Napoleon Cremes

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, divided
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 (3 3/4 ounce) vanilla instant pudding mix
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 (6 ounce) package chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon paraffin wax (optional)

Recipe

• 1 butter a 9-inch square pan.
• 2 in top of a double boiler: combine 1/2 c butter, sugar, cocoa, vanilla. cook over simmering water until the butter is melted. stir in the slightly beaten egg.
• 3 continue cooking, stirring, until the mixture is thick (about 3 minutes). blend in crumbs and coconut.
• 4 press the mixture in the prepared pan.
• 5 in a bowl, cream 1/2 cup of butter. stir in milk, pudding mix, and confectioners sugar. beat until light and fluffy.
• 6 spread mixture evenly over the crust mixture in the pan.
• 7 chill until firm.
• 8 in a double boiler, melt chocolate, 2 tbsp butter and paraffin. cool, spread over pudding layer. chill.
• 9 cut into 2 x 3/4 inch bars.