How to Prepare Delicious Toasted Coconut Caramel Cashew Bars

Toasted Coconut Caramel Cashew Bars.

You can have Toasted Coconut Caramel Cashew Bars using 17 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Toasted Coconut Caramel Cashew Bars

1. Prepare of COOKIES.
2. It's of unsalted butter, at room temperature.
3. You need of granulated sugar.
4. It's of vanilla extract.
5. You need of all-purpose flour.
6. You need of salt.
7. Prepare of CARAMEL.
8. Prepare of heavy cream.
9. Prepare of whole milk.
10. Prepare of unsalted butter.
11. You need of light brown sugar, packed.
12. It's of vanilla extract.
13. You need of salt.
14. Prepare of TOPPING.
15. Prepare of toasted coconut, recipe for toasted coconut attached in direction step #8.
16. It's of semi sweet chocolate, chopped.
17. Prepare of or more of roasted, lightly salted cashews.

Toasted Coconut Caramel Cashew Bars step by step

1. MAKE COOKIE BASE. Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9 by 13 inch baking pan with non stick spray.
2. In a large bowl beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add flour, salt and vanilla and mix well.
4. Press into prepared pan and bake 12 to 15 minutes until light golden. Cool on rack in pan.
5. MAKE CARAMEL.
6. In a medium saucepan combine, cream, milk, light brown sugar, butter and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring and continue to simmer stirring often until thickened and a light golden color, 10 to 15 minutes, remove from heat and add vanilla.
7. Pour 1/3 of hot caramel over cooled crust, smooth with an off set spatula or back of a spoon.
8. Add toasted coconut to remaining caramel and blend well. Toasted coconut recipe is attache below. Spread coconut caramel evenly over plain caramel layer on bars. Allow to cool at least 1 hour and then cut into bars https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/358497-toasted-coconut.
9. FINISH BARS.
10. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Melt 1 1/2 cup of chocolate until smooth.
11. Dip BOTTOM of each bar into chocolate or spread a layer of chocolate on each bottom, which ever is easier for you. Place coated bars chocolate side up on parchment lined pan and chill until hard about 1 hour.
12. Melt remaining 1 1/2 cups chocolate until smooth, drizzle over bars. Press cashews in places on wet chocolate to stick. Chill until set..