Description
These Coconut Toffee Bars are a layered dessert dream—featuring a buttery shortbread crust, creamy toffee center, and crisp toasted coconut topping. Perfect for parties or cozy treats, this easy coconut toffee bar recipe is sweet, chewy, and freezer-friendly. Includes layers of flavor and texture with brown sugar, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup brown sugar (divided for crust and toffee)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups shredded sweetened coconut
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 9×13 baking pan with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar until fluffy. Mix in flour and salt until crumbly. Press into the pan and bake for 15 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, and the sweetened condensed milk over medium heat. Stir constantly until thickened (5–7 minutes), then remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
4. Pour the toffee mixture evenly over the baked crust.
5. Sprinkle shredded coconut generously over the top.
6. Bake for another 15–20 minutes until the coconut is golden and toasted.
7. Cool completely in the pan, then lift out and slice into bars.
Notes
Chill the bars before slicing for cleaner, neater edges.
Use parchment paper to make lifting the bars out of the pan simple.
Sweetened coconut creates a better texture and flavor balance than unsweetened.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 215
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 22mg