10/25/2025
# # # 🍒 Chocolate Cherry Coconut Bars 🍫🥥
**Ingredients:**
**Base Layer:**
* 1 box brownie mix (plus ingredients listed on the box: eggs, oil, and water)
**Middle Layer:**
* 2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
* 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
* 1 tsp vanilla extract
**Top Layer:**
* 1½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
* 1 tbsp coconut oil or butter
* 1½ cups maraschino cherries, drained and patted dry
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**Instructions:**
1. **Preheat Oven:**
Set oven to **350°F (175°C)** and line a 9×13-inch pan with parchment paper.
2. **Bake the Brownie Base:**
Prepare brownie batter according to package instructions.
Pour into the pan and bake for **20–22 minutes**, until mostly set but still slightly soft in the center.
3. **Prepare the Coconut Layer:**
In a bowl, mix **coconut**, **sweetened condensed milk**, and **vanilla extract** until thick and creamy.
Spread evenly over the baked brownie base.
4. **Add Cherries:**
Press **maraschino cherries** gently into the coconut layer.
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