Neapolitan Squares
- 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups medium grind coconut
- 11 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 2 cups icing sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine
- 3 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
- Bottom Layer: Preheat oven to 350u0b0F.
- Combine first four ingredients.
- Press into a greased 9"X9" pan with greased sides.
- Bake for 10 minute.
- Second layer: Combine coconut and condensed milk.
- Spread over bottom layer.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until a slight tinge of light brown begins to show on edges.
- Cool before frosting.
- Icing: Beat icing sugar, remaining butter and cherry juice together.
- You may need more juice to make it soft enough to spread.
- Spread over cooled bars.
- Cover tightly and store at least one day to soften.
- Can be use the same day as baked but will be more difficult to cut.
- Yield is 36 bars.
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- If you do not have cherry juice, use water with a bit of red food colouring with 1/4 tsp cherry or almond flavouring.
graham cracker crumbs, butter, brown sugar, flour, medium grind coconut, condensed milk, icing sugar, butter, maraschino cherry juice
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/neapolitan-squares-79261 (may not work)