Cherry Coconut Squares

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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Left to right: Mocha Pecan Nanimo Bars, Cherry Coconut Squares and Raspberry Almond Bars. (Photography by Yvonne Duivenvoorden)

This recipe makes 32 servings

Nutritional Info
Per each of 32 squares: about	-
cal	161161 cal
pro	1 g1g pro
total fat	9 g9g total fat
sat. fat	5 g5g sat. fat
carb	21 g21g carb
fibre	1 g1g fibre
chol	17 mg17mg chol
sodium	76 mg76mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	33 calcium
iron	22 iron
vit A	55 vit A
vit C	22 vit C
folate	22 folate

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Ingredients

7 oz white chocolate , chopped7 7oz ozwhite chocolate, chopped
1 tsp grated orange rind 1 1tsp tspgrated orange rind
1/2 cup butter 1/2 1/2cup cupbutter
1/4 cup whipping cream 1/4 1/4cup cupwhipping cream
1-1/2 cups dried cherries 1-1/2 1-1/2cups cupsdried cherries or dried cranberries or slivered apricots
3/4 cup desiccated coconut 3/4 3/4cup cupdesiccated coconut
2-1/4 cups shortbread cookies 2-1/4 2-1/4cups cupsshortbread cookieshortbread cookies or vanilla wafer cookies
Icing:
2 tbsp butter , melted2 2tbsp tbspbutter, melted
2 tbsp orange juice 2 2tbsp tbsporange juice
1 tbsp whipping cream 1 1tbsp tbspwhipping cream
2 cups icing sugar 2 2cups cupsicing sugar

Preparation

Line 9-inch (2.5 L) square metal cake pan with parchment paper to extend 1 inch (2.5 cm) above rim on 2 sides, or grease; set aside.

In large bowl, combine white chocolate with orange rind; set aside. In small saucepan, heat butter with cream over medium heat until steaming; pour over chocolate mixture and stir until melted. Stir in cherries and coconut. Stir in cookie crumbs in 2 batches until blended. Scrape into prepared pan, smoothing top. Chill until firm, about 1 hour.

Icing: In bowl, stir together butter, orange juice and cream; stir in icing sugar in 2 batches. Spread over cherry mixture and smooth using offset metal spatula dipped in hot water, shaking off excess water. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week or overwrap with heavy-duty foil and freeze for up to 2 weeks.)

Using parchment paper handles, transfer to cutting board; peel paper from sides. Wiping knife with damp cloth between cuts, trim edges and cut into bars or squares as desired.

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: December 2004