Low Carb Magic Bars {Keto Friendly}
Magic Cookie Bars are one of my favorite treats. For a healthier option, see my Low Carb Magic Bars {Keto Friendly}!
Please note: We do not follow a strict Keto diet. I may offer shortcuts and tips for those on a busy schedule.
Magic Bars (or Magic Cookie Bars, Hello Dollies, or Cookie Layer Bars)… we all have some variation of this dessert in our recipe box! I knew I had to come up with a low carb option, since these are just too good to give up!
The main unhealthy culprits in traditional Magic Bars are the sweeten condensed milk and the crust. They are just full of sugar and carbs. So, these are replaced with Keto friendly ingredients. Stick with me, since the bars have a few more ingredients than the traditional dessert. But it's well worth it!
Make It:
First you will make your crust layer. For this I used Almond Flour, Coconut Flour, and Swerve Sugar Replacement. Since this recipe is written for Swerve, using another sweetener may change results drastically. Do not substitute for other sweeteners.
While crust is baking, mix up your “sweetened condensed milk”. This is made up of Swerve Brown Sugar, Heavy Whipping Cream, Pink Himalayan Salt and vanilla. Again, do not substitute ingredients especially Swerve or Heavy Cream. You may end up with a much different consistency!
After your crust is golden brown but still soft, top with your Lily's Chocolate Chips, pecans and unsweetened coconut.
Top with your sugar free Sweetened Condensed Milk, gently pouring over the coconut layer. Doesn't this look amazing! I love how it thickens up into a syrup almost.
I always top with a little more coconut just to let it get crispy on top. You can omit this step if you like the gooey layer on top! There's no wrong way to stack these yummy toppings!
What I love about Magic Bars is that they look pretty just out of the pan… I like to use a pretty serving dish for these and just leave them in there. I always refrigerate mine, since they are just easier to cut if they are cooled. You can eat them warm or chilled.
Be sure to include this in your spring dessert recipes! They are definitely guilt free compared to traditional Magic Bars! I have been known to sneak one after breakfast with the last bit of my coffee too!!
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Recipe:
Low Carb Magic Bars
These Magic Bars are Keto friendly, so you can enjoy them even without the carbs! A wonderful treat, either warm or chilled in the refrigerator!
Ingredients
- CRUST:
- 1 cup almond flour
- 2/3 cup coconut flour
- 1 cup butter, unsalted
- 1/2 cup swerve
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 tsp salt
- SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3/4 cup swerve brown sugar
- 1/8 tsp pink Himalayan salt
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- TOPPING:
- 1 1/4 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut
- 1 1/4 cup Lily's chocolate chips
Instructions
- Pull out everything you need to bake.
- Pre-heat oven to 350
- In large bowl combine all crust ingredients.
- Next spread crust ingredients into a 9 x 13 baking pan. I used a silicone spatula to help with this.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes. The crust should be golden brown.
- While your crust is cooking make your Condensed milk.
- In a medium sauce pan add your heavy whipping cream, vanilla, salt and brown swerve and bring to a boil.
- Let boil for 14 minutes , then let cool 5-10 minutes. Be careful not to let it cool too long because it will get too thick to pour.
- Next sprinkle 1 cup of pecans on crust.
- Sprinkle 1 cup of coconut on crust.
- Sprinkle 1 cup of Lily's chocolate chips on crust.
- Pour over sweetened condensed milk.
- Next sprinkle 1/4 cup of pecans on crust.
- Sprinkle 1/4 cup of coconut on crust.
- Sprinkle 1/4 cup of Lily's chocolate chips on crust.
- Lightly pat down with spatula.
- I like to put mine back in the oven for another 5 minutes but you can totally skip this step.
- Let cool 5-10 minutes and serve.
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On the magic bar recipe it says to use a 3×5 pan – I’m confused – can you clarify that please? Thanks!
that was a typo sorry it should say 9×13
I don’t believe this will fit in a 3×5 pan. Is this a typo?
that was a typo sorry it should say 9×13
I was wondering if the coconut you show on your bars in the photo is Unsweetened or sweetened coconut? It looks like regular sweetened coconut, just curious. Also wondering if you could use a double recipe of the condensed milk topping so as to have a real thick gooey filling. I like lots of the gooey stuff! Anxious to try your recipe, Thanks so much for sharing it!
Hi Debbie, I believe the recipe states unsweetened. You should be able to use double topping, just be careful that it doesn’t make your bars to liquidy. 🙂