Choco-mint Nanaimo Squares

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup icing sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups graham wafer crumbs
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts or 3/4 cup pecans
• 1/3 cup butter, softened (do not substitute margarine)
• 1 (99 g) box instant vanilla pudding
• 3 cups sifted icing sugar
• 1/3 cup milk
• green food coloring
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 cup mint chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 for base: stir 3/4 c.
• 2 butter, icing sugar, cocoa, vanilla, and eggs until well blended.
• 3 add graham wafer crumbs, coconut, and nuts; mix well.
• 4 press firmly into 13x9 inch pan.
• 5 cream 1/3 c.
• 6 butter in medium bowl.
• 7 mix in pudding powder.
• 8 keep beating.
• 9 alternately beat in icing sugar and milk until smooth and creamy.
• 10 beat in food coloring until a mint green colour.
• 11 spread filling over base.
• 12 chill 15 minutes.
• 13 melt mint chocolate chips and milk over low heat.
• 14 spread quickly over chilled filling.
• 15 chill 2 hours before serving.
• 16 cut into bars.
• 17 store in covered container in fridge.