Peanut Butter Nanaimo Bars

Ingredients

8 oz chocolate
3 sq
1/2 c butter
2 tb sugar
1 ts vanilla
1 egg
2 c graham wafer crumbs
1 c coconut
1/2 c nuts
2 custard powder
1/4 c milk
3 tb butter
1/2 c peanut butter
2 c sugar

Instructions

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