Classic Seven-Layer Bars

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We've just finished our first full can of sweetened-condensed milk, here in Vietnam. As is the norm here, I have it in my coffee every morning! Yeah, I feel like I'm totally indulging EVERY morning. It's pretty great! At home (in the US), I usually had a can of sweetened-condensed milk in the pantry, but almost never actually used it. As we were cleaning out the cupboards, I found a can realized I had NO idea what to do with it.

Then I remembered: SEVEN LAYER BARS.

I hadn't had seven layer bards since I was a kid. I think they used to sell little kits at Costco where they had all the layers packaged separately, and it was ridiculously easy to put together. I don't think we got them often, but I do have a distinct memory of making bars from that pack once {between experimenting with cake recipes in my easy bake oven!}. Up until a few years ago, I was of the opinion that sweeter = better. That meant recipes like this, SUPER sweet thanks to the milk, were forcefully consumed in milliseconds. These days, I LOVE a few bites... and then need to take a nap and run a marathon and take another nap between guzzling gallons of water. I know, I'm becoming a wuss! Sugar-up!

Even if I only had a few bites at a time, it was really fun to have these in the house! I CANNOT get over the great combination of flavors in these! Coconut, graham, chocolate, butterscotch, white chocolate, pecans — it's a fo realsies party going on! If your pantry looks anything like mine, chances are you have most of these things lying around — go ahead and do a little summer cleaning and get these babies in the oven!!

Classic Seven-Layer Bars

• Author: by Mary
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 35 minutes
• Yield: 18 1x

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Ingredients

Units USM Scale 1x2x3x

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• ½ cup butter, melted
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• ¾ cup butterscotch-flavored chips
• ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• ½ cup white chocolate chips
• 1 ⅓ cups shredded coconut
• 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk

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Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 F. Line a 9x12" pan with buttered foil.
2. Whisk together the graham cracker crumbs and butter until the butter is fully distributed. Press gently and evenly into the pan.
3. Top the graham layer with the rest of the ingredients in the following order: pecans, all three kinds of chips (order here doesn't matter), shredded coconut, and then drizzle the sweetened condensed milk evenly over the top of everything.
4. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the coconut is beginning to brown. Remove from the oven and let cool before removing from the pan and slicing into individual servings.

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