Chocolate Peppermint Squares

Crumb Base

• 1 cup Crushed cornflakes or nice biscuits
• ½ cup Coconut
• ⅓ cup Brown sugar, lightly packed
• 125g Butter, refrigerate 1 hour

Peppermint filling

• 250g pkt Cream cheese
• ⅓ cup Castor sugar
• 125g can Reduced cream
• 2 - 3 drops Peppermint essence

Chocolate Topping

• 85g Pack chocolate chip bits

Base

• Mix crushed ingredients together, add butter and press mixture into pan. Refrigerate.

Filling

• Beat softened cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add sugar, beat well. Blend in reduced cream & peppermint essence. Spread over crumb base. Refrigerate until firm. Spread chocolate topping over filling. Refrigerate until set, cut into squares.

Chocolate Topping

• Melt chocolate bits over hot water. Add 2 tabs hot water & 1-2 drops peppermint essence, beat until smooth

Can be frozen.

—Maria Zamperoni