7 Layer Bars

5 from 1 vote

An irresistible dessert filled with layer upon layer of indulgent and delicious ingredients, these 7 layer bars are pure magic.

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: 7 Layer Bars Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 455kcal

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x13 baking pan with baker’s spray or line it with a piece of parchment paper. Set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs and melted salted butter. Press the mixture firmly into the bottom of the prepared baking pan. You want to make sure your crust is firmly packed into an even layer.
To the crust, evenly sprinkle the sweetened shredded coconut, semi-sweet chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and chopped pecans. Be sure that everything is evenly distributed over the crust layer.
Slowly drizzle the sweetened condensed milk over the entire pan of 7-layer bar ingredients. Try to make sure that you cover as much of the chips and nuts as possible.
Bake for 25 to 28 minutes or until the sides are a light golden brown and the center doesn’t look extremely wet still.
Allow the 7-layer bars to cool completely before slicing and serving them.

You can make your own graham cracker crumbs by running graham crackers through a food processor or in a Ziploc bag with a rolling pin until they are fine crumbs.
You will want to scrape out all the sweetened condensed milk from inside the can. You can probably scrape out an extra 2 to 3 tablespoons of the thick, sweetened milk from the sides and bottom of the can so you have all that goodness added to your 7 layer bars.
Oven temperatures vary and may need to be recalibrated periodically to ensure they are accurate. Make sure to check your bars at the lower end of the recommended baking time.
These seven-layer bars can be served at room temperature or chilled.
When storing these 7-layer bars, I recommend placing a piece of parchment paper or wax paper between the layers of bars if you are stacking them on top of each other in a lidded container. This will help keep them from sticking together.