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Apricot-Caramel-Coconut Bars

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  • Prep 10 min
  • Total 3 hr 0 min
  • Ingredients 7
  • Servings 36
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A lovely little almond-apricot bar is quick to prepare, and oh, so tempting!
Updated Mar 24, 2014
Bake-Off® Contest 43, 2008
Linda Hickam
Healdsburg, California
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup slivered blanched almonds
  • 2 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Unbleached Flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup butter, cut up
  • 1 cup apricot preserves
  • 1/3 cup caramel ice cream topping
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened or sweetened shredded coconut

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F.
  • 2
    In food processor bowl with metal blade, place almonds. Cover; process with on-and-off pulses until finely chopped. Add flour, sugar and butter to almonds. Cover; process with on-and-off pulses until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. (Or, finely chop almonds. In large bowl, mix chopped almonds, flour and sugar; cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture looks like coarse crumbs.)
  • 3
    In bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan, evenly press half of crumb mixture (about 2 1/2 cups).
  • 4
    In medium bowl, mix preserves, caramel topping and coconut. Spread over crumb mixture to within 1/2 inch of edges. Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture evenly over apricot mixture to edges of pan.
  • 5
    Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool completely, about 2 hours. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.

Nutrition Information

140 Calories, 8g Total Fat, 2g Protein, 16g Total Carbohydrate, 8g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories
140
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
8g
12%
Saturated Fat
4 1/2g
22%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
50mg
2%
Potassium
50mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
16g
5%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
8g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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