These keto magic bars are crispy, buttery shortbread bars topped with shredded coconut, sugar-free chocolate chips, walnuts, pecan, and homemade keto condensed milk!
Keto magic cookie bars are an easy, popular American dessert. These bars are called ‘magic’ because they magically turn into a layered bar without having to mix the layer ingredients.
Usually, the traditional recipe is very high in sugar and carbs. In fact, the regular recipe is made of sweetened condensed milk, store-bought graham crackers, and chocolate chips.
The keto magic bar version is a sugar-free and gluten-free version of this popular dessert.
A magic bar is a 5-layer dessert bar that magically forms by simply layering each ingredient into a square pan. It’s made of:
Before starting this recipe make a batch of my keto condensed milk recipe. It’s a delicious keto sweetened condensed milk, with no sugar.
You will use the entire batch of this low-carb condensed milk recipe to make these magic bars. You can make ahead this condensed milk recipe, 1 or 2 days before making this magic bar keto recipe.
To make this sugar-free condensed milk you will need
First, prepare the keto shortbread crust by combining the ingredients below into a large mixing bowl. To make this grain free sugar free crut, you need :
Preheat oven to 320F (160C). Line an 8-inch x 8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
Then, press evenly the shortbread dough into the baking dish to fully cover the surface with the same thickness all over the pan. Press the dough with a spatula or the back of a spoon to smoothen the surface.
Prick the crust with a fork and prebake the crust for 12 minutes, until golden. Cool down before assembling the low carb magic bar layers.
As mentioned before, a magic bar magically creates layers in the oven. To make this happen, you must sprinkle the ingredients evenly all over the baking dish in this order:
The chocolate chips and sugar-free condensed milk melt in the oven, sticking each layer together and forming the magic cookie bars recipe!
Gently bake the bar at 160C (320F). Do not bake at a higher temperature to avoid burning the chocolate chips. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until all the ingredients are melted and bubbles form on the side of the bars.
Cool down the bars at room temperature first. I recommend 10 minutes in the baking dish, then pull out the magic bars from the pan lifting the pieces of parchment paper hanging out the dish. Transfer onto a cooling rack for 1 hour.
Finally, pop the rack with the bars in the fridge for at least 3 hours or overnight.
This is crucial to set the layers. It makes the cutting easy and prevents the bars from crumbling or the layers from sticking to each other.
You can store the bars in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 5 days. You can also freeze each bar in an individual container and thaw the day before at room temperature.
Keto magic bars are buttery shortbread cookie bars with crunchy chocolate, coconut nut layers topped with condensed milk – that actually tastes like caramel sauce!
It is a very sweet bar, perfect for a keto low-carb dessert during the holiday season, with only 4.6 grams of net carbs per serving.
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Thank you for all your amazing recipes.
Can I ask, is there anything else I can use instead of the cream
I’m lactose intolerant
Thank you.
Pure canned coconut cream is a great alternative to heavy cream. Enjoy, XOXO Carine
Hello I can’t wait to make this it looks so good. I clicked the link to see how to make home made condensed milk but it takes me to bacon wrapped asparagus. Is there a different link please. Thank you in advance.
Sorry for this, it’s fixed now ! Enjoy the bars. XOXO Carine