Old-fashioned 7 Layer Bars are the perfect combination of soft and chewy with a graham cracker base, melted chocolate and butterscotch chips, and sweetened condensed milk and coconut to bring everything together. They’re perfect cold or warm them up to serve with ice cream!
The recipe I use is adapted from Eagle Brand Milk. I’ve used it many times and it always turns out great!
Why you’ll love 7 layer bars
Such a simple recipe with everyday pantry staples
Perfectly chewy with just enough chocolate flavor to keep them from being too sweet
Melt butter and pour into a 9 x 13″ pan. Mix in graham cracker crumbs.
Pour condensed milk over the crumbs and then layer the remaining ingredients evenly.
Bake for 25 minutes.
Remove from oven. Cool, slice, and serve.
Tips & Variations
You can add walnuts, or a combination of peanut butter chips and chocolate chips, or perhaps a medley of chocolate chips, including white, milk and dark, or perhaps dried cherries or cranberries and white or dark chocolate.
Storage
If you end up with any leftover, just pop them in an airtight container and store them at room temperature for several days. The leftovers also freeze great for later!
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Old-fashioned 7 Layer Bars (aka Magic Bars or Hello Dolly Bars) are the perfect treat warm with ice cream or cooled and served at a picnic. This recipe comes from the Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk label and turns out great every time!
I am going to make these today. I have dried cherries and blueberries so I may add some of each or one or the other. Guess I will see how that turns out. 🙂
I just made these this morning, they are still warm. One row has been enjoyed so far. I used my leftover Heath Bar chips, dark chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, white chips and a little butterscotch chips. All equaling 3 cups. Rich and delicious.
I just made these this morning, they are still warm. One row has been enjoyed so far. I used my leftover Heath Bar chips, dark chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, white chips and a little butterscotch chips. All equaling 3 cups. Rich and delicious.
I made these a bunch of times now and love them !!!!!but I changed the receipe a bit ,I double the graham cracker and butter so the base is bigger, and sprinkle the chocolate instead of measure it so it's not as rich, which in turn makes me and everyone else eat more lol! It's really easy to make and looks like u slaved on them. Thank you for the great receipe !!!
Just did these again a few minutes ago. I have done them at Christmas every year for the past ten years. I use peanut butter instead of butterscotch and sprinkle with chopped walnuts and pecans. My family goes crazy for them.
Made these 3 times over this past few days for Thanksgiving and the football game. Delish every time. I add Reeses chips and white chips along with the butterscotch and choc chips. Aside from the butter and sweetened condensed milk (only because it's already measured) I don't measure anything. I just make a nice layer of each, fill in the wholes 🙂 Perfect!
So excited – these are in my oven right now. I sub peanut butter for the butterscotch… just b/c I accidentally bought the wrong thing… also I decided to add in crushed up pretzels. What I like about this recipe is the change in when to add the s c milk… I usually pour it over all the ingredients at the end so I'm hoping the change helps the crust stick together better!! Yay!! Your pictures of it are awesome!
I made these for the first time just now. I used walnuts, coconut, semi sweet, milk chocolate, dark and Heath bar morsels. I didn’t have the butterscotch or peanut butter morsels handy. Topped with another layer of coconut sprinkled with dark chocolate chips.
These are for a church supper tomorrow. I hope they turn out good. They are cooling now.
I am going to make these today. I have dried cherries and blueberries so I may add some of each or one or the other. Guess I will see how that turns out. 🙂
Made um…used 1.5c of chocolate chips & 1c of scotchies .VERY rich! & VERY delish!
I just made these this morning, they are still warm. One row has been enjoyed so far. I used my leftover Heath Bar chips, dark chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, white chips and a little butterscotch chips. All equaling 3 cups. Rich and delicious.
I just made these this morning, they are still warm. One row has been enjoyed so far. I used my leftover Heath Bar chips, dark chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, white chips and a little butterscotch chips. All equaling 3 cups. Rich and delicious.
I made these a bunch of times now and love them !!!!!but I changed the receipe a bit ,I double the graham cracker and butter so the base is bigger, and sprinkle the chocolate instead of measure it so it's not as rich, which in turn makes me and everyone else eat more lol! It's really easy to make and looks like u slaved on them. Thank you for the great receipe !!!
Just did these again a few minutes ago. I have done them at Christmas every year for the past ten years. I use peanut butter instead of butterscotch and sprinkle with chopped walnuts and pecans. My family goes crazy for them.
Made these 3 times over this past few days for Thanksgiving and the football game. Delish every time. I add Reeses chips and white chips along with the butterscotch and choc chips. Aside from the butter and sweetened condensed milk (only because it's already measured) I don't measure anything. I just make a nice layer of each, fill in the wholes 🙂 Perfect!
So excited – these are in my oven right now. I sub peanut butter for the butterscotch… just b/c I accidentally bought the wrong thing… also I decided to add in crushed up pretzels. What I like about this recipe is the change in when to add the s c milk… I usually pour it over all the ingredients at the end so I'm hoping the change helps the crust stick together better!! Yay!! Your pictures of it are awesome!
I made these for the first time just now. I used walnuts, coconut, semi sweet, milk chocolate, dark and Heath bar morsels. I didn’t have the butterscotch or peanut butter morsels handy. Topped with another layer of coconut sprinkled with dark chocolate chips.
These are for a church supper tomorrow. I hope they turn out good. They are cooling now.