Midnight Mint Bars
Ingredients
Instructions
- In a heavy saucepan, heat the butter, cocoa and sugar over low heat until sugar is dissolved, stirring often.
- Remove from the heat.
- Stir in a small amount of hot mixture into egg; return all to pan.
- Cook and stir until mixture coats a metal spoon and reaches 160.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in cracker crumbs, coconut and walnuts.
- Press into a buttered 9 inch square pan; set aside.
- For filling, in a small mixing bowl, beat butter, confectioners sugar, milk and extract until smooth.
- Tint with food coloring if desired.
- Spread evenly over bottom layer; set aside.
- For topping, in a heavy saucepan, melt chocolate chips and butter over low heat until blended and smooth, stirring often.
- Remove from heat.
- Cool to room temperature, about 10 minutes.
- Spread over filling.
- Cover and refrigerate until set, about 1 hour.
- Cut into bars.
- Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1014
kcal
51% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).