These no-bake coconut bars are completely irresistible – and you can make them in under 10 minutes!
As if I needed yet another addictive no-bake recipe on the blog.
Oh but one can never have enough no-bake recipes, right?
Especially when there is coconut involved.
You know what else one can never have enough of?
Obviously I would say chocolate.
The eleven different types of chocolate bars in my kitchen pantry attest to that. My roommate would say makeup, as her collection could stock three separate branches of Sephora.
My sister would probably say shoes. Although she might say nailpolish.
She really does have a lot of nailpolish.
Also try these: No Bake Coconut Bounty Bars
And one can never have enough coconut.
Except maybe my crazy boyfriend who just yesterday informed me that he doesn’t like coconut.
I think I stared at him blankly for over five minutes, trying to comprehend that statement.
You know, I also once dated a guy who didn’t like chocolate… 😕
Fill in the Blank: One can never have enough ________.
Dishes? Scarves? Jars of peanut butter?
I’m also going to throw jeans and bathing suits onto my list, because even with all the ones I already own, I always want to buy more.
Oh, and puppies… I can’t go into Petsmart on adoption days for fear of taking home all the rescue puppies!
No-Bake Coconut Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut (80g)
- 1/4 cup agave or pure maple syrup, or 1/4 cup water and stevia to taste
- 2 tbsp virgin coconut oil (For substitutions, see nutrition link below)
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp salt
- optional mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a food processor. (Mixing by hand will still taste good, but the bars will crumble.) Squish into any small container–I used a 7×5–and refrigerate for an hour before trying to cut. Or freeze for 15 minutes. Can be stored in the fridge or freezer, for at least a few weeks.View Nutrition Facts
Notes
OMG my boyfriend can’t stand coconut either! Crazy and annoying because I LOVE it!!! I personally could never get enough sweets (all types). Candy, cake, cookies, ice cream… anything. Love them!
All the more for you! ;D
My husband doesn’t like coconut either, what’s up? Maybe it’s a male thing?
Must be because my husband doesn’t like it either!
And neither does my dad! I think you’re right about it being a male thing. My older brother doesn’t like sweets, period. (Actually made my sister a b-day ‘cake’ when they were little: bowl of popcorn surrounded by scallions. Soooo strange….)
But my sister and both LOVE coconut – and dk chocolate, especially!
I don’t know – my dad loves it. lol
Not a male thing. Coconut is my favour flavor. I use to get in trouble when I was young for “borrowing” the shredded coconut container and just going to town on it in my room.
Mine too!! Coconut must be a female thing. They don’t know what they are missing!!!
My hubby doesn’t like your coconut or chocolate. 😮
Not your just doesn’t like coconut or chocolate
I must be an exception, cause I’m definitely female and I’m definitely not a fan of coconut.
I can handle it very sparingly if it’s more garnish than main event. I made these bars for my mother though, she absolutely loves coconut. As far as males go: my dad doesn’t like it, but my brother does. So I’d say just like with anything else, everyone has different tastes!
Same here!
Thank you so much for this recipe!! My son is on a low-carb, high-fat diet for his condition and this is a staple for us. 🙂
I’m wondering if you can incorporate chia seeds into this? What do you think? I’m trying to make a cheaper version/lower-carb version of these: http://smile.amazon.com/Health-Warrior-Chia-Coconut-13-2-Ounce/dp/B008MIGHFE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394535124&sr=8-1&keywords=health+warrior+chia
They taste a whole lot like these crack bars except the chia seeds and they are a little chewier. Suggestions?
After reading this comment I just made these for the first time only with honey instead of maple syrup or agave, and I added a little over a tablespoonful of chia seeds. They are wonderful and definitely live up to the name “crack”.
Neither does my hubby or my dad … lol! I loveeee coconut! 🙂
i’m a male, i adore both
My hubby doesn’t either, I LOVE it!!!
Sorry girls… I also hate coconut! Not just a man thing!
Still going to try making these. I kind of have to, since my fiancee pretty much just begged me! lol
Both my dad and my boyfriend love coconut!
Lol. It’s not a guy thing. Neither me or my youngest sister can stand the taste of coconut. Everyone else in family luvs it. Ick, lol.
Thankfully, the taste of the coconut milk usually cooks out in recipes. Mostly…
Just saved the recipe for mom. 🙂
do u have to melt the oil first?
Yes
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So these are crazy addicting! Made them and devoured them. I melted dark chocolate and dipped one end of the bars into it and then let it solidify in the fridge. Overall, they are incredible. Was very impressed.
I’ve never been in love with coconut and the bf hates it but … just for you … I may have to give it another shot!
You are my new favorite food blog site. Thank you for sharing your yummy recipes.
Can’t wait to try these! Love coconut!
Hi I love your blog!! I was just wondering if you had any books or cookbooks for someone who is new to the vegan lifestyle? Thanks so much!
When I first started out, “The Vegetarian Way,” by Virginia Messina, was very helpful. Any book that has chapters on all the nutrients/vitamins you need. 🙂
I am so glad you posted this. Nobody in my family loves coconut as much as I do, and most of my friends are sort of neutral to it. I don’t understand! I get jars of coconut cream (tropical traditions and nutiva are the best I’ve found) and eat it with a spoon! I guess coconut cream and coconut butter are the same thing… It’s just all the parts of the coconut (oil, meat, milk) blended together to make a peanut butter consistency. If you come across it you have to try it!
Sounds delicious. Have you tried it with peanut butter or nutella in a sandwich?
Growing up in Australia we had a treat like this called Coconut Ice which I loooooooved. It was very, very sweet and coconutty and totally addictive. It was however, made with sweetened condensed milk so I haven’t had it since going vegan. Most definitely going to make some of this tonight – I’ll see if it’s a good substitute. Oddly enough we used to call it coconut crack too. 🙂
@Emma — Reading through the comments, your condensed milk bit had me intrigued. I just made this recipe the other day and used vegan sweetened condensed milk, and it came out amazing! Thanks for the suggestion.
And thanks @Katie for the original recipe too! This stuff is addictive.
P.S. My husband hates coconut too. Go figure! 🙂
There’s sweetened condensed coconut milk and I like it better than the dairy milk. It’s so good!
One can never have enough Almond Butter. Or Mango. Both is delicious! 😉
Oh, and my boyfriend doesn’t like coconut either. But sometimes he eats it when I prepare something and he doesn’t even notice. Same with bananas. He does like chocolate though 😉
You need to try the almond butters at Amazon. The flavors are Pecan Pie , Blueberry Cinnemon Bun, and Chocolate Chip…they are all amazing. I can’ Buy them cuz I can’t stop. Pecan Pie really does taste like the pie, it is super in a shake!
I can’t wait to make these! I’m all out of maple syrup though. Have you tried them sweetened with honey? I’m impatient and think that I’m going to have to try these with honey 🙂 Thanks again for another fantastic recipe!
I haven’t… it might be a little honey-flavored, but as long as you don’t serve it to any strict vegans (who don’t eat honey), I don’t see why it wouldn’t still work!
I just made these with honey – Yummy! And you weren’t kidding about calling them “crack!”
Coconut oil is good for you!
I just made these today, and I used honey and they came out wonderful! I also added a scoop of vanilla muscle milk light and some slivered almonds to make it into a protein/breakfast bar. They are AMAZING 🙂
Did you need to add extra liquid ingredients when you added the protein?
LOVE me some coconut! ….I want to take a huge bite out of that!
loooove coconut! I need to try these out 😀
You can never have enough eyeliner. I need to go buy more…
But I have like 14 colors so far.
Obsessive much? You don’t know the half of it.
I will have to go try this… but I probably will need to use lowfat coconut for my parents to agree to making it.
yum! love coconut. I think I would melt some chocolate and pour a layer onto the tops of these =)
Made these tonight, yum! I melted some dairy free chocolate chips and spread on top, tasted like a Mounds bar, super yummy!!!
I made them and covered the top with chocolate coconut butter. Like a mounds bar. So yummy!
Hmmm… these sound delicious. Mounds is one of my favorite candy bars so I’m sure I’ll love this. Where can I find unsweetened shredded coconut and virgin coconut oil? The baking aisle in my grocery store has sweetened shredded coconut. Thanks!
I found my coconut at Whole Foods, bulk section. Trader Joe’s Has reasonably priced organic virgin coconut oil. Can not wait to make these!!!
Oh thanks! I’ll try whole foods. We don’t have a trader joes in Dallas. 🙁
We will soon… one is opening in Plano. 😉
Oh really? I did not know – That’s awesome!!
I have a huge bag of Bob’s Red Mill I got at Big Lots w a 20% off coupon. Great deal and product if you have a Big Lots nearby.
http://m.biglots.com/mt/www.biglots.com/p/bobs-red-mill-shredded-unsweetened-coconut
Oh wow that’s a deal! Thanks for letting me know!
Also, Troical Traditions sells it. ?
Wow that sounds divine!!!! Yum yum!! I love coconut
This sounds great! Coconut is so yummy! I would really love to see a healthy version of those bars that are made out of cereal and corn syrup and topped with peanut butter and chocolate melted together! Do you know what I’m talking about? They are SOOOOOOOOOO good.
I will have to google it 🙂
Scotheroos? They’re kind of different than you’re describing, but maybe?
Ya I just googled Scotheroos…YES YES YES! So DELISH! I always made them with chocolate and peanut butter but my friend says she makes them with butterscotch chips too so that makes sense they’re called Scotheroos. YUMM!!!
I always put the peanut butter in with the rice krispies and corn syrup. Then chocolate and butterscotch on top. So good.