Five Star Bars

Name: Five Star Bar Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 2½ cups graham cracker crumbs; 2 cups shredded coconut; 1 sweetened condensed milk; ¼ cup melted butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 4 milk chocolate bars, (approximately 42 grams each); ¼ cup oil

This easy, homemade five star bars recipe is so simple to make and offers such delicious flavors!

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Five Star Bars Ingredients
Substitutions And Additions
How To Make This Five Star Bars Recipe
How To Serve
Storage
Frequently Asked Questions
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Whether you want to indulge in a sweet treat with your tea or you want the perfect bar for the holidays, try this delightful old-fashioned five star bars recipe. Buttery graham crackers, crunchy coconut, and sweet condensed milk are mixed together, baked, and then topped with a rich chocolate layer for the perfect dessert.

Five Star Bars stacked on top of each other

Five Star Bars Ingredients

You’ll need:

2½ cups of graham cracker crumbs
2 cups of shredded coconut
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
¼ cup of butter, melted
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
4 milk chocolate bars (approximately 42 grams each)
¼ cup of oil

Substitutions And Additions

CHOCOLATE: Instead of milk chocolate bars, you could use dark chocolate or even chocolate chips. As long as you can melt them for the topping, you are good to go.

How To Make This Five Star Bars Recipe

STEP ONE: In a large bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, coconut, sweetened condensed milk, melted butter, and vanilla. Mix until it comes together in a ball.

OUR RECIPE DEVELOPER SAYS

If your graham crackers do not come pre-crushed, either place them in a Ziploc bag and use a rolling pin to crush them quickly and mess-free, or use a food processor to turn them into crumbs.

graham cracker crumbs, coconut, sweetened condensed milk, melted butter, and vanilla combined in a bowl

STEP TWO: Press mix into an 8 × 8-inch pan lined with parchment paper or foil.

graham cracker mixture pressed into a pan

STEP THREE: Bake at 375°F for 15 minutes; remove from the oven.

STEP FOUR: In a small bowl, melt chocolate bars and oil.

STEP FIVE: Pour the melted chocolate over the top of the graham cracker layer; let cool completely.

PRO TIP:

Make sure the chocolate layer has hardened before slicing.

melted chocolate poured over the graham cracker layer

How To Serve

Serve these delicious bars with a cup of tea or latte or for a special occasion. These would be perfect for bringing to a potluck or school bake sale.

Serve them with our iced tea, raspberry iced tea, sweet peach iced tea, or our southern strawberry sweet tea on the side to wash all of the sweet and chocolatey goodness down.

We love a decadent bar recipe. Try our magic cookie bars and sugar cookie bars.

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Storage

IN THE FRIDGE: Store these five star bars in the fridge to keep them from melting. They are delicious when chilled! Store in an airtight container.

IN THE FREEZER: Five star bars will last in the freezer for up to 3 months. Place them in an airtight container and pop them into the freezer. I love to have these on hand in the freezer for when the sweet tooth comes around!

These amazing five star bars are so easy to make with only a handful of ingredients and a quick prep and bake time. They come out sweet, crunchy, and indulgent. Everyone will love these, whether served at a Christmas time potluck or summer BBQ.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should I use sweetened or unsweetened coconut for this recipe?

Since there is plenty of other sweetness in the rest of the recipe, unsweetened coconut is a great choice for this recipe.

Can I freeze these bars?

These bars will freeze well and keep in the freezer for up to 3 months. They are great to make for a rainy day when the sweet tooth hits.

Can I use a different flavor of chocolate on top of these bars?

These bars are easy to change the flavors. White chocolate, peanut butter, milk chocolate, or dark chocolate would all be tasty on top.

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Five Star Bar Recipe

5 from 3 votes

This easy, homemade five star bars recipe is so simple to make and offers such delicious flavors!

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings

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Ingredients

2½ cups graham cracker crumbs
2 cups shredded coconut
1 sweetened condensed milk
¼ cup melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 milk chocolate bars, approximately 42 grams each
¼ cup oil

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, coconut, sweetened condensed milk, butter, and vanilla. Mix until it comes together in a ball.
Press mix into an 8×8 pan lined with parchment paper or foil.
Bake at 375°F for 15 minutes; remove from oven.
In a small bowl, melt chocolate bars and oil.
Pour the chocolate over the top of the graham cracker layer; let cool completely.

Notes

If your graham crackers do not come pre-crushed, either place them in a Ziploc bag and use a rolling pin to crush them quickly and mess-free, or use a food processor to turn them into crumbs.
Make sure the chocolate layer has hardened before slicing.

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