Congo Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 6 cups macadamia nuts
• 1 (1 lb) box graham cracker
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 10 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted
• 1 1/2 cups packed sweetened flaked coconut
• caramel (for cookies)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 spread macadamia nuts on baking sheet.
• 3 bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• 4 set baking sheet on a wire rack to cool.
• 5 line an 11x18-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
• 6 using a food processor or rolling pin, finely crush graham crackers.
• 7 place in medium bowl.
• 8 stir in melted butter press mixture into bottom of prepared baking pan in an even layer.
• 9 sprinkle the chocolate over the graham crackers.
• 10 sprinkle coconut over the chocolate.
• 11 sprinkle the reserved nuts over the coconut.
• 12 using a microwave or double boiler, heat the caramel until liquid.
• 13 drizzle caramel over macadamia nuts.
• 14 bake until golden, about 20 minutes.
• 15 transfer pan to a wire rack to cool.
• 16 cut into pieces.