Georgia Street Squares

Submitted by SouthernBell2627

"This recipe is from "Ambrosia". This cookbook is from Vicksburg, MS. Excellent dessert dish for social gatherings!"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 8-10 bars

ingredients

• 1 cup butter, divided
• 2 tablespoons butter, divided
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 3 teaspoons cocoa
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 3 cups graham crackers, crushed
• 1 cup flaked coconut or 1 cup chopped pecans
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons vanilla flavor instant pudding and pie filling mix
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 2 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate squares

directions

1. Heat 1/2 cup butter, sugar, cocoa, and egg over low heat until butter melts.
2. Cool slightly.
3. Place graham cracker crumbs and coconut or pecans in the bowl of food processor.
4. Process while pouring butter mixture through top of processor.
5. Process until thoroughly combined.
6. Pat firmly in a 9x13x2-inch baking dish.
7. Cream 1/2 cup butter, powdered sugar, and pudding. Add milk. Beat until smooth.
8. Spread over graham cracker layer.
9. Refrigerate while preparing the third layer.
10. Melt chocolate and 2 tablespoons butter.
11. Spread over pudding layer.
12. Refrigerate dessert until ready to serve.
13. Cut into squares.

Reviews

[nranger7]

Good, but a bit too sweet - and generally I don't complain about that! I think I might like it more with nuts rather than coconut. I don't have a food processor so I crushed the crackers by hand and mixed it all together in the baking dish. That seemed to work out all right. I also used semi-sweet chocolate. Not only did I not have unsweetened on hand, but I also thought that unsweetened would be too bitter. The chocolate is my favorite part and definitely not what's making it seem to sweet...