Friday, December 21, 2012

Nanaimo Bars

1/2 C Butter
1/4 C sugar
1/3 C cocoa
1 t vanilla
1 egg
2 C graham wafer crumbs
1 C coconut
1/2 C chopped walnuts (optional)

FILLING:
1/4 C butter
2 T Vanilla instant pudding mix
3 T milk
2 C icing sugar

ICING:
3 squares semi sweet chocolate
1 T butter

Melt butter in saucepan. Blend in rest of ingredients. Press into 9x9 pan. Cream the butter for filling in mixer. Blend in rest of ingredients and whip. Spread over crumb base. Chill. Melt chocolate and butter. Spread over filling. Chill.

Apple Dream Salad

2 pkg lemon jello
1 dash salt
3 T sugar
2 red apples, chopped (leave skin on)
1 banana
1 can drained crushed pineapple
1 egg
4 T sugar
1 T flour
pineapple juice (reserved from crushed pineapple)
1 pkg dream whip

Make jello according to package direction, and add 3T of sugar & dash of salt (can omit these, its optional), make in a glass serving bowl. Chill until syrupy. Add apples, bananas, and pineapple. Return to fridge until set. Cook egg, flour, 4T sugar and pineapple juice on stovetop until thick. Prepare 1 pkg dream whip. Fold into cooled egg mixture. Spread over jello, once it's fully set/firm.