Omg!! Raspberry Dream Bars

Aimchick's Note:

Welcome to heaven. This is one of the best desserts I have ever made. They are like Magic Bars but with different ingredients.... stuff I had left from Thanksgiving brunch. Just a tip, I found it easier to spread the raspberry jam after I had stirred it up a bit first. This is some tasty stuff right here!

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 24

Yield: 24.0 bars

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 1/4 cups seedless raspberry jam
• 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
• 1 cup chopped cashews
• 1 cup white chocolate chips

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, butter and sugar and stir with a fork.
2. Press crumb mixture into a 9x13 pan. Flatten out with the bottom of a cup measure.
3. Drizzle and spread condensed milk over the bread crumbs.
4. Place in the freezer for 10 minutes to firm up a little.
5. Spoon and gently spread raspberry jam over the top.
6. Sprinkle coconut cashews and white chocolate chips over the top.
7. press down gently with your hands.
8. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes until coconut gets goldden brown.

Reviews

[Chef #1222325]

Truly dreamy! Finally an updated "magic cookie bar"! I reduced the sugar to 2 Tblsp., and only chopped the cashews into quarters - so they were chunkier. I could only cook for 25-30" before they got brown. New tip: microwave the raspberry jam a bit to make it even easier to spread. Also - line your pan with something - very sticky!