Holiday Reciep - Grain Free Magic Cookie Bars

Grain-Free Magic Cookie Bars

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

35 minutes

12-15 bars

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups almond meal

1/2 cup nut butter or coconut oil

8 to 14 oz. of sweetened almond or coconut milk 

1 1/3 cup coconut flakes, finely shredded, no sugar added

1 cup chopped pecans  (optional)

1 2/3 cups chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a food processor or with a fork, combine almond meal with nut butter or oil.
3. Press the almond meal mixture in a well greased 9 x 13 " Pyrex dish.
4. Pour the sweetened almond or coconut milk over the top of the almond mixture.
5. Spread the coconut and chocolate chips evenly over the sweetened condensed milk.
6. Press down evenly with a fork.
7. **Alternatively, you can add half of the sweetened  milk, then the coconut and chocolate chips, with the second half of the sweetened milk on the top of those.
8. Either way works nicely.
9. Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes, or until bubbly and brown.
10. Cool well.
11. You may even refrigerate overnight.
12. Slice, serve and enjoy!

Notes

**For me, layering the homemade sweetened condensed coconut milk, a layer on the crust, and a layer over the top of the chocolate, nuts and coconut flakes, worked perfectly.