HEALTHY MAGIC COOKIE BARS | Healthy Holiday Dessert Recipe!

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.

Put a pot on high heat and add 1 can of full fat coconut milk.

Add honey to the pot with the coconut milk.

Whisk the coconut milk and honey until combined.

Bring the mixture to a boil for 1 minute.

Reduce heat to medium, cover, and let it simmer for about 20 minutes.

Pour the coconut milk and honey mixture into a measuring cup and set aside to cool.

In a food processor, combine old-fashioned rolled oats, pecans, and cinnamon and process until it resembles coarse flour.

Add pitted Medjool dates to the food processor and continue processing until clumpy.

Add a little almond milk to the mixture for moisture and process until it becomes dough-like.

Transfer the dough mixture to a bowl and form it into a big ball of dough.

Press the dough into an 8x8 glass baking dish to form an even crust.

Cover the crust with tin foil and pre-bake in the oven at 375°F for 10 minutes.

Remove the crust from the oven and layer more pecans on top.

Add a layer of chocolate chips over the pecans.

Sprinkle unsweetened coconut flakes on top of the chocolate chips.

Pour the cooled honey coconut milk mixture evenly over the layers.

Give the baking dish a little shake to ensure even distribution of the mixture.

Bake in the oven at 350°F for 25 to 30 minutes.

Let the bars cool at room temperature, then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

The next day, remove from the refrigerator and cut the edges away from the pan with a sharp knife.

Slice the bars into squares for serving.

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