Canadian Maple Bars – We Love God!

Think about people who find themselves in religious ruts. They discover a number of things about themselves. They will find that they are getting older but not getting any holier. Time is their enemy, not their friend. The time they trusted and looked to is betraying them, for they often said to themselves, "The passing of time will help me. I know some good old saints, so as I get older I'll get holier and better. Time will help me, purify me and revive me." They said that the year before last, but they were not helped any last year. Time betrayed them. They were not any better last year than they had been the year before.

A.W. Tozer

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy	Canadian		48	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/4	c	Graham-cracker crumbs
1 1/4	c	Pecans, finely ground
1 1/4	c	Sweetened coconut, Shredded
1 1/4	c	Semisweet chocolate pieces
6	T	3/4 stick unsalted butter
		at room temperature
3	c	Confectioners sugar
1/2	c	1 stick unsalted butter
		at room temperature
1/3	c	Maple syrup
8		Squares, 1 ounce each
		semisweet chocolate
		chopped
1	c	Heavy cream
2	oz	White chocolate, chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

Makes 4 dozen for $11.12. Prep: 20 minutes. refrigerate: 5 1/2 hours.
Graham Layer: Combine crumbs, pecans, coconut, chocolate and butter in
bowl. Press evenly over bottom of 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish.
Refrigerate 30    minutes. Maple-Cream Layer: Beat confectioners
sugar, butter and maple syrup in bowl until smooth and creamy. Spread
evenly over graham layer. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
Topping: Melt semisweet chocolate in cream in saucepan over low heat.
Cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes. Pour evenly over maple
layer. Refrigerate until firm, for about 3 hours. Melt white  chocolate
in small saucepan over low heat. Cool slightly. Pour into  paper cone;
drizzle over Chocolate Topping. Refrigerate until set,  about 10
minutes. Cut into 24 two-inch squares; cut each square in  half for 48
bars. Freeze or refrigerate.  Recipe by: Family Circle Magazine  Posted
to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1003 by "M. Hicks"  <nitro_ii@email.msn.com> on
Jan 11, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 115 Calories From Fat: 84 Total Fat: 9.8g Cholesterol: 15.7mg Sodium: 23.6mg Potassium: 41.8mg Carbohydrates: 7.5g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 2.3g Protein: <1g

I contend that many Christians want to speak to others about the Lord but do not for fear that the observable, daily sin in their lives is too contradictory for them to witness….If God does not use sinners as His witnesses, there will be no human witnesses, since there are no perfect people…This does not change the fact that the more Christlike our lives, the more convincing our words about Christ. We need to do what we can to eliminate any sin that makes our words look inconsistent. But while attempting to do that we must be convinced that we cannot delay our witnessing until we reach sinless perfection. Otherwise, we would never share the gospel! Part of the beauty of our message is that God saves sinners, sinners like us.

Donald S. Whitney