Nanaimo Bars

• BASE
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1/3 up sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1.5 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups graham cracker wafer crumbs
• 1 1/2 cups coconut
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
• FILLING
• 6 tbsps butter (or margarine or shortening)
• 3 1/2 ounce package of vanilla instant pudding powder (102 grams)
• 3 cups sifted icing sugar
• 1/3 cups milk
• 1 tsp mint flavouring and green food colouring (optional for mint bars)
• TOPPING
• 3 tbsps milk
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (175 gram package)

1. BASE
2. place butter, sugar, cocoa, vanilla, & eggs in large bowl, stir until well blended
3. In another bowl, combine dry ingredients, then add this to the other mixture.
4. Mix until well blended.
5. Press firmly into 9x13x2" pan
6. FILLING
7. Cream butter in medium sized bowl
8. Mix pudding powder & icing sugar together, then add to butter, along with milk
9. Beat until it resembles cake icing
10. *** Add flavouring and food colour at this point if desired***
11. Spread filling evenly over base and chill pan for 15 minutes, until firm
12. TOPPING
13. Heat milk in double boiler
14. add chocolate chips, stir constantly until smooth
15. *** Microwave option***
16. combine milk and choc. chips and put in microwave for 20 seconds, then stir, repeat until it is smooth
17. Spread melted chocolate quickly and evenly over contents of chilled pan.
18. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, then cut into bars before serving
19. yields about 30 bars

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/nanaimo-bars-53005051 (may not work)