Comments on: Chocolate-Coconut-Oat Bars

By: KristinAthena

KristinAthena — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:41:20 +0000

Oh, no: you used the H word. Now I have no reason not to make these and eat them all myself.

By: scrumptious

scrumptious — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:19:53 +0000

P.S. There is so little “sugar” in these (just the maple syrup, as agave nectar has a low glycemic index) that they seem almost “healthy” to me – without the health-nut taste. I’ve been eating them as snacks and dessert.

By: scrumptious

scrumptious — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:15:42 +0000

KristinAthena:
I also like that you don’t bake separately like most bar recipes make you do. These end up tasting similar to those 7-layer bars. I’m still trying to find vegan butterscotch chips, but they’re hard to come by. If I do, I’d add those to these and they’d be pretty close. Without the chewiness. They’re more crumbly than chewy. But, they’d be perfect to bring to work!

I like the small squares, not because I like small servings necessarily, but because I like nibbley things. Small seems more nibbley.

I think I used pecan halves – I bought them from the bulk bins and was more concerned about avoiding “raw” pecans than anything else. I’d say whatever looks right and easy for you. I didn’t do any nut chopping.

Leasey:
They were! Are! Were!

By: Leasey

Leasey — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:09:15 +0000

Day-um, those look good.

By: KristinAthena

KristinAthena — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:54:04 +0000

You know what I already like about this recipe? That you don’t have to bake the crust first and then bake the rest, as in some bar-type recipes. Of course, I have some questions.

Do you use pecan halves or chopped pecans? Do you chop them yourself or buy them prechopped? I get so frustrated chopping nuts.

Are these chewy? Is the crust crumbly? I’m wondering if they would be good to share at work.

My mouth is watering just thinking about the coconut.