Chocolate Apricot & Orange Bars

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups plain sweet cookie crumbs
• 1 1/4 cups shredded coconut
• 1 cup finely chopped dried apricot
• 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 2 ounces butter
• 4 ounces chocolate, pieces
• 3 teaspoons butter
• 6 ounces chocolate, pieces

Recipe

• 1 place the cookie crumbs, coconut, apricots& orange rind in a large mixing bowl.
• 2 in a saucepan place the sweetened condensed milk& butter, bring to the boil then reduce heat to low; add the chocolate.
• 3 stir constantly until melted.
• 4 pour the condensed milk mixture into the cookie crumb mix& stir until thoroughly blended.
• 5 press the mixture into a lightly greased shallow rectangular tin.
• 6 refrigerate until firm.
• 7 to prepare the topping place the extra butter& chocolate together in saucepan.
• 8 stir over low heat until melted.
• 9 spread topping over cookie mixture.
• 10 cut into bars before the topping sets to firmly& refrigerate.