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
InstructionsÂ
- 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
Hello Katie,
I tried your coconut crack bars and dipped them in chocolate (homemade Bounty!) Healthier, quicker and much better a recipe than one i used to use that had way too much sugar and margarine. I actually was trying to make a coconut spread but it wasn’t working . Will follow you version more accurately next time but it was pretty much what in on your ingredients list!
thanks for sharing
Tamzie F.
Thanks, Will buy you book for sure!
I haven’t actually tried the original recipe, but put a half cup of frozen cherries in my first batch, and it didn’t even make it to the fridge! So yummy! Have just made the cherry version again for guests coming tomorrow, so hopefully they like them as much as I do!
That sounds fantastic, and I think we were on the same wavelength this week, because I just tried a version with strawberries. I will have to try your version as well!
I just made these along with some homemade caramel sauce from feelgreatin8(with added unsweetened coconut flakes I had leftover) and it made a great topping.
FANTASTIC!!! ***** Five Stars!!! These bars are super quick and easy to make. Pretty sweet though, so I halved the syrup amount. I also have topped these with EnjoyLife mini chocolate chips, or drizzled melted chocolate. My 3 little ones love these too. This is my new go-to recipe to bring places. Next time I’m going to sub a local raw honey for syrup/agave. Thanks for sharing this recipe:)
I was looking for sugar free recipes…been off white sugar a month. I made these this evening & ate several spoonfuls before I put them in refrigerator 🙂 Loved ’em!! Thanks for a great recipe!
These are amazing! Made them several times now and always need to make double or quadruple the recipe. This time, I added about 1/4 cup boiled spinach to the liquids of a quadruple batch and blended before adding the coconut to make a lovely green for St. Patrick’s Day – don’t worry you can’t taste the spinach even a bit and it makes it extra nutritious and fun. Wish I could share a picture so you could see how beautiful it turned out. Thanks for this incredible and easy recipe! It will be our go-to treat for many years to come I’m sure! Great substitute for Rice Krispies squares.
These taste great right out of the food processor, my dear Katie the only issue I have with this recipe is that there is so little of it…seriously it doesn’t even fill up a bread pan bottom. I had to make 2 batches to even fill up a tiny rectangle Tupperware container…with that said it’s easy enough to double, triple, quadruple the recipe to make enough for someone other than you, that is if you feel like sharing them! LOL Thank you for the recipe. Oh and it’s me that has had to come around to coconut the husband LOVES it!
Just wanted to thank you for this recipe…its amazing. Just tried a batch adding a bit of lime zest
Omg!! Just made these, I don’t even know how you wait for them to set, I can’t stop licking the spoon!! Delish, perfect something sweet!!
love this recipe…. another variation.. raw cacao powder and a small amount of ground coffee….so good
One can never have enough Skinny Pop POPCORN! And Mascara. Lashes for miles! 🙂
I just made theses in my Kitchen Aid Mixer with honey and chocolate chips that are soy and dairy free. I can’t wait to try them!
Love how you put ww points in nutrition facts.
I made these last night, subbing honey for syrup. They were a little dry and didn’t hold too well together. What ingredient could I add more of to help? Hope someone is still active on here.
It sounds like your coconut was probably extra dry (some of the fat had seeped out), which can sometimes happen and is the same reason making homemade coconut butter doesn’t work for some people. Just add a little extra coconut oil next time. It won’t really even add calories, as the natural oil that should be in dried coconut just needs to be replaced.
I made these last night, I didn’t have a food processor so I used some extra coconut oil and coconut flour and hoped they’d stick together. I was craving those bounty candy bars, so after i cut them up (and popped them back in the fridge to harden more), I dipped them in chocolate. Amazing! I think they would have been better in a processor, some of them fell apart, so I just slapped some more chocolate on and stuck them back together.
My bf doesn’t like coconut either! Weird…
this is so easy!..another softer alternative is mixing dessicated coconut, condensed milk, bit of icing sugar and spice and refrigerating it before eating..tastes yup!