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magic bar – Just About Baked http://justaboutbaked.com Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:02:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.20 Magic Bar Pie http://justaboutbaked.com/magic-bar-pie/ http://justaboutbaked.com/magic-bar-pie/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:02:14 +0000 http://justaboutbaked.com/?p=942 There’s a bakery chain in the DC area called Firehook. They sell a lot of good stuff, to put it mildly. I used to pop in for soothing cups of tea and baked goods on long cold walks from my condo to grad school. I was not a fan of grad school, and it seems like sugar always helped me out with that.

In those long-ago days, I pretty much always hoped to find a big chocolate chip cookie behind the glass cases at Firehook. They were so good. I still think about those big cookies! But one day, I saw a big bar wrapped in plastic. It was called a seven-layer bar, and I’d never heard of that before. Don’t think I’m oblivious. It was like thirteen years ago!

When I tried the bar, I couldn’t believe all the fun packed into that one square! Coconuts and pecans and chocolate chips, all atop a fantastic graham cracker crust. I later learned that this concoction is also known as a Hello Dolly or a Magic Bar, and you know, I preferred the latter name. Those bars taste like magic!

Magic Bar Pie

There aren’t seven layers, anyway. That’s a total misnomer. What’s magical about the whole idea is that a simple little can of sweetened condensed milk resuts in the gooeist result ever. So I got to thinking about that, and guess what? I figured a pie would be even better. All of that amazing stuff packed into a smaller space, and in pie form? It had to be a good idea!

Magic Bar Pie

And it was. This pie came out as a cross between a pecan pie and a magic bar, and it was so easy to make. Despite the fact that the pie packs a serious sugar punch, I still saw people taking more than one slice. That speaks for itself.

Magic Bar Pie

So if you’re a whiz with magic bars, or even if you’re not, this is a good pie to take to your next whatever. People will be impressed because they’re always impressed when a homemade crust is involved, and you can once again save the day!

Magic Bar Pie

Besides, you have to make this. It’s magic. Don’t mess with magic.

Ingredients:

  • 1/3 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1 cup pecan halves and pieces
  • 1 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 1 cup sweetened coconut
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk (I used fat-free)

 

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350. Coat a pie plate with cooking spray.

In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter and chocolate chips for about one minute. Stir until melted and well combined. Add the graham cracker crumbs and brown sugar, stirring again until the mixture is crumbly. Press the crumbs into the pie pan, moving them up the sides to make a pie crust. Bake for 5-10 minutes until set and then remove from the oven.

Layer the pecans, coconut and chocolate chips into the pie crust, in that order. Pour on the sweetened condensed milk.

Bake for 25-30 minutes until the pie is bubbly and browning at the edges.

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