Cherry-Coconut Slices

Total Time
Prep: 15 min. + chilling Cook: 5 min. + cooling

Updated on Apr. 02, 2022

My mother got this recipe from a woman named Emmie Oddie, a well-known home economist in Canada who had a column in a farming newspaper. Oddie would test reader recipes in her own kitchen and write about it. These tasty sweets are so rich that you need only a small piece. —Judy Olson, Whitecourt, Alberta

Unsweetened Coconut

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Test Kitchen Approved

Cherry-Coconut Slices

Yield: 32 bars
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 5 min

Ingredients

  • 3 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1-1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
  • 1 cup unsweetened finely shredded coconut
  • 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries
  • 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 teaspoon maple flavoring
  • frosting:
    • 1 cup packed brown sugar
    • 1/3 cup butter, cubed
    • 1/4 cup 2% milk
    • 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, mix cracker crumbs, marshmallows, coconut and cherries; stir in condensed milk and flavoring. Press into a greased 8-in. square baking pan.
  2. For frosting, in a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter and milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 3 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl; cool until lukewarm, about 15 minutes. Stir in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread over crumb mixture; refrigerate until set, about 1-1/2 hours.
  3. Cut into bars. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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