Peanut Butter Nanaimo Bars

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups graham wafer crumbs
• 1 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (i use peanuts)
• 2 tablespoons custard powder
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
• 2 cups icing sugar, sifted
• 5 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 for the base:.
• 2 melt chocolate and butter in microwave on high for 2 minutes.
• 3 mix in sugar, vanilla and egg.
• 4 add graham crumbs, coconut and nuts.
• 5 press into 9 inch square pan (i line it with parchment paper).
• 6 chill.
• 7 for the filling:.
• 8 using and electric mixer, beat together all filling ingredients.
• 9 spread over base.
• 10 chill.
• 11 for the icing:.
• 12 melt chocolate with butter in saucepan on medium heat, 3 to 4 minutes, stirring until smooth.
• 13 spread over filling.
• 14 chill for about 10 minutes.
• 15 score into bars to make cutting easier.
• 16 chill until set (a few hours or overnight).
• 17 cut into bars.