Napoleon Cremes - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup butter, divided
    1/4 cup sugar
    1/4 cup cocoa
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    1 egg, slightly beaten
    2 cups graham cracker crumbs
    1 cup flaked coconut
    3 tablespoons milk
    1 (3 3/4 ounce) vanilla instant pudding mix
    2 cups confectioners' sugar
    1 (6 ounce) package chocolate chips
    2 tablespoons butter
    1 tablespoon paraffin wax (optional)
Preparation
    Butter a 9-inch square pan.
    In top of a double boiler: combine 1/2 c butter, sugar, cocoa, vanilla. Cook over simmering water until the butter is melted. Stir in the slightly beaten egg.
    Continue cooking, stirring, until the mixture is thick (about 3 minutes). Blend in crumbs and coconut.
    Press the mixture in the prepared pan.
    In a bowl, cream 1/2 cup of butter. Stir in milk, pudding mix, and confectioners sugar. Beat until light and fluffy.
    Spread mixture evenly over the crust mixture in the pan.
    Chill until firm.
    In a double boiler, melt chocolate, 2 tbsp butter and paraffin. Cool, spread over pudding layer. Chill.
    Cut into 2 x 3/4 inch bars.

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