Homemade Bounty Bars and Treats

[melodysparks]

Ingrediants

 

15 oz milk cooking chocolate
4 cups shredded coconut
1 can (384ml) sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup Icing/Powdered sugar

 

Method

 

In a large mixing bowl mix together the coconut, sugar and condensed milk.

 

Line a 9 x 12 inch foil tray with greaseproof paper or baking parchment.

 

Empty the coconut mixture into the tray pressing it down and levelling it flat.

 

Refrigerate over night.

 

Turnout the coconut and cut into 2 x 1 inch rectangles

Melt the chocolate over a pan of boiled water stiring all the time to keep the chocolate shiny and glossy. Be careful not to splash water into the chocolate.

 

Remove the bowl from the pan and allow the chocolate to cool for a few minutes.

 

Working swiftly drop one if the coconut blocks into the chocolate coating it completely using two forks.

 

Allow excess chocolate to drip away as you lift out the chocolate covered treat and place on greaseproof/parchment and allow to cool

As the chocolate cool and solidifies you can patten the bars with a fork and decorate

Sprinkle with a little coconut or crystal sugar

You can also melt white chocolate and drizzle over the treats

When cooling do not place in the fridge as the chocolate will go dull

If you dont want to make bars you can always make balls of the mixture for a chocolate treat

I also added glace cherries to some of the mixture to make a treat like the old 1970s/1980s Roundtree Cabana Bars

 

ENJOY!!!

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Comments

[duffy-60.livejournal.com]

Now that's downright decadent. We have these chocolate bars kind of like that here in New England called Needham's. They also mashed potatoes.

[melodysparks.livejournal.com]

They are decadant and worth a try

[duffy-60.livejournal.com]

Just saw my comment that you replied to, and that last sentence did not make sense at all! :-)
I was typing it on my tablet and apparently not paying attention. It was meant to say that the Needhams use leftover mashed potatoes in them. I know that sounds kind of -- I don't know if gross is the right word, but you take your leftover mashed's and mix them with powdered sugar and coconut and dip them in chocolate.
I have printed your recipe and am going to give them a try and add them my Christmas reertoire when I do my baskets for friends and neighbors.

:-))

[melodysparks.livejournal.com]

They sound intetesting. Its amazing what people make with leftovers

[selenic76.livejournal.com]

I love Bounty bars!!! I think I need to get one today... *drooling a the pictures*

Were those really as simple to make as it seems? O_O I need to save the recipe!

[melodysparks.livejournal.com]

Very simple thats also why l did the pictures so you can see how eady and scrummy

[melagan.livejournal.com]

Oh my. They look scrumptious.

[melodysparks.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. I got a great reception at work with them. The polishef off half of them in 5 minutes as they always do with amy of my treats. My hubby calls them ganets