These bars are best friend & husband approved and are seriously so easy to make. The crust is buttery and loaded with coconut and the apricot filling is sweet and spiced with cardamom. Topped with a caramel drizzle that is so simple to make. You’ll be dunking these bars in the caramel it’s that good!
Butter, room temperature Brown sugar Granulated (white) sugar Shredded coconut (unsweetened) All-Purpose Flour Coconut flour Cardamom Baking Powder Salt Vanilla Extract Apricot Preserves Egg
For the Caramel sauce:
Sweetened condensed milk Brown Sugar Butter Vanilla Extract
Can I use oats instead of coconut?
Yes – use 1 1/4 cup oats and mix into the crust/topping mixture.
Modifications for this recipe:
Add nuts! Pecans, walnuts, pistachios, almonds, etc. 1/2-3/4 cup is sufficient. You can use fresh apricots, apricot preserves or dried apricots. It’s best to soak the dried apricots overnight and then puree them when ready to start baking. You may need to add sugar to them before too. To make gluten free, you can use almond flour or quinoa flour.
Apricot Bars are
Easy to make Delicious for Christmas or any time of year A great way to use up apricots Buttery and flavorful Can be made ahead Crowd-pleasing
