Peanut butter nanaimo bars

Yield: 16 Servings MM

Ingredients:

3 oz Chocolate semisweet; 3 sq
1/2 c Butter
2 tb Sugar
1 ts Vanilla
1 ea Egg
2 c Graham wafer crumbs
1 c Coconut
1/2 c Nuts; chopped MMMMM--------------------------FILLING-------------------------------
2 tb Custard powder; Bird's is -the most common brand
1/4 c Milk
2 tb Butter; softened
1/2 c Peanut butter smooth
2 c Sugar icing; or confectioner -sifted MMMMM---------------------------ICING--------------------------------
5 oz Chocolate semisweet -chopped
1 tb Butter

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