Homemade Mounds Bars Candy – an old-fashioned homemade candy similar to the famous Mounds Bar. Add this one to your holiday cooking list.
This is one of those wonderful old recipes that so many people made years ago but today’s cooks don’t make it very often. It’s very much like the scrumptious old Magic Cookie Bars recipe and I’m gonna tell you right up front that this Mounds Bars Candy is not diet food.
No, this is the complete opposite of diet food. It’s rich and buttery and chocolatey and all things good. But it’s not going to help you lose those last few pounds left on your diet goal sheet.
The original recipe called for this to be cut into bars the size of candy bars. I, however, cut mine into teeny tiny little squares because it’s so rich. A little 1×1 square of this works just fine for me! Hope you enjoy this little “blast from the past.”
How to Make Homemade Mounds Bars Candy
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Prepare a graham cracker crust by mixing together the graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter. Pat evenly into a 9×13 pan. Bake for 7 minutes.
Remove the pan from the oven and pour over the sweetened condensed milk, spreading it evenly over the crust. Distribute the coconut evenly over the milk. Bake for an additional 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
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While the cooked layers are cooling, make the frosting. Combine the sugar, milk and butter. Bring to a boil and cook for 30 seconds. Add the chocolate chips. Remove the pan from the heat and beat until the chips are completely melted, the frosting has cooled slightly and is a spreadable consistency.
Spread the frosting over the cooked layers to cover completely. Allow to cool completely in pan.
Cut into approximately 1″ x 1″ pieces.
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Mounds Bars Candy
Ingredients
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup melted butter
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 7 ounces sweetened coconut
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 6 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare a graham cracker crust by mixing together the graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter. Pat evenly into a 9×13 pan. Bake for 7 minutes.2 cups graham cracker crumbs, ½ cup sugar, ½ cup melted butter
- Remove pan from the oven and pour over the sweetened condensed milk, spreading it evenly over the crust. Distribute the coconut evenly over the milk. Bake for an additional 10 minutes. Remove from the oven.14 ounces sweetened condensed milk, 7 ounces sweetened coconut
- While the cooked layers are cooling, make the frosting. Combine the sugar, milk and butter. Bring to a boil and cook for 30 seconds. Add the chocolate chips. Remove the pan from the heat and beat until the chips are completely melted, the frosting has cooled slightly and is a spreadable consistency.6 tablespoons milk, 6 tablespoons butter, ½ cup chocolate chips, 1 ½ cups sugar
- Spread the frosting over the cooked layers to cover completely. Allow to cool completely in pan.
- Cut into approximately 1" x 1" pieces.
Notes
Nutrition Information
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I made this today with my kids. It was so much fun and it came out perfectly! They are so good and we plan to make them again for the holidays. Thanks for the recipe!
It really pleases me to know that you made this recipe with your children, Mary! I’m so glad you all enjoyed it. We really like it, too.
These look so good. I love Mounds bars and am afraid I’d eat every one of these suckers if I made this. :)
I love your pictures – the photos are my favorite thing about blogging.
Thanks! This recipe actually makes about 100 pieces of candy so you’d probably want to find someone to share with :-)
Love these – and so would my DIL! I’ll definitely be sending this to her! She the biggest coconut fan I know!
Ha! I just this minute turned my computer on and what do I see in my mail? About 20 ish maybe even 30 ish, ( I lost count) alerts to new comments on your step by step photo question! You are one popular gal Lana!
PS.. I think the yes side is winnin!!
I love your step-by-step photos. thats what gives me the courage to try out your recepes. please dont stop the pics!!!!!
Thanks for your input, Jean. I’m still carefully considering the direction I need to take with the photos.
Oh..this recipe sounds great. I just love the step by step photos. It helps with a new recipe to make sure I am doing it correctly!
Thanks, Jules. Appreciate the comment.