Peanut Butter Nanaimo Bar Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter. Remove from the heat; blend in sugar, cocoa, vanilla, egg, crumbs and coconut. Also add nuts if desired. Press into a 9-in. square pan. In a small bowl, cream 1/4 cup butter, pudding mix, milk and sugar. Spread over crumb layer; chill. Melt chocolate and 1 tablespoon butter; spread over pudding layer. Chill before cutting into bars.

Steps:

• 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.

Steps:

• In a saucepan mix together butter, sugar and the beaten egg. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until smooth and slightly thickened.
• In a large bowl mix together the graham wafer crumbs, coconut and finely chopped peanuts. Add the butter egg mixture and mix well. Press evenly into an foil or parchment lined 8-inch square pan and chill for 15 minutes.
• Beat together peanut butter, butter, icing sugar, and milk until smooth. (I like to do a taste test and sometimes add a bit more peanut butter). Spread over the base. Chill for 30 minutes or until firm.
• Melt chocolate and butter together in a double-boiler over hot water or in the microwave. Spread over middle layer. Chill until firm and then cut into squares.