Chocolate Cranberry Almond Squares

Category: Desserts & Sweets | Blog URL: http://www.foodforthoughtnutrition.ca/?p=127

This recipe was entered in The Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook contest, a compilation of the world’s best food blogs which was published in Fall 2010.

Ingredients

1 cup chocolate chips

1 cup whole almonds

1 cup dried cranberries

1 cup unsweeted shredded coconut

300 ml sweetened condensed milk

Preparation

Stir dry ingredients together until well-mixed.

Add condensed milk and stir until ingredients are evenly coated.

Line an 8 x 8" square pan with parchment paper.

Spread mixture evenly in pan.

Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes.

Remove from oven and cool on a rack

Cut into squares when cool.

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About

These are known as just “squares” in our house because there are no other kinds. This recipe is based on one that a colleague of mine sent me. I didn’t have any of the original ingredients except for condensed milk so I changed all of the dry ingredients and came up with these. They are incredibly delicious and easy to make.

Recipe for “Squares”

Mix 1 cup of the following in a large bowl: chocolate chips, dried cranberries, whole almonds, shredded unsweetened coconut. Add one 300 ml can of sweetened condensed milk (low-fat or regular) and stir until the dry ingredients are well-coated.

Line an 8 x 8 ” pan with parchment paper. Scrape mixture into pan and bake at 350 F for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on a rack. Cut into squares.

Kids’ Verdict

The baby hasn’t been fortunate enough to have these yet as she doesn’t have very many teeth for chewing. The toddler is crazy for these.