Description
The Missing Link Bigfoot Bars are a fun and creative no-bake treat featuring toasted coconut, milk chocolate, almonds, and pretzels arranged to look like a Bigfoot footprint. These bars offer a delightful combination of textures and flavors—crispy coconut, smooth chocolate, crunchy almonds, and salty pretzels—perfect for an eye-catching dessert or snack.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 1 cup sweetened coconut
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 30 whole almonds
- 12 regular pretzels
Instructions
- Toast the Coconut: Preheat your oven to 300°F (150°C). Spread the sweetened coconut evenly on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil, then toast for about 1 minute, flipping and moving the coconut to ensure it becomes evenly golden. Once toasted, remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
- Prepare the Template: On a parchment-lined baking sheet, arrange the almonds in a row to resemble the toes of a Bigfoot foot. Draw a foot shape around the almonds, then carefully remove the almonds and set them aside for later use.
- Melt the Chocolate: Place the milk chocolate chips into a disposable piping bag or resealable storage bag. Microwave in 30-second intervals, flipping and squishing the bag between each interval to melt the chocolate evenly and smoothly. Once melted, snip off the tip of the piping bag.
- Shape the Feet: Pipe the melted chocolate around the drawn foot template, carefully outlining and then filling in the center with chocolate to create the base of the bar that resembles a Bigfoot footprint.
- Add Pretzels: Press two pretzels into the middle section of the chocolate foot, making sure to leave space at the top where the almonds (toes) will go.
- Add Toes and Hair: Cover the pretzels with more melted chocolate and slide the reserved almonds into the chocolate at the top to resemble toes. Then sprinkle the toasted coconut onto the bottom area of the foot shape to mimic hair, avoiding the toe area where almonds are placed.
- Set the Bars: Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator and chill until the chocolate has fully set and hardened, allowing the bars to firm up and hold their shape.
Notes
- Be careful not to over-toast the coconut as it can burn quickly in the oven.
- Use the parchment paper to help easily lift the bars once the chocolate has set.
- You can substitute pretzels with any crunchy salty snack to create the footprint effect.
- If you don’t have a piping bag, use a resealable plastic bag and cut a small corner to pipe the chocolate.
- Store the bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator for best freshness.
