you’ll love baking your way through this amazing book.
The Big, Fun, Kids Baking Book hits shelves on July 27th (pre-order here), but you can get your bake on now and show off your skills with this Confetti Magic Bars recipe.
RECIPE: Confetti Magic Bars:
ACTIVE TIME: 20 min TOTAL TIME: 55 min (plus cooling) MAKES: 24 to 30
INGREDIENTS:
Vegetable oil, for the pan
1 stick unsalted butter, melted
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1 cup butterscotch chips
1 cup dark chocolate chips
¼ cup rainbow sprinkles
RECIPE:
1. Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with vegetable oil. Mix the melted butter and graham cracker crumbs in a medium bowl with a wooden spoon. Press the mixture into the pan with your fingers.
2. Pour the condensed milk over the crumb mixture. Top with the pecans, coconut, butterscotch chips, and chocolate chips. Scatter the sprinkles on top.
3. Bake until the bars are golden around the edges, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven with oven mitts, then put the pan on a rack and let the bars cool completely. Cut into squares.
TIP: These bars really are magic: You just layer all the ingredients in a pan and bake! To create your own version, switch up the nuts or chocolate chips!
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