A chocolate crust is topped
with miniature marshmallows and coconut, then a chocolate filling
and last, but not least, chopped nuts and crushed pretzels.
Super
Chocolate Snack Bars
- 2 cups (about 60 wafers)
vanilla wafer crumbs, crushed
- 1 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
- divided use
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup cold butter
or margarine - divided use
- 1 cup miniature marshmallows
- 1 cup MOUNDS Sweetened
Coconut Flakes
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened
condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts
1 cup crushed thin pretzels or pretzel sticks (about 1/2-inch
pieces)
- Heat oven to 350°F
(175°C). Grease bottom and sides of 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking
pan.
- Stir together crumbs,
1/2 cup cocoa and sugar; cut in 3/4 cup butter with pastry blender
or 2 knives until mixture is crumbly.
- Press evenly on bottom
and 1/2-inch up sides of prepared pan. Sprinkle marshmallows
and coconut over chocolate layer.
- Combine sweetened
condensed milk, remaining 1/2 cup cocoa and remaining 1/4 cup
butter in microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1 to
1 1/2 minutes or until mixture is smooth when stirred; evenly
pour over coconut.
- Sprinkle evenly with nuts
and pretzel pieces; press down firmly.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes
or just until bubbly on top. Cool completely; cut into bars.
Store leftover bars tightly covered at room temperature.
Makes about 3 dozen bars.
Recipe courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens,
and reprinted with permission of The Hershey Company. ©
The Hershey Company.