Triple Layer Coconut Cream Brownie Bars

Judith Hannemann — Sat, 21 May 2016 23:00:29 +0000

Three layers of deliciousness–brownie base, creamy coconut center and light airy topping! Serve it chilled or for a real treat, frozen!

I like a good dessert. But I really love a dessert that not only is scrumptious, but easy too!

These bars take advantage of three convenience ingredients–brownie mix, instant pudding mix and whipped topping.

I made the brownie mix up for fudgy brownies. It make a nice solid base for this. Cake-like brownies might work too, but I feel that a more compact texture works better here. I used a mix that makes a 13 x 9-inch batch. However if you want to make your own from-scratch brownies, go right ahead, but make sure the recipe is enough to fill a 13 x 9 pan.

The center is coconut-flavored pudding made up like a pie filling. I use well-chilled undiluted evaporated milk for part of the required amount of milk. This makes a very creamy and velvety texture. If you can’t get the coconut cream variety of the pudding, then vanilla pudding with 1/4 cup coconut added would be a good substitute. If you hate coconut, then just make the straight vanilla pudding with no additions. I love the stuff, but I know a number of folks who really don’t do coconut.

As far as the topping goes, I used plain old whipped topping. This is a product I’ve grown to like–especially since the ultra-pasteurized creams don’t hold up when whipped and commercial stabilizers won’t work in ultra-pasteurized creams. Believe me, I LOVE the real thing, but now it produces inferior results–especially if whatever you put it on will not be eaten in it’s entirety the day it’s made.

I used chocolate sprinkles to finish this off, but a nice hot fudge sauce drizzled on top would be really nice. So would flaked coconut.

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