“Everything But The” Bars . . Awesomeness in a Dessert Bar.

Can you imagine my moment of squeal and utter delight when I came across this recipe and discovered I already had EVERYTHING, every single one of these ingredients, already in my pantry at home?

Some might call that crazy. But I prefer to call it awesome.

In an effort to use up all of the candy toppings, every single kind of baking chocolate chip-esque morsel you can think of, and my coconut flakes, I baked these. Also, we’re having Asian for dinner tonight so whenever I have any kind of Asian food, I must end it with something sweet. Nothing else makes sense to me.

Averie calls these her Magic Eight Bars. Magic, indeed! But I had to re-name these to. . Everything But The bars because I feel like I literally threw everything I had into these delicious suckers. I added peanut butter morsels (yes, in addition to the chocolate, white chocolate and butterscotch morsels), and mini marshmallows on top (of half the bars) and only used 75% of the 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk. This, somehow, made me feel better. Don’t judge.

I repeatedly was saying, “Oh my gawd. Oh my gawd. .” the entire time I was eating these. Even while I was cutting these up, I got some melted chocolate, gooey marshmallow and coconut and the graham cracker crust on the knife. . . which I had to lick off. Amazing. I highly recommend adding mini marshmallows on top. You’ll get a gooey, stretchy, soft layer of marshmallow with each bite. It’s fantastic!

I hope you enjoy!

The recipe can be found here on Averie’s awesome blog, Averie Cooks.

16 Responses to "“Everything But The” Bars . . Awesomeness in a Dessert Bar."

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Averie @ Averie Cooks
January 10, 2013 at 10:00 pm

Oh wow, I haven’t made these in awhile and now I reallllllly want to! They look amazing, Alice! I wish I was coming to your house for….dessert!

Thanks for linking up and all your support, always!

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- hipfoodiemom
  January 11, 2013 at 10:48 pm
  
  Thank you again for the recipe! These are amazing!
  
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Nancy @ gottagetbaked
January 10, 2013 at 10:35 pm

Oh hot damn — these bars are making me drool BIG time! I have everything except the graham crackers (aaarrrggghhh!). Maybe I can sub it with something else…I wonder how a crushed chocolate chip cookie base would taste? These look and sound so amazing – a real “blow your socks off” kinda recipe. I adore Averie’s website, I love how we both have major foodie crushes on her. I am making these stat! They’re just the pick me up I need.

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- hipfoodiemom
  January 11, 2013 at 10:50 pm
  
  Nancy, if you try the chocolate chip cookie base, let me know how they turn out. . I would think those might work but I would then suggest store bought CCC’s so they are crispy like a graham cracker? I was pondering Nilla wafers for this but went with the graham crackers.
  
  You need to make these .. only thing, they are dangerous. You’ll want to eat all of them!
  
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Allilau
January 11, 2013 at 12:11 am

The most decadent sugar rush…ever! Looking good

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- hipfoodiemom
  January 11, 2013 at 10:51 pm
  
  haha, thanks Alice! These are seriously loaded with so much sugar and sweets it’s not even funny.
  
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Lisa {Sweet 2 Eat Baking}
January 11, 2013 at 12:31 am

Oh my goodness, these look absolutely insane and I mean that in the best possible way! Seriously, if I were to die from a sugar coma, it would be from these!

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- hipfoodiemom
  January 11, 2013 at 10:52 pm
  
  Haha, Lisa! LOL! They are packed with lots of insane goodness. . but they are damn good. We can eat anything we want in moderation, right?
  
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Lan | angry asian
January 11, 2013 at 2:48 pm

like you, i always squeal when i come across a recipe that calls for everything that i have in my pantry. it’s a win win situation: you clear out your pantry and you get to eat everything!

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- hipfoodiemom
  January 11, 2013 at 10:54 pm
  
  YES! Thank you! that was why I made these! .. but now I want to make them again. Not good for my diet.
  
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Paula @ Vintage Kitchen
January 12, 2013 at 6:22 pm

I haven´t made these in years! Aren´t they wonderful? And you can literally add any sweet thing that´s lying around the kitchen. I love the addition of marshmallows Alice, it´s just perfect!

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- hipfoodiemom
  January 13, 2013 at 10:28 pm
  
  Thank you, Paula!!! Yes, so wonderful!!! Thank you!
  
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Brandi @ TheHealthyFlavor.com
January 13, 2013 at 6:56 am

OMG sugar coma!! Wow! I don’t think I could even finish one of those bars! They look so rich, decadent and over the top! Beautiful Alice, as always!

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- hipfoodiemom
  January 13, 2013 at 10:27 pm
  
  Thank you, Brandi! I know this seems like way too much for some. . but I honestly had to give most of these away b/c I could not stop eating them! Totally no where near healthy and way too much sugar but I have to have something like this every once in a while! Thank you for the comment!
  
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  - Brandi @ TheHealthyFlavor.com
    January 13, 2013 at 11:42 pm
    
    Oh no, I wasn’t saying I wouldn’t totally tear into one of them! They look delicious….I just probably couldn’t finish one whole one at one sitting….then again, I probably could, lol! I have a sweet tooth too, so I completely understand
    
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Erika
January 15, 2013 at 2:48 pm

Oh my gawd indeed!!! Alice, I’m so close to drooling looking at your photos it’s embarrassing. Talk about loaded down with pure delicious! When I start eating refined sugar again (and the day will probably be very, very soon), I will be making these and layering on those marshmallows!!

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