Easy Nanaimo Bars Recipe

Grease a 9x9-inch square pan. Melt 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan over low heat and stir in cocoa mix vanilla extract and egg. Whisk together until the mixture thickens about 1 minute (do not boil); remove from heat and stir in graham cracker crumbs 1 cup coconut and walnuts. Mix well and press into the bottom of the prepared pan. Chill the crust for about 1 hour.

Place the cream cheese into a mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy. Beat in the milk vanilla pudding mix and confectioners' sugar to make a spreadable creamy mixture. If mixture is too stiff to spread easily add more milk 1/2 teaspoon at a time. Spread the filling in an even layer over the crust and return to refrigerator. Chill until firm about 1 hour.

Melt milk chocolate and 1 tablespoon of butter in a saucepan over very low heat stirring constantly until the mixture is smooth and well combined. Spread the topping evenly over the vanilla layer and refrigerate about 1/2 hour until the topping is firm but not hard. Cut into bars then return to refrigerator to finish chilling at least 1/2 hour more. Serve cold.