Peanut butter nanaimo bars
15 squares
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Butter |
| ¼ | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | each | Egg |
| ½ | cup | Peanut butter |
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter |
| 4 | eaches | Squares semi sweet chocolate |
| 1½ | cup | Graham wafer crumbs |
| ¼ | cup | Coconut |
| ½ | cup | Unsalted peanuts |
| 2 | cups | Icing sugar |
| ¼ | cup | Milk |
| 1 | tablespoon | Butter |
Directions
BASE
MIDDLE LAYER
TOP LAYER
Base: In a saucepan mix together butter, sugar, and beaten egg.
Cook over low heat for 5 minutes stirring constantly until smooth and slightly thickened. In a large bowl mix together graham wafer crumbs, coconut and chopped peanuts. Add the butter egg mixture and mix well. Press evenly into an 8 inch square pan and chill for 15 minutes. Middle Layer: Beat together peanut butter, butter, icing sugar, and milk until smooth. Spread over the base. Chill for 30 minutes or until firm. Top Layer: Melt chocolate and butter together over hot water or in microwave on medium for 2 to 3 minutes. Spread over middle layer. Chill until firm and then cut into squares. From Empress Food Flair Recipe Pamphlet by Lucerne foods. * CROSSPOSTED Submitted By INTER_COOK On 09-04-95