Due to popular demand (okay, about five people, but STILL!) here is my magic bar recipe. Will it get you into GMA? I make no promises. Also: it does not contain actual magic. Unless you count chocolate chips.
Okay, here it is:
MAGIC BARS
1 stick margarine
1.5 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 small bag chocolate chips
1 14 oz can condensed milk
1 c. coconut
2 small bags chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350. Melt margarine in a saucepan. Add graham cracker crumbs and stir, then pat mixture into a greased 8 x 8 or 9 x 9 pan. (The bigger the pan, the thinner the bars.) Then spread chocolate chips in a layer over the top, followed by layer of coconut, then layer of pecans. Pour condensed milk in a layer over the top. Bake for 30 minutes, then chill in fridge for 1-2 hours. Cut and enjoy!
These are also known as seven layer bars, as well as a lot of other names. You can find a lot of variations online: my babysitter Erika adds Rice Krispies to hers. This is my mom’s recipe, so I’m partial to it. Memories, ya’ll.
Have a good weekend!
My grandmother’s recipe has the same exact ingredients but we call them Hello Dollies. Love them so much! I thought when I saw your picture from the five that they looked suspiciously familiar! LOL
Yumm!! They sound delicious. And if I make them, I’ll be eating exactly what they ate at Good Morning America! Okay, that sounds creepy but… It’s still cool!
Wow! Sounds great.
Thank you for sharing it.
Awesome! I was wondering what was in them. And although I’m not a fan of coconut, I’ll give them a shot!
YAY THANK YOU SO MUCH! Ever since you first tweeted about them, I have been SO curious about the recipe. And then when I heard that the folks on GMA loved them, I just HAD to know your secret recipe! Thanks so much again for posting it and sharing it with everyone, I absolutely canNOT wait to make them!
YUM! Definetly trying these
Thanks!
I fell in love with these when I went to camp (totally unrelated, I know) and I’ve been drying to find the recipe fooorever. At my camp (Camp Illahee) they were called seven layer bars there but all the recipes I found just didn’t look right (one said to put sour cream in… and I promise I DID look up seven layer BARS not DIP!). This looks pretty darn close though, so thank you. GO HEELS! Kendall Marshall probably isn’t playing though…I have a bad feeling about this.
Sounds really good!
Hey sarah im a tenage kid from san jose in the book this lullaby you have a comment about remy recieving something from the jehovah witnesses and I know its not my buisness but I was wondering what your connection I
s with these
I think i went wrong by using salted butter instead of unsalted
Hi Ms. Dessen, my name is Teresina Sandino and I live in Nicaragua, I am your biggest fan and let me tell you that I love your book someone like you and I always cry when I hear about it because it is my all times favorite. I know it’s too late for this and it doesn’t have to do anything with your post but I on behalf of all the girls around the world would like and die if you do a sequel for someone like you, when I finished it I really didn’t want to because like it was so good that I couldn’t, so that would be really nice and I am sure I would be first one to buy it. If you ask for the reasons just blog and I’ll tell you
thank you!!
They looked delicious in your last blog post
Although I’m allergic to pecans, I’ll have to try it with cashews or peanuts or something. Thanks for the recipe!:) <3
My sister and I make these all the time! We love them (my family calls them seven layer bars), and they usually only last a day before they’re all gone!
Good evening, Ms. Dessen!
First, let me introduce myself. My name is Shannon Clarke, and I’m from the state of Maine, a freshman in college.
I’m the midst of this college experience, I am taking Public Speaking. Now, you are probably a little befuddled as to why I’m writing to you, so if you would, please read on.
My next assignment is to write a persuasive speech. My professor is taking a rather different approach. We each divided into groups of three, and for the next two weeks, we are ‘film producers’ and my professor is a ‘sponsor with an unlimited bank account’. In our persuasive speech, we, as film producers, must take a book that has not yet been made into a movie, and persuade him to sponsor us to make our chosen book into a film.
In my group, none of us could think of a book that we had all read, never mind a good one. However, Crystal, one of my classmates in my group, mentioned your book, “Along For The Ride”. She described the plot, and immediately had us hooked.
Since I was going to do a speech on this book, Along For The Ride, I decided to pick it up at the library and give it a try. I picked it up this past Monday after class, and began reading that night.
You know those books that you just can’t put down? I’m sure you’ve heard this a million times, but yours was one of them. I read it the rest of the evening, finished up my homework and errands on Tuesday, and stuck my nose back in your book as soon as I finished. I read it late into the night, finishing it at 1:38am on Tuesday night, noting the time when I closed the book. I want you to know that I thoroughly enjoyed it! It was so real. Not just your superficial ‘girl meets boy’ book, but had such underlying themes that inspired me… getting a second chance, my quest and how I’ve been going about it, and if people really can change.
If you’re still reading this, I want to thank you. I think I’ll finally get to my point.
We chose your book, Along For The Ride, as our book we want made into a film, and I wanted your input. Why would you want your book made into a movie, if you were granted the opportunity?
I know you are terribly busy, but I again want to thank you for taking your time to read this and considering to respond to my question.
Thank you again,
Shannon
My mom makes these all the time and calls them Magic cookie bars. although there isn’t any “cookie” part in it…..
Hi Sarah!
Definitely keep the blog. Twitter, facebook and tumblr are great, but we get a way better update through this blog. I always get excited when you update.
Anyway, in other news. I’m from Christchurch, New Zealand.I don’t know if you heard, but last Feb we had a huge earthquake. My family lost their home so we are currently checking out show homes to find something to build on our section. Yesterday we went to a really nice show home and one of the bedrooms was made up as though it was for a teenager. The bedside table had your book ‘Keeping the Moon’ on it! Thought you would be excited to know that you are massive over here too. We love you!
Chocolate chips are magic…. trust me on this one.
Hi Sarah I love reading your books! I like to write books too, and I would like to write to you about some of my ideas if you could give me an address that I could write to you with that would be awesome!
Thanks,
Abby