German Chocolate Coconut Bars

These deliciously easy bars are made with a German chocolate cake mix embellished with chocolate chip and coconut.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 (18.25-ounce) package German chocolate cake mix
1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 (14-ounce) can NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups flaked sweetened coconut - divided use
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup (6 ounces) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® SWIRLED™ Semi-Sweet & Premier White Morsels - divided use

Cooking Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. Pour cake mix into large bowl; cut in butter and lightly beaten egg with pastry blender or two knives until mixture is crumbly. Press onto bottom of ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Combine sweetened condensed milk, egg and vanilla extract in medium bowl; beat until well combined. Stir in 1 cup coconut, nuts and 1/2 cup morsels. Spread mixture evenly over base; sprinkle with remaining coconut and morsels. Lightly press down morsels.
3. Bake for 30 to 32 minutes or until center is almost set. Center will firm when cool. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.

Makes 24 bars.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/24 of recipe): Calories: 260 Calories from Fat: 130 Total Fat: 14 g Saturated Fat: 6 g Cholesterol: 35 mg Sodium: 200 mg Carbohydrates: 32 g Dietary Fiber: .5 g Sugars: 22 g Protein: 4 g

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