Peanut Butter Nanaimo Bars

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 3/4 cup melted butter
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 3/4 cup shredded sweetened coconut
• 3/4 cup chopped roasted peanuts
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/4 cups smooth peanut butter
• 1/3 cup butter
• 3 cups icing sugar
• 1/3 cup milk
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup finely chopped peanuts

Recipe

• 1 whisk together butter, sugar and eggs.
• 2 add crumbs, coconut, peanuts and cocoa powder-mix thoroughly.
• 3 press into greased 9x13 pan.
• 4 bake 350 until firm (12 to 15 minutes).
• 5 let cool.
• 6 filling:.
• 7 over medium heat, melt peanut butter and butter til smooth.
• 8 take off heat and add sugar 1 cup at a time.
• 9 add milk, stir until smooth.
• 10 spread onto cooled base and chill until firm,about 1 hour.
• 11 topping:.
• 12 melt the choclate and butter in a bowl over a sauecpan of hot water.
• 13 spread ontop of filling.
• 14 sprinkle with nuts.
• 15 refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.