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Chocolate Seven Layer Bars by The Hershey's Kitchens
Ingredients:- 1-1/2 cups thin pretzels or pretzel sticks finely crushed
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks), divided
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)(14 oz)
- 3/4 cup Hershey's Cocoa
- 2 cups miniature marshmellows
- 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
- 1 cup pecans coarsely chopped
- 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 Tbsp shortening (do NOT use butter, margarine, spread, or oil)
Directions:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Melt 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter. Combine melted butter and pretzels in small bowl; press evenly onto bottom of ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
- Place sweetened condensed milk, cocoa and remaining 1/2 stick butter in medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at mediuum (50%) 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave at medium an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until mixture is melted and smooth when stirred. Carefully spread over pretzel layer in pan. Top with marshmallows, coconut and pecans; press firmly down onto chocolate layer.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned; cool completely in pan on wire rack.
- Melt chocolate chips and shortening in small microwave-safe bowl at medium (50%) 1 minute or until melted when stirred; drizzle over entire top. Refrigerate 15 minutes or until glaze is set. Cut into bars.
Recipe courtesy of HERSHEY’S KITCHENS, and reprinted/posted with permission of The Hershey Company.