Chocolate Cranberry Almond Squares
By: Sarah Mckenna
Published: Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 6:13pm

Ingredients




1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup whole almonds
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup unsweeted shredded coconut
300 ml sweetened condensed milk

Preparation

1 Stir dry ingredients together until well-mixed. 2 Add condensed milk and stir until ingredients are evenly coated. 3 Line an 8 x 8" square pan with parchment paper. 4 Spread mixture evenly in pan. 5 Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes. 6 Remove from oven and cool on a rack 7 Cut into squares when cool.

About


These are known as just “squares” in our house because there are no other kinds.  This recipe is based on one that a colleague of mine sent me.  I didn’t have any of the original ingredients except for condensed milk so I changed all of the dry ingredients and came up with these.  They are incredibly delicious and easy to make. 
Recipe for “Squares”
Mix 1 cup of the following in a large bowl: chocolate chips, dried cranberries, whole almonds, shredded unsweetened coconut.  Add one 300 ml can of sweetened condensed milk (low-fat or regular) and stir until the dry ingredients are well-coated. 
Line an 8 x 8 ” pan with parchment paper.  Scrape mixture into pan and bake at 350 F for 30 minutes.  Remove from oven and let cool on a rack.  Cut into squares. 
Kids’ Verdict
The baby hasn’t been fortunate enough to have these yet as she doesn’t have very many teeth for chewing.  The toddler is crazy for these.