COCONUT STUFFED BROWNIES

Coconut Stuffed Brownies are like a coconut macaroon stuffed inside fudgy brownies! It’s like a Mounds bar in brownie form…perfect for the coconut lover in your life!

I am all about a new brownie recipe. And I won’t lie, I didn’t invent this idea. I was in my local supermarket bakery (which is not that place to be if you’re craving high swirls of shortening based frosting) and I saw a kinda-sorta version of these brownies. In the store, they were topped with chocolate frosting, and the filling looked like it might be a coconut frosting situation (told you, FROSTING), and I knew I had to throw my hand in the ring.

These are for the coconut lover in your life! The sweet filling is chewy and packed with coconut.

Ingredients

Brownies

• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips

Filling

• 4 cups sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 (14- ounce can) sweetened condensed milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9×13 baking dish with foil. Coat the foil with nonstick spray and set aside.
2. In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment mix together the butter and sugar on medium speed for 1-2 minutes until combined. Add in the eggs and vanilla and continue mixing for 1 minute until smooth, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
3. Turn mixer to low and add in the cocoa powder and salt, mixing until incorporated. Add in the flour, stirring until combined and smooth, and finally stir in the chocolate chips.
4. Pour half of the brownie batter in the bottom of the prepared pan.
5. To prepare your filling, in a large bowl stir together the coconut, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla until combined.
6. Spread the coconut mixture evenly on top of the brownie batter.
7. Top the coconut mixture with the remaining brownie batter.
8. Bake for 40 minutes, or until the brownies are just set.
9. Allow the brownies to cool completely before slicing into bars

Notes

store airtight at room temperature for up to 3 days.

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