Coconut Cherry Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (12 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
6 oz milk chocolate, chopped coarsely
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup cocoa powder
3.5 oz red glace cherries, chopped finely
1 1/3 cups toasted coconut

Preparation

Grease an 8x12 inch rimmed baking pan and line base and long sides with parchment paper, leaving 2 inches of paper hanging over edges.
Combine condensed milk and chocolate in a medium saucepan. Sift in powdered sugar and cocoa powder. Stir over low heat until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in cherries and 1 cup coconut. Transfer to prepared pan and press firmly into base. Sprinkle top with remaining coconut. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 3 hours or overnight.
Cut into bars to serve.