Graham Cracker Bars

There was one way Mom would eat coconut, and this is it. I remember this as an Allred classic. I noticed Mom had me change the recipe in the Allred cookbook, but those must have been her own changes. This seems to be the original that's in the book.

1 c butter

1/2 c milk

1 c brown sugar

1 egg, slightly beaten

Cover bottom of cookie sheet w/ graham crackers. Melt butter, add sugar, milk, and egg. Cook, stirring constantly and let boil 5 minutes. Add 1 cup coconut, 1 cup nuts, and 1 cup crushed graham cracker crumbs. Spread over whole crackers. Put another layer of whole grahams on top.

First, this is the only time I've seen nuts in the recipe. I omitted. Second, it doesn't talk about frosting on top. I made a very thin frosting, using all the powdered sugar I had because it seems necessary according to my memory of the recipe. I remember these being completely soggy every time I had them, but we didn't wait that long to dig in. I liked it with the crackers still a little crispy. FYI, you need 2 boxes of graham crackers. I halved it and put it in a 9x13.

These were a big hit. I tried the gnocchi zucchini stuff for dinner (homemade gnocchi even), and it was a huge success. C and O both ate it, and C ate everything on her plate including the spinach salad. Then we all polished off plenty of these bars. Happy tummies tonight in this house.