Have you had enough pumpkin and cranberry to last a full year? Me too. The hoopla of the day is over and things are calm once again. I have been wanting something coconut lately but there is no one who will indulge in that with me except my mother. Yesterday as I was preparing most of today’s lunch, I kept trying to come up with something coconutty and simple that I could throw together for mom and me. Mom got sick and could not come to Thanksgiving dinner. She’s feeling much better but still has a cold so she decided to stay in. Speaking of mom, did I show you the picture of her sweet potato and pumpkin? In case I didn’t, here she is with her neighbor displaying two vegetables that she didn’t even know she was growing! Another neighbor planted a few seeds in her little front yard and while they were very pretty, none of us knew what they were. Until that neighbor came back and asked mom if she wanted to dig up her potatoes……..we DID see the pumpkin growing on the vine of course. There it was (along with 4 others), the biggest and fattest sweet potatoes we had ever seen! She and the other lady in the picture split the bounty and we ate them today…………they sure were delicious!
Just short of making a coconut cream pie (which I might do later this weekend) it hit me that I hadn’t eaten any of mom’s Hello Dolly bars in decades and they were so easy! It took me literally 5 minutes to throw them in the pan and 30 minutes to bake. They are fabulous and travel so well – perfect for a potluck or office lunch during this holiday season. Here we go.
Hello Dolly Treats
Ingredients:
1 package (there are usually 3 packages in each box) of graham crackers
1 Stick butter
1 Cup chocolate chips
1 Cup Butterscotch chips
1 Cup sweetened coconut
1 Cup chopped pecans
1 Can Sweetened Condensed Milk
Directions:
Crush the entire package of graham cracker.
Melt the stick of butter.
Mix the crackers with the butter then press into a 9 x 13 pan.
Layer in the chocolate chips.
Spread the coconut over chocolate.
Layer in Butterscotch chips over coconut.
Sprinkle chopped pecans over butterscotch.
Pour condensed milk over top of all.
Bake in a pre-heated 350F oven for 30 minutes.
Allow to cool completely then cut into squares and serve. Keep in air tight container in fridge.
Hello Dolly Treats
Ingredients
- 1 package there are usually 3 packages in each box of graham crackers
- 1 Stick butter
- 1 Cup chocolate chips
- 1 Cup Butterscotch chips
- 1 Cup sweetened coconut
- 1 Cup chopped pecans
- 1 Can Sweetened Condensed Milk
Instructions
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Crush the entire package of graham cracker.
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Melt the stick of butter.
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Mix the crackers with the butter then press into a 9 x 13 pan.
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Layer in the chocolate chips.
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Spread the coconut over chocolate.
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Layer in Butterscotch chips over coconut.
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Sprinkle chopped pecans over butterscotch.
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Pour condensed milk over top of all.
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Bake in a pre-heated 350F oven for 30 minutes.
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Allow to cool completely then cut into squares and serve. Keep in air tight container in fridge.
Enjoy!
num num num 🙂 Those look tasty. Am a coconut fan myself 😀
I’ve never seen a sweet potato that big! Funny that you call these goodies “Hello Dolly Treats”. Years ago, my piano teacher called them the same thing. You’re the only two I’ve ever heard of to call them that. The difference in your recipe and hers is that she melted the butter in the pan, then added one box of vanilla wafers crushed in the package — not totally crumbs. Also, no butterscotch chips (they may not have had those back then). Anyway, she shared her recipe and we have loved them ever since! I’m sure the graham cracker crust and the butterscotch chips are also delish!! Thanks for your post (like you don’t have anything else to do today!!)
LOL about that sweet potato…it’s huge!!! And I love, love hello dollies…but the rest of my silly family does not like them. I need an excuse to make a pan and bring somewhere so I can get a little stash for myself 🙂 Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
I had my first (that I can remember) pumpkin this year in the form of a pie and loved it!
Good Lord! You’ve never had pumpkin??? You have GOT to get out more often my friend! 🙂 Glad you are back buddy – you must drop in from time-to-time and let Pam and I know you are okay………although you and I are friends on FB. Pam has some Fantastic news to share!! we are all very excited about it.
What a shame your mom was feeling under the weather for Thanksgiving but I am sure the Hello Dollies cheered her up. I hardly ever bake with coconut because Simon isn’t a fan either. I just don’t get it because I love coconut!
We get sweet potatoes like that over here sometimes, imported from Australia but I have never seen one that large in the States. Very impressive! And that is a picture perfect pumpkin!
Thanks Stacy! I’ve never seen a sweet potato that large either. It tasted really good though. I was afraid it would be “pethy” like when a radish gets too big but it sure wasn’t. I’m really thinking I may make a coconut cream pie tomorrow! 🙂
Looks sinfully delicious!
Such a retro recipe! I remember these SOOOOOO fondly! They were my grandfather’s favorite!
Thanks – we scarfed them down like there was no tomorrow!
Oh my gosh, I could make some serious sweet potato fries out of that mother. Wow!!
I am always looking for coconut recipes too, this is a keeper. Yummy! I feel like I’ve eaten something like these before, and of course, they were delicious!! 🙂 Hope all is well!!
So glad to hear from you! I always think about maggie and the babies! Listen, I am moving to a paid wordpress site next week so I want you to be sure to read my next couple of posts so you know where to go! I’m very excited about the change and we are working on it as we speak! The babies will love the Hello Dollies!!