Peanut butter nanaimo bars

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Easy

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Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

----------------------------BASE---------------------------------
3 oz Chocolate, semisweet; 3 sq
1/2 c Butter
2 tb Sugar
1 ts Vanilla
1 ea Egg
2 c Graham wafer crumbs
1 c Coconut
1/2 c Nuts; chopped

--------------------------FILLING-------------------------------
2 tb Custard powder; Bird's is
-the most common brand
1/4 c Milk
2 tb Butter; softened
1/2 c Peanut butter, smooth
2 c Sugar,icing; or confectioner
-sifted

---------------------------ICING--------------------------------
5 oz Chocolate, semisweet
-chopped
1 tb Butter

An interesting variation of the traditional Nanaimo Bar.

BASE: Melt chocolate and butter in microwave on high power 2 minutes.
Mix in sugar, vanilla and egg. Add crumbs, coconut and nuts. Press
into 9 inch square pan. Chill.

FILLING: Using elctric mixer, beat together all ingredients. Spread
over base; chill.

ICING: Melt chocolate with butter in saucepan on Medium power 3 to 4
minutes. spread over filling.

MAKES: 16 BARS SOURCE: "After School Treats" 2 pamphlet from Kraft
General Foods Canada Lnc. posted by Anne MacLellan