Easter Recipes > Easter Mint Squares
6 tablespoons desiccated coconut
4 tablespoons soft brown sugar
6 tablespoons melted butter
for the filling:
1 3/4 cups icing/confectioners sugar
2 tablespoons melted butter
3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon peppermint essence
for the topping:
1 bar best quality cooking chocolate
(see measure conversions for more information)
- Mix in the melted butter.
- Press the mixture into a well greased 10 1/2 inch x 7 inch x 1 1/2 inch tin.
- Bake in a moderate oven for 20 minutes.
- Mix the filling ingredients together.
- Spread this over the hot coconut base in the tin and leave to cool.
- Melt the chocolate in a bowl over simmering water.
- Spread the chocolate over the pepper-mint filling.
- When set, cut into 24 squares.
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How to make Easter mint squares:
Something different to try for Easter.
Ingredients
6 heaped tablespoons self raising flour6 tablespoons desiccated coconut
4 tablespoons soft brown sugar
6 tablespoons melted butter
for the filling:
1 3/4 cups icing/confectioners sugar
2 tablespoons melted butter
3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon peppermint essence
for the topping:
1 bar best quality cooking chocolate
(see measure conversions for more information)
Method
- Mix the flour, coconut and sugar together.- Mix in the melted butter.
- Press the mixture into a well greased 10 1/2 inch x 7 inch x 1 1/2 inch tin.
- Bake in a moderate oven for 20 minutes.
- Mix the filling ingredients together.
- Spread this over the hot coconut base in the tin and leave to cool.
- Melt the chocolate in a bowl over simmering water.
- Spread the chocolate over the pepper-mint filling.
- When set, cut into 24 squares.
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Here are some of the topics being discussed at the moment:
- Easter Recipes Home Page
- Buy Cookery Books in The Green Chronicle's Book Store.
- See other Food & Drink Websites in The Green Chronicle's Directory.
- Visit The Green Chronicle Shop
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