Dairy Free Magic Cookie Bars

Guys. I'm going to tell you a secret! Shhhhh....come in close. Closer ... Closer ... There. Stop. Ready?

I CAN'T EAT DAIRY.

Did you already know that? Maybe. And when I say "can't" I should really say "shouldn't," because I actually do eat it. But, if I eat too much, it makes me sick. Boo. It's an intolerance - not an allergy - so I justify eating it that way! Ha ha. There are several things I will cheat for:  a Wendy's frosty, ravioli and a beefy 5 layer from Taco Bell. On an every day basis, though, I don't eat it. At my house, we drink soy & almond milk, eat dairy free cheese & butter, and ice cream is replaced with sorbet. It's a pretty simple life style change, really. You get super used to it {yes, when I first tried soy milk I wanted to BARF, but it's so good now, I honestly don't remember the taste of cow's milk!}.

The hardest part about being dairy free is the lack of yummy treats. It's not that they aren't out there, it's just that I don't ever make them! I do have a Dairy Free board on Pinterest, though, loaded with scrumdiddlyumptious treats I could make dairy free {you can follow it HERE}. I've learned over the years that it's pretty simple to substitute dairy free ingredients for "normal" ones to make most recipes dairy free - and they taste about the same - if not better! 

Growing up, my oldest sister would make Magic Cookie Bars, and they were seriously MY FAVE. Think coconut...chocolate...more COCONUT...more CHOCOLATE...YUM! But I've never made them in my adult years, because one MAIN ingredient is sweetened condensed milk, which is a GIANT NO NO if you can't eat dairy. UNTIL NOW! I made > homemade dairy free sweetened condensed milk < that changed the way I look at baking & desserts! These Magic Cookie Bars are 100% dairy free - and 100% DELISH.

Here is the recipe! You can right-click + SAVE + PRINT this little recipe card for quick reference. Don't forget to > PIN < as well! 

Ahhhh - you guys - just seeing these photos again makes me want to make them NOW!

originally guest posted at No Biggie

Do you have any favorite allergy-friendly recipes? Link them up in the comments! I'd love to PIN them!

xo

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