Chocolate Oh Henry Squares

Submitted by Redsie

"Very fast (top-of-the-stove) and scrumptious! You can freeze this (if you manage to not eat it all!) without the icing. I have been making this for years with great reviews!!"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 36

ingredients

• 20 whole graham crackers (or enough to make bottom layer and top layer)
• 3⁄4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
• 2⁄3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup low-fat milk
• 1⁄3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 1⁄4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

• Icing

• 1 1⁄4 cups icing sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 1⁄4 cup cocoa
• 5 teaspoons hot coffee

directions

1. Line a 9x9 inch pan with whole crackers, trimming to fit. Set aside.
2. Put butter, sugar and milk in saucepan. Bring to boil. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips. When chips have melted, add the crumbs and nuts. Stir to mix. Pour over crackers in pan.
3. Cover with whole graham crackers trimming to fit. Cool before frosting.
4. Icing: beat ingredients together in small bowl, adjusting liquid as needed. Spread over squares. Cover and allow to stand a few hours before cutting so the crackers will soften. Cut into 36 squares.

Reviews

[kdgheff]

Great recipe and although it may also be in the Company's Coming cookbook, my family has made these since the 1970's so where they originated is unknown.

 

[Sharla H.]

this is a great recipe that is out of the COMPANY'S COMING COOKBOOK : 150 DELICIOUS SQUARES. copyright 1985, 28th printing Dec 1993. I didn't see where they were given credit.

 

[Susiecat too]

This is super easy, and is a good recipe to make with a child who wants to help, in my case an eager 7 yr old. :-) I made 1 1/2 times the recipe to fit into a 9 x 13 inch pan. Very yummy. My husband ate about 1/4 of the pan just today. I think next time I make them I will also add raisins to the mixture. Thanks, Redsie!

 

[MA HIKER]

Delicious - I made these with graham crackers. They are also very attractive. And easy. They are rich! Not sure why they are called oh henry squares - I like these better than the candy bars!

 

[French Tart]

I had to make these with French biscuits (cookies) and they were probably not as thin as Graham Crackers!! However, although my culinary effort did not look terribly elegant, these Chocolate squares WERE delicious! And, they were easy to make, as most of the work is on the the stove top! I also made them with high quality chocolate bars - not being able to get chocolate chips - 74% chocolate! A wonderful recipe - thanks for posting it Redsie! (No 'photos this time, sorry - next time when I have thinner biscuits/cookies!)