If you guessed that I was making Seven Layer Bars, then you were right!
I’ve always wanted to make these and when Swanson Vitamins approached me with an offer to try out some of their products for free, I immediately added the Swanson Certified Organic Unsulphured Coconut Shreds to my basket!
The first step for Seven Layer Bars is to toast the coconut.
Holy moly. The entire house smelled SO wonderful after just 4 minutes toasting in the oven. Even Mike who’s not a huge coconut fan remarked “What smells so good?”
I toasted a small amount extra so I could get a taste on it’s own and my oh my was it good. It’s funny because I’m not usually big on coconut by itself, but the toasting brought out the natural sweetness and added a slight crunch to it.
I definitely want to do this over oats one time!
Thanks so much again for sending Swanson! I now have another food to add to the cycle 
And as always, please remember that if YOU are interested in getting some free Swanson Health Products goodies to review on your own blog, then check out the Swanson Health Blog for all the details.
After the coconut was toasted I gathered up the other 6 ingredients:
Using this recipe (followed exactly) I added each layer to the pan and in 25 quick minutes I had these babies:
These came out a bit more sloppy than I was hoping thanks to a sticky pan, but that didn’t change the amazing taste of them ONE bit!
I’m definitely going to be making these again soon!
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Cait! These looks to die for! Yum yum yum yum.
Thanks Jayme!
That didn’t take you long to WOW us!…. Yummm! Can’t say I’ve ever made them, but I’m wanting to eat these right from my computer screen!!
WOW! amazing as usual
Oh YUM — I definitely, definitely approve of this! I used to not care for coconut so much, but I’ve come around in the last year or two. Delish!
Same – this was a great recipe for it!
The sloppiness makes them look even more delicious!!
Haha – I actually thought the same thing but didn’t think anyone would agree with me so I didn’t say it!
Awesome!
How funny, my mom made these just last week!! I didn’t try them on account of sugar-free-july, but I told her that she has to make them for me again in August.
Also, I just got some products from Swanson and am so excited to try them and review them!
Oh yay!! I can’t wait to see what you picked (and what you make with it!). What a nice mom you have to make them again (truth be told they’re really easy, so even if she can’t do it, you could whip it up in a minute!)
This makes me think twice about coconut and has convinced me to toast some and sprinkle it on my oats with some chocolate PB2 tomorrow morning!
Yes! Do it! Hopefully you will love it as much as I did
Yummy! Those look amazing, friend! Bravo!
Thanks Dana
Those look amazing! Yum!
I’m speechless. Those look so good, that I have no idea what to say… except for maybe, “can I have one?”
Haha for you, anything
Oh YUM! These look amazing! I love Swanson! They are such a great company!
Agreed!
I LOVE seven layer bars. LOVE. I also like them with dried cherries and amaretti cookies in place of the graham crackers. Mmm
Oooh that sounds delicious!
oh my gosh you need to send these to me nowwwww pleaseeeeeeee!!!
Haha OKAY!
Sloppy or not, they look delicious!
These look SO delicious!
OMG! Can you please deliver these to my house?! They look AMAZING!
Haha sure! I’ll be right over
Sometimes the best things in life are a little messy
I couldn’t agree more
haha my stomach never cares what the food looks like! it just enjoys the delicious taste! not to mention I love any baked good a little warm and gooey…hello chocolate chip cookies or brownies? I cannot wait to make these!
Haha I totally agree! And I hope you make them soon – they’re super easy and so delicious!!
We will make these with the kids before the start back to school. Thanks for the easy recipe.
Of course!
I have a funny side-note about 7-layer bars. My mom doesn’t like sweets… BUT for her birthday every year she requests that my grandma makes 7-layer bars for her. And she only shares tiny slivers! Since I don’t live at home I haven’t even gotten my little slice in a couple years. I love them tho!! Maybe I’ll just have to make them myself
Haha that’s such a cute story. Also – I envy your mom for not liking sweets! I wish I didn’t love them so much! Haha