Chocolate & Coconut Yogurt Bars

These flavor-packed sweet bars are the perfect treat for any afternoon or after dinner snack! I am addicted!!

"Easy and perfect flavors for an Easter dessert."

As I was thinking of flavors that remind me of spring and Easter, coconut kept jumping up into my mind. A wonderful combination of sweet coconut, crunchy almonds, and silky chocolate topped over a baked graham base.

Chocolate & Coconut Yogurt Bars

Ingredients:

I halved the graham cracker crust recipe from allrecipes, but I was making a smaller batch! If you are making the recipe for a party or family, I would recommend using the full recipe!

Halved recipe:

• 3/4 cup of graham cracker crumbs

• 3 tbsp of butter melted

• 1/4 tsp cinnamon

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 2 tbsp of granulated sugar

• 1/4 cup of dark chocolate chips

• 1/3 cup of Lactose free greek yogurt

• 1/2 cup of coconut chips or flakes

• 1/4 cup of silvered or chopped almonds

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375° F.

2. Mix together the ingredients of the graham cracker crust well.

3. Transfer to a baking sheet or rimmed square or rectangular cake pan. Spread out crust 1/4 in thickness.

4. Bake for about 8 minutes.

5. Place chocolate chips on top of granola crust soon after removing it from the oven. Wait a minute or so until chocolate melts and spread chocolate evenly across the crust with a spatula or the back of a spoon.

6. Chill the chocolate covered crust in the refrigerator for an hour.

7. Once chilled, remove from the refrigerator and coat chocolate covered crust with greek yogurt (really as thick as you desire).

8. Sprinkle coconut on top of the yogurt.

   1. If using coconut chips, you may want to rip up the big chips a bit.

9. Then add the silvered or chopped almonds on top. You can press them down a bit so that they get a bit stuck in to the yogurt.

10. Chill again for at least an hour.

11. Cut into desired sizes and serve chilled!

Low FODMAP Notes

1. If you are sensitive or intolerant to gluten, I would recommend using gluten free graham crackers!

2. Dark chocolate is an important component as it is lower in lactose than milk chocolate.

3. Coconut is low fodmap in 2/3 cup so you should be set! The silvered almonds should also add up to less than the low FODMAP serving of 10 almonds.

Brand Recommendations

• Fage lactose free plain Greek Yogurt

• Simple Truth Coconut chips