Peanut Butter Nanaimo Bars

Name: Peanut Butter Nanaimo Bars
Prep time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 40 serving(s)
Ingredients: 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

Submitted by um-um-good

"I'm a big fan of peanut butter and a big fan of chocolate-when i found this recipe in a style at home magazine, i thought it would be great! let me know what you think. prep time includes chilling time."

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Ready In:: 4hrs
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 40

ingredients

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
FILLING
1 ¹⁄₄ cups smooth peanut butter
¹⁄₃ cup butter
3 cups icing sugar
¹⁄₃ cup milk
TOPPING
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
¹⁄₃ cup finely chopped peanuts

directions

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

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Very sweet and really good. I am also a big fan of chocolate/peanut butter and love bar cookies. I'll make these again.

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um-um-good

I'm a stay at home mommy of 2. I was raised in St. Jacobs, Ontario, Canada. My favorite cookbook comes from the public school I went to in St. Jacobs. I love it because the recipes are personal ones that are tried and true! I love to cook, bake, can, etc. I consider myself really fortunate to have been raised in an area where home baking and canning where the norm. I watched my mom and grandma preparing homemade jams and pickles every year and I caught the "bug". I really enjoy simple, delicious recipes! However, if a recipe is amazing I don't mind putting the extra time and expense into it.

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