Gooey, Crunchy, & Buttery Magic Cookie Bars | Amanda Messes Up In The Kitchen

sweetened condensed milk

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk + sugar

Coconut cream provides a dairy-free option while evaporated milk + sugar is more economical.

semisweet chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate chips

💰Cheaper: chocolate bar chopped

Dark chocolate chips have less sugar while a chopped chocolate bar can be more affordable.

butterscotch chips

🥗Healthier: caramel chips

💰Cheaper: toffee bits

Caramel chips offer a similar flavor while toffee bits can be less expensive.

chopped nuts

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds are a healthier nut alternative while sunflower seeds are typically cheaper.

Melt 1 stick of butter in the microwave.

Pour the melted butter into a 13x9 baking dish and swirl it around to coat the base.

Add 1.5 cups of graham cracker crumbs to the butter and gently spread them around with a spatula without mushing them too much.

Pour 14 ounces of sweetened condensed milk evenly over the graham cracker layer, scraping out every last bit from the can.

Sprinkle 2 cups of semisweet chocolate chips evenly over the condensed milk layer.

Sprinkle 1 cup of chopped toasted nuts over the chocolate chips.

Mix 1 cup of sweetened shredded coconut and 1/2 cup of unsweetened shredded coconut, then sprinkle it evenly over the nuts.

Press down the layers gently with a fork to compact them together.

Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F for 25 minutes, checking for a darker color and adding an additional 5 minutes if necessary.

Remove from the oven and let cool completely before slicing into bars.

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