Chocolate Peppermint Squares
Ingredients
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
Procedure
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
