No-Bake Coconut Bars

I am so glad you posted this. Nobody in my family loves coconut as much as I do, and most of my friends are sort of neutral to it. I don’t understand! I get jars of coconut cream (tropical traditions and nutiva are the best I’ve found) and eat it with a spoon! I guess coconut cream and coconut butter are the same thing… It’s just all the parts of the coconut (oil, meat, milk) blended together to make a peanut butter consistency. If you come across it you have to try it!

LOVE me some coconut! ….I want to take a huge bite out of that!

You can never have enough eyeliner. I need to go buy more…
But I have like 14 colors so far.
Obsessive much? You don’t know the half of it.
I will have to go try this… but I probably will need to use lowfat coconut for my parents to agree to making it.

Hmmm… these sound delicious. Mounds is one of my favorite candy bars so I’m sure I’ll love this. Where can I find unsweetened shredded coconut and virgin coconut oil? The baking aisle in my grocery store has sweetened shredded coconut. Thanks!

Can’t get enough of: frozen blueberries in almond milk, sprinkled with truvia. I love the stuff. Let it sit for 5 minutes & the milk turns ice.

did i miss a post someplace, i just read your cookbook? your putting out a cookbook? wow when? im so excited, all your recipes in one spot, cant wait to get that, will buy several so i can give out to friends, this will be the best cookbook ever, when do you think it will be coming out? ohhhhh we are blessed..you have such amazing recipes, i am so glad you are going to put them out in a book…

When we started dating, my boyfriend said he didn’t like coconut or coffee. Two years later, he likes both! There’s hope. 🙂

Ummm why are the delectable little bites not dipped in chocolate?!?!? I have a whole tub of Tropical Traditions coconut just wating to meet its purpose in life…Yum!

My hubby doesn’t like coconut either. That’s OK. More for me. 🙂
I was experimenting a few months ago and ended up with something nearly identical to this, though I nested it between two layers of home made chocolate. Delish! 😀

your cookbook isnt going to have blog recipes, well then i think you should do two cookbooks, one for the new recipes and one for the blog recipes, i know i can just come on here and search but would be so nice to have them all in one place and also love sharing your recipes, i always share your blog on my facebook, but dont know if alot of people spend time going thru blogs, yours is amazing, i hope my friends and family that i have shared your blog with actually read it, you have amazing recipes and i love your stories..thank you so much…

My hubby doesn’t like coconut and neither does my son (my daughter does, though). You either love it or you hate it. I love it <3

Hi Katie! I love your blog! I am addicted to sweets and I am so glad there are things I can make, that I don’t have to feel guilty about! Thanks for your recipes. Question: Do you think these could travel in a car for an hour without getting yucky? I know you said they need to be refrigerated, but I was hoping they would make it to my destination. 🙂

I’m super excited for the healthy magic bars!!!!

I was surprised these really only had coconut! I bet they taste amazing! I love coconut, haha although I can’t imagine anyone NOT liking chocolate!

Sad to say, but my hubby doesn’t like coconut either. I think it is a guy thing. I think I will have to add some chocolate to this, and maybe an almond? Can you say almond joy?? Thanks for posting.

… shoes and dresses!!! EVIDENCE: visit my closet… and never come back. It’s a jungle in there.
my bad.

I need to make these ASAP! I am a huge coconut fan and can’t get enough of it lately! Nothing better than a great big serving of healthy fats!

Hi Katie,

It’s been ages since I’ve commented… it’s been a busy summer. I think ti’s great that you posted this recipe. I made these this morning, from my own very similar recipe, just before I saw this. We must be thinking alike! Anyway, just thought I would pop in to say hi and still think you are great!!

why aren’t these covered in chocolate?
that’s okay, I can fix that.

mmmm I saw these on pinterest and HAD to make them. Decided to add chocolate chips to the mix before I ran the NINJA! I could have just melted some chocolate, but I was feeling lazy and this recipe was easy. After I pressed it in my pan, I added sliced almonds on top! Delicious! Not pretty white like yours, but tastes so good!

Oh you bet I melted some chocolate and drizzled it over top of these superlicious coconut crack bars! Then I toasted some more coconut and used chocolate and toasted coconut with them…fabulous!

One can never have enough…brownies, peanut butter, oatmeal…Seriously, I have peanut butter at least once a day…I could go through an entire jar of Teddy’s all-natural chunky peanut butter by myself in a week. Oatmeal I have at least five days a week for breakfast. Brownies I have whenever there’s ice cream in the freezer to make a sundae! I don’t know if they have it around you, but I buy this brownie mix called “No Pudge! Brownie Mix.” The mix itself has no fat, and all you add is yogurt. It’s a more natural brownie mix, and it makes really chewy brownies. I always call the middle piece 🙂

Made these this morning…they’re delicious! Although I have a sweet tooth I do find them a little too sweet. I think I might mix in some water and less agave the next time I make them!

I would say no one can have enough chocolate. Just like you talked about in your peanut butter chocolate chip balls post — you can never get enough chocolate. 😉

I made these last night and fell in love, yet my family wasn’t as smitten as I was. Per their suggestions, I will be putting dark chocolate mini chips and chopped almonds in them next time! Thanks for the amazing idea!

I love coconut and can’t wait to make them – I’m going to cover them with chocolate, though. 🙂

Well I don’t know what happened but these didn’t turn out for me at all. First of all the mixture is a yucky brown color from the agave. Secondly it barely made enough to cover 4″x4″ and is *maybe* 1/2 an inch thick…

Agave is LITERALLY addicting. Agave syrup, although seemingly healthy, is not. Most agave has even more fructose then high fructose corn syrup! STAY AWAY!

I made this recipe with Xylitol, I just melted it in a sauce pan until it was nice and syrupy.

I also will try it soon with coconut nectar which is extremely low on the Glycemic scale and also contains amino acids, minerals, vitamin C, and a broad-spectrum B vitamins.

I love Chocolate Covered Katie Recipes! And YAY for coconut!!!

I want to start by saying I absolutely love this blog, I have learned so much! This is the first recipe I have tried from this site that didn’t work for me. They had no flavor really and totally fell apart (I used the agave version). 🙁 However, I think adding chocolate would have changed everything for the better. My boyfriend loves the Ultimate Fudge Pie, my coworkers love the Samoa Babies, and I love the 3 ingredient chocolate bars (and all the other stuff). Love it all!

Okay I can so see now why these have the name they do. Oh my, are they ever addictive. Thank goodness they’re so easy to make, because I think we are going to be making these A LOT! Yum!

I’ve made these every single day since you posted them. Obsessed much?

I made these tonight. They were a perfect treat after another blazin’ hot day in SC. I could find only sweetened coconut at the store so I omitted the agave. Delicious! Thanks Katie 🙂

i made your recipe with one tablespoon coconut oil and one tablespoon almond paste. They did not turn out beautiful like yours Katie.. but, they taste is so good. i put some mini chocolate chips on part of them. Thank you. (i think)

Wow, so good, definitely addictive, I put almonds and chocolate drizzle on top of mine to make them even better. Love all your recipes!

Oh oh oh these were so good!!!!!!

Hi Katie

I made this at the weekend and I have to say there was far too much oil in it for my liking, the texture was like eating solid oil!! I then decided to re-make it with only around 3-4 teaspoons of oil instead and they were delicious!.
I then made it slightly less healthy and poured melted chocolate over the top. Amazing – just like Bounty Bars if you guys get them in the States??

Claire (England) XX

Omg, I LOVE coconut! I just popped a batch of these bad boys in the fridge and I don’t know if I’ll be able to wait a whole hour before cutting into these! So glad that I found this blog btw, I’m obsessed 😉

Found plain coconut. Doubled all but the maple syrup–way better than the ones w/ sw. coconut.

cand wait to try!!! i know my kids are gonna love them!!!!

YUM

Would the texture change if I used liquid stevia in the 1/4 cup of water instead of the packs?

Wow!! These are amazing!! Thanks so much for this recipe!!

Katie, you are the lady!! These were magical just like all your nummy recipes.

I made these and melted chocolate over the top. AMAZING!!

I love the sound of this recipe. I’m trying to find a safe sweet food that my poor BFing wife can eat. Our little one is having issues with dairy, rice, and oats so there goes half the good deserts! When I saw this recipe I was thrilled, but wasn’t sure about whether maple syrup or agave were safe for a BFing mommy. I’m still going to look into maple syrup, even though my wife said its a known allergen that she wants to avoid, but agave. Read this article: http://www.safbaby.com/agave-nectar-not-a-safe-alternative-sweetener-for-your-family

I was shocked, to say the least. Sounds so innocent and healthy, but as usual there seems to be a dark side. What do you think?

How many grams are in each bar if the recipe supplies 6-8 servings?

Made these tonight, made a double batch and put 1tbls raw coaco powder in the second batch to top the first layer with. Used stevia for the sweetener. Delicious!

I think I have a she-crush on you!! lol. I have tried quite a few recipes, havent found one I don’t LOVE!! I added cacao nibs and tastes great! You ROCK!

Hey Katie, could you try to help me. I’ve made these coconut bars twice. The first time they tasted so good, but they werent cutable, too wet. Last night i tried again. I made a double batch and i used pure syrup for half and the 2nd half i used the water and stevia. Now i did use a slighter amount of water because of my first try. These are too crumbley. Again, i cant cut them like your photo. I’m 53, so ive been cooking a while. lol. Your recipe taste really good, i just need a suggestion to get the consistancy right. Any ideas?
Thanks

Katie – a huge thank you for this recipe! I cook for our community dinner every Wednesday evening, which is a free meal open to everyone. We generally serve 100 plus meals every week and also send meals to our local women’s shelter. We use table linens, china plates, tableside service, well you get the idea…all about dignity. We have several repeat diners that are gluten free and this is such a simple delicious dessert that I can add to our menu. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Hey Katie!! Thank you for introducing me to my newest addiction!! HAHA Seriously though, I see why you named them “crack” bars HAHA! I made a double batch 2 nights ago and they are almost gone already (after sharing them with friends of course)!

Just FYI to everyone- I do not own a food processor (yet) but I do however own a mini ninja blender which worked just fine for this recipee! (It also worked well in making rolled oats into oat flour for another recipee). Anyways these babies are to die for eaten straight out of the freezer! 🙂 A friend who tried these thought of dipping them into chocolate- I may have to try that!! Or adding mini chocolate chips into the mixture- Hmm….

@Mary (above) Did you use UNsweetened coconut flakes? Also, I used agave syrup and they stuck together beautifully!

Mike: Need to look into the alergies of Organic foods. My friends here that are gluten intolerant or sensitive are NOT with Organic, Non GMO filled foods.

On another note, I must be the lucky girl, my husband loves when I make the oatmeal bottom, coconut middle drizzled on the top is 85% dark chocolate bars. My whole family gobbles a 13 X 9 pan in a week.

I’m not sure if anyone has pointed this out yet, but if you add a few chocolate chips, these taste just like Samoas Girl Scout Cookies!!! YUM!

I made these tonight and absolutely love them. I’m in Texas and was able to find unsweetened shredded coconut and extra virgin coconut oil at HEB. I added some almonds to them and they taste like Almond Joy w/o the chocolate. My 13 yr old daughter LOVES your Cake Batter Energy Bars. Such a great substitute for store-bought breakfast bars. Thank you for showing that eating healthy can be yummy! Looking forward to the book!

Yoga pants and spandex!! Haha- I guess because I’m a dancer, but food-wise definitely chocolate, Greek Yogurt, and craft items!!

oh my goodness, coconut too…that’s definitely up there too

Could you use a butter instead of the coconut oil? I rarely use oils but do have macadamia butter and margarine.

Great recipe though, can’t wait to try it out 🙂

Amazing. I just tried these with maple syrup as the sweetener… beautiful pieces of wonder!

Thank you : )

Just had to try these quick and easy treats today! But I have to say, I am totally and utterly shocked that you didn’t add a layer of chocolate on top!! I melted some dark chocolate and coconut oil together and poured on top and then chilled these. The chocolate took them to a whole new level! Love your site. Love your recipes. Keep up the good work!

I didn’t use a food processer. What I did was heat the water, then stirred in the salt, coconut oil, sweetener, (sweetzfree) and vanilla until the oil and salt melted. I added that to fine coconut and stirred it all together. Worked great.

I dont own a food processor has anyone just smooshed it all together? I want to make them but dont want to waste it if I need a processor.

Thank you so much for this!!! My daughter is a natural born vegan and I am always looking for natural recipes the whole family can share. It’s hard to find a dessert recipe that doesn’t call for eggs or flour, I am so happy I found this.

Was wondering, re your coconut crack bars, it honey could substitute the agave/maple syrup….etc…?

One can never have enough Tea. 🙂

Oh my….sooooo good….coconut crack indeed. I doubled the recipe, added almond meal and coconut butter. Oh, and I halved the sweetener (honey). Thank you for a great recipe.

I put cranberries in mine and it reminds me of an Australian Christmas desert we had as kids, called ‘White Christmas’. Looking forward to putting something else in for crunch, maybe amaranth or puffed rice, with some crushed up nuts.

I just made these, and holy mother of coconut, they are amazing. I can’t wait to make them for my mom. She and I used to always grab a king-size Mounds bar at the store to share, and these are so much better. I added some dark chocolate chips and raw almonds in when I was processing it, and it turned out muddy-looking but so good. I am eating it out of the dish with a spoon because I am impatient.

Im absolutely adoring your recipes. Seriously. Thank you SO MUCH for all these, they’re so very very helpful.

my mums allergic to coconut 😛 which meant it was alwwways a treat as a kid, my dad would buy a coconut, we’d sit in the garden, he’d break it open and we’d sit there eating it, always in the garden when my mum was asleep (she worked nights as a nurse :P). and so even now, I treat myself with coconut

Sorry I didn’t know this was a vegan site I got here through Pinterst following the coconut. hope I didn’t offend by suggesting a non vegan product.

I made this the other day but could only find sweetened coconut. Instead of using a full 1/4 cup of agave nectar I used about 1/8 cup and watered it down to make 1/4 cup. I also melted chocolate for the top. They taste great but they didn’t really stay together. I was able to find regular unsweetened coconut at the store so I will try again with the unsweetened coconut and hopefully they will come out better. The taste was awesome, just very messy to eat as is! I’m guessing there is something in the coating on the sweetened coconut that prevents it from staying together.

Katie, I loved this post!!! Cause I also can never have enough coconut (or makeup, shoes or nail polish…but that’s another story!) I loved your comment about staring at your boyfriend blankly for 5 minutes after he said he didn’t like coconut! My first thought was, “Who in their right mind doesn’t like Coconut?!” Well, I’m off to make these things… they just look too darn good!

Tammy this a wonderful blog post! It is so great when folks appreciate all that you do.

These sound yummy

(FYI I dont like chocolate either LOL)

I agree, it must be a male thing. My husband didn’t like it until I got him to try it different ways. My dad doesn’t like it except caramelized on oatmeal cake. My pap doesn’t like it, my brother doesn’t like it. I love coconut. And these bars are awesome. I didn’t feel like dirtying the food processor so I mixed them by hand, but I couldn’t find unsweetened flaked coconut so I got sweetened and omitted any other sweetener. I also omitted the water, just using the oil, extract, and salt. These bars are fantastic!!

Wow, these are so delicious! I mixed mine by hand (literally ) and used part butter for the coconut oil (just cuz I love butter), also used honey as that’s what I had on hand. Can hardly wait until they’re chilled! Thanks for a super easy and tasty recipe using coconut oil!

Please put the calories and carb for each recipe. Im true in searching for a recipe I can use healthy coconut oil in. But I need information. thanks

Hi Katie!
I made these the other night and the consistency was perfect! Only thing is that they were much too sweet for my taste. Could it be because I substituted the 1/2 tsp vanilla extract for more maple syrup? (Read that you can use a 1:1 substitute for those 2 ingredients)

Next time..to make it less sweet…would I just use less maple syrup and replace with water ? 🙂 Thanks for the great recipe!

Love coconut and this bar are so good.

I just had to share this recipe on my blog as it is such an amazing snack and so simple too! Will definitely be bringing one of these along with me on my next long run with some almonds and likely a little chocolate drizzled onto it! Seems like a great quick energy fix while moving along! – http://www.musclesbyveggie.com/2013/09/coconut-crack-bars-quick-fix-for-sweet.html

I’m making this TONIGHT!!! I think I might use coconut butter instead of coconut oil. Would that be okay?

Whenever I make these, they end up coming out really thin and small compared to yours, they dont look like a bar at all! What am I doing wrong?

These are by far my favourite snack to make! Since stumbling across your page a couple of months ago, but freezer has basically not had a day without housing these! I run out, I made more straight away. They are always my go-to snack when I crave something sweet.
I’ve recently been making them with the 1/4 Cup of water instead of agave/maple etc, and adding some lemon juice in them. They taste just like a sugar filled coconut-vanilla slice from a bakery. Amazing.

So from myself, and all of my friends who now loving having dessert at my place, THANK YOU KATIE.

For the rest of you, TRY IT WITH LEMON JUICE. Amaaaazing.

http://www.track2health.blogspot.com.au

Oh my goodness! These look so yummy and I actually have all of the ingredients! Thanks so much!

I just made a batch of these delightful little bits of heaven!

Yumm!! These are so good!!! I didn’t have agave or maple syrup so I used honey instead!! delicious!!

Sounds amazing! i want to add chocolate!

These do look delicious, but PLEASE would everybody stop using the word “crack” in their recipe names unless they have actually lived through the staggering, desperate pain of crack cocaine addiction. Otherwise you’re just being insensitive and offensive. Please read this if you don’t get what I’m trying to say here. http://www.slate.com/articles/life/food/2013/08/food_like_crack_why_the_cocaine_metaphor_is_classist_and_insulting.html

So delicious!!! I’m hoping I’m not the only one who the recipe turned out to only make one serving for…

“Can be stored in the fridge or freezer, for at least a few weeks.” BWAH-ha-ha!! You crack me up! A few weeks??? Not in this house…. my boyfriend is a coconut FANATIC. These *might* last through a whole 2 days, but would be lucky to see the end of the third. And I’ll be lucky if I get more than 2 pieces.

niether does my fiance’….lol. but I was wondering, have you ever tried covering these with chocolate….seems perfect to me 😛 yummmmmm!

OMG!!! I can’t wait to try these! I am CRAZY for anything coconut!!!!

I just made these with a little twist 🙂 I pressed the mix into heart shaped silicon molds and popped them in the fridge. When they get out some of them will receive a dip in homemade magic shell for a healthier moundesque candy treat! Thank you for this recipe it is wonderful!! 🙂

I have made these a few times now and absolutely LOVE them! I have a question for you, though…do you think I could sub coconut nectar for the agave?

Where do you buy unsweetened shredded coconut? I hate shredding by hand!

Wow. Soooo addictive…I now understand the crack reference 😉

So tasty!
I drizzled some melted semi-sweet chocolate over the top, followed by a sprinkle of chopped almonds and I could have SWORN it was an Almond Joy. Love it!
Definitely going to play with this recipe some more 😀

Have you tried using coconut sugar? What does everyone think of that?

These look great! What would be your suggestion if I were to use xylitol as the sweetener? Should I use water with it? The 1/4 cup?

Thanks (:

Hi! Looks really good! Can you use this receipe to make bounties? If not, could you please make one? 🙂

FANTASTIC!!! ***** Five Stars!!! These bars are super quick and easy to make. Pretty sweet though, so I halved the syrup amount. I also have topped these with EnjoyLife mini chocolate chips, or drizzled melted chocolate. My 3 little ones love these too. This is my new go-to recipe to bring places. Next time I’m going to sub a local raw honey for syrup/agave. Thanks for sharing this recipe:)

These are amazing! Made them several times now and always need to make double or quadruple the recipe. This time, I added about 1/4 cup boiled spinach to the liquids of a quadruple batch and blended before adding the coconut to make a lovely green for St. Patrick’s Day – don’t worry you can’t taste the spinach even a bit and it makes it extra nutritious and fun. Wish I could share a picture so you could see how beautiful it turned out. Thanks for this incredible and easy recipe! It will be our go-to treat for many years to come I’m sure! Great substitute for Rice Krispies squares.

Just wanted to thank you for this recipe…its amazing. Just tried a batch adding a bit of lime zest

love this recipe…. another variation.. raw cacao powder and a small amount of ground coffee….so good

I just made theses in my Kitchen Aid Mixer with honey and chocolate chips that are soy and dairy free. I can’t wait to try them!

I made these last night, subbing honey for syrup. They were a little dry and didn’t hold too well together. What ingredient could I add more of to help? Hope someone is still active on here.

I think I may have a new favorite go to for a quick easy sweet treat. I added softened baking chocolate and the flavor was so good I’m going to have a hard time eating these in moderation. I love Mounds bars but am avoiding unhealthy snacks and this came so close to the taste. Almond Joy lovers could add chopped almonds to this and I think they’d become addicted too.

Really love you stuff!! Can’t wait to give it a go.

I can never have enough Purses!!

I don’t think the proportions work. I had to add another 1/2 c of coconut because it was a syrupy mess. With the additional coconut, it made a fairly flat 5×7″ block.

Katie-Your recipes look absolutely decadent!! My only question is-are any of them Gluten Free? I would love to make the coconut crack cookie bars, but they MUST be gluten free. I’m fairly new to this gluten free style of life, and I still have MUCH to learn about deciphering recipes as to whether they are gluten free or not. Thanks! Suzanne

Can you tell me what the equivelant would be of truvia sugar please

Wonderful recipes, but I wondered why the nutritional info is not on the same page as the recipes?

I made these but did not know how long to process them so I did it until it was well combined. I wanted to put them into an 8″ square pan but it did not even cover the bottom. They did not look at all like the picture. How long did you process them? What did I do wrong?

oh going to have to make these too! And maybe add some vanilla protein to make it into a pre or post workout snack

if this bar are exposed long enough without getting freezing treatment, are the texture will change

My son’s school is ‘nut free’ (as are most schools in Australia) but he is on a diet from a paediatric dietician. Decreasing carbohydrates (but not eliminating because he is a growing lad) and increasing proteins. So, I’m going to send along this healthy snack to take to school. Only problem is: he doesn’t like coconut (that must resound try with a lot here). Therefore I’m going to replace the coconut with rice puffs and see how it goes. Thanks for sharing this.