# Magic Squares

> Magic Squares (ready in 35 minutes + cooling, makes 8 servings), laid out as Shop It, Mise It and Make It: shop once, prep everything, then cook.

Published: 2026-03-18
Posted by Suzanne Lejeune

- **Yield:** 8 servings
- **Total time:** 35 minutes + cooling
- **Cuisine:** American
- **Course:** Dessert

Magic Squares

## Shop It

### Dairy

- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter

### Pantry

- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 1/3 cups sweetened flake coconut
- 1 cup chopped walnuts

## Mise It

### Baking dish (13 x 9 baking dish)

- Measure 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter into the baking dish.

### Small bowl (crust)

- Measure 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs into a small bowl.

### Can (milk)

- Open 1 can sweetened condensed milk.

### Small bowl (chocolate layer)

- Measure 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips into a small bowl.

### Small bowl (coconut layer)

- Measure 1 1/3 cups sweetened flake coconut into a small bowl.

### Bowl or scoop (nut layer)

- Measure 1 cup chopped walnuts.

## Make It

1. Preheat the oven to **350°F**.
2. Place the **13 x 9 baking dish with the butter** in the oven and heat until the butter is fully melted. Remove the dish from the oven.
3. Sprinkle the **graham cracker crumbs** evenly over the melted butter.
4. Combine the butter and crumbs with a **fork** until all crumbs are coated.
5. Spread and press the coated crumbs evenly across the pan with your fingers to form a smooth crust.
6. Pour the **sweetened condensed milk** evenly over the crust.
7. Distribute the **semi-sweet chocolate chips** evenly over the pan.
8. Distribute the **sweetened flake coconut** evenly over the pan.
9. Distribute the **chopped walnuts** evenly over the pan.
10. Press down firmly with a **fork** across the entire pan to secure the topping layers.
11. Bake until lightly browned, about **25 minutes**.
12. Cool completely. Refrigerate for best texture, then cut into squares and **SERVE!**

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