Chocolate Macaroon Bars

Prep Time 15 minutes    Cook Time 45 minutes     Serves 24

Ingredients

No-stick cooking spray
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
2 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup Dried Plum Puree (prune puree)
1 large egg
2 egg whites, divided use
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, divided
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Directions

Heat oven to 325°F. Lightly coat 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray; set aside. In small saucepan over low heat melt chocolate and butter, stirring until smooth. Set aside.

In large bowl combine Dried Plum Puree, whole egg, one of the egg whites and the vanilla; mix thoroughly. Stir in chocolate mixture; set aside. In small bowl combine 1 cup of the flour, the sugar, salt and baking powder; mix thoroughly. Stir dry ingredients into plum mixture until well mixed. Spread batter evenly in pan. In small bowl, combine coconut, the remaining egg white, 1 tablespoon flour, and almond extract to blend thoroughly. Sprinkle coconut mixture evenly over batter.

Bake in center of oven 40 to 45 minutes until just set and coconut is lightly browned. Cool in pan on rack. Cut into 2 x 1 ¼-inch bars.

Plum Purée:
In a food processor, blend the 1 cup of canned prunes along with the liquid in a blender until it is a smooth puree.  Makes approximately 1 cup.

Nutritional Information

Calories

100

Cholesterol

11mg

% of Calories from Fat

29%

Total Fat

3g

Sodium

83mg

Carbohydrates

17g

Protein

1g

Fiber

1g

Potassium

36mg