Coconut Apricot Bars
These Coconut Apricot Bars are versatile enough for holiday cookie swaps or summer picnics. I love to make them all year long!
They would make a great dessert accompaniment to my Crock Pot Beef Stroganoff, too.
I must confess, this is not a special family favorite recipe. But I did create it myself by tweaking two similar apricot bar recipes. One recipe had oats, but no coconut. Another one included nuts, but I wanted my bars without nuts. So I adjusted the ingredients and measurements to what made sense…and it worked! These Coconut Apricot Bars are delicious!
I’ve always been a fan of bar cookies. I find them easy to make with a nice soft and chewy texture. I especially love when they include coconut!
But coconut and oats? Even better!
My daughter helped stir the batter with her mixing spoon that she made when she was in preschool.
I splurged on a good quality jar of apricot preserves. It was well worth it!
I used parchment paper rather than greasing the bottom of a baking pan. If you have parchment paper, I highly recommend using it. I just lifted the bars out of the pan and transferred them to a cutting board. Easy peasy and no pan to scrub!
They turned out better than I expected! If you like nuts, go ahead and add some!
These are great with a cup of coffee. I know because I’ve been having one (or two) with my afternoon cup of Joe for a week now 🙂
Enjoy!
PS - If you have a sweet tooth like me, you may also enjoy my Heart Shaped Brownie Bites with Frosting and Sprinkles.
Coconut Apricot Bars
Recipe details
- 16 Bars
- Prep time: 20 Minutes Cook time: 40 Minutes Total time: 1 hr
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Yum! These look great.
this recipe looked so yummy i had to make them .
Although very tasty they are over baked at 40 minutes
Very dry, will make them again with less cooking time 30 min. Should be more than enough to give them a soft chewy texture.