Nanaimo Bars
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
1/2 cup butter of margarine, softened
1/4 cup sugar
5 tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about one packet plus 4 additional graham crackers)
1 cup coconut
1/2 cup nuts, choppedRecipe
Place butter, sugar, cocoa, vanilla and egg in top of double boiler. Stir well until mixture resembles custard, about 3 minutes.
Add cracker crumbs, coconut and nuts, blending well.
Pack firmly in a 9-inch pan.
Icing
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter, divided
3 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons vanilla pudding mix
2 cups powdered sugar
4 squares semisweet chocolate
Cream 1/4 cup butter and milk with vanilla pudding mix; blend in powdered sugar. Spread over chocolate mixture in pan. Let stand about 15 minutes to firm.
Melt chocolate with 1 tablespoon butter; spread over custard icing.
When set, cut into 12 bars.
Makes 1 dozen.
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