Coconut Bars
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy, Grains | Desserts | 6 | Servings | |
INGREDIENTS
| 1/2 | c | Butter or margarine |
| 1/2 | c | Brown sugar, packed |
| 1/2 | c | Milk |
| 1/2 | c | Nuts, chopped |
| 1 | c | Coconut, shredded |
| 1 | Graham crackers | |
| Icing recipe, below | ||
| 1 | c | Brown sugar, packed |
| 2 | T | Butter or margarine |
| 3 | T | Milk |
| 1/8 | t | Vanilla |
| Confectioners sugar |
INSTRUCTIONS
Prepare Bars: Crush enough of the graham crackers to make 1 cup and set aside. Boil the butter, brown sugar and milk together for 1 minute, remove from heat. Add the reserved cracker crumbs, nuts and coconut. Blending well. Line the bottom of a 9"x13" pan with whole graham crackers and pour the filling mixture over top. Cover with another layer of whole crackers, pressing down. When cool, frost with icing and cut into serving pieces. Prepare Icing: Mix together the brown sugar, butter, milk and vanilla, bring to a boil, but do not allow to boil. Immediately remove from heat and let cool slightly. Then stir in enough powdered sugar to make frosting consistency. Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by Paula <demoness@bellatlantic.net> on Aug 24, 1998
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 520
Calories From Fat: 259
Total Fat: 29.8g
Cholesterol: 5.1mg
Sodium: 218.6mg
Potassium: 211.8mg
Carbohydrates: 64.2g
Fiber: 2.1g
Sugar: 60.2g
Protein: 3g