Chocolate Coconut Squares

This past weekend I did the Mudderella mud run with my real life bff  Kristen from Down Home Inspiration.  We had an awesome time (I posted pics on Instagram and Facebook if you want to see us!) I’m not going to lie, the run broke me off a little bit-I was thinking it was going to be a ton more upper body challenging obstacles and not quite so much in the way of ankle threatening trail running.  I trained up totally wrong and was feeling it big time! To comfort my aching muscles and reward myself for calories burnt I whipped up these amazing Coconut Chocolate Squares as a special treat yesterday. Between the buttery graham cracker crust, gooey chocolate chips, toasted coconut and crunchy walnuts I’m willing to bet you might just be inspired to make some yourself-no mud run required!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 8 full graham crackers, crushed (1 sleeve)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup unsweetened flaked coconut (divided)
• 1.5 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 14 oz sweetened condensed milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Microwave butter for one minute or until melted. Pour butter in a 9 by 13 inch baking pan. Add graham cracker crumbs to pan and use spatula to press crumbs into the butter. Sprinkle nuts, 1/2 cup coconut, and chocolate chips over graham crackers. Pour condensed milk evenly over mixture and top with remaining coconut. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on wire rack and place in refrigerator for one hour minutes to set. Cut into squares and enjoy!

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Have you ever done a mud or obstacle run? It was my first time and I have to say it was fun but harder than I thought! I’d definitely do another one in the future being sure to train more for the run of course first!!