5 Star Bars

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My sister sent me this recipe raving about how good these squares were. They taste exactly like a chocolate bar we used to buy as kids called a 5 Star Bar. Hope you like them as much as we do.

by Nova Scotia Cook·published 2004-05-25

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Dessert

Servings

25 squares

Total time

31 min

prep 20 min

Calories / serving

273 kcal

Ingredients (7)

serves

1/4 cup margarine, meltedmargarine
2 cups graham cracker crumbsgraham-cracker-crumbs
2 cups unsweetened coconut or 2 cups sweetened coconutcoconut
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milksweetened-condensed-milk
1 teaspoon vanillavanilla
4 aero chocolate candy bars
1/4 cup cooking oil (I use Crisco)

Instructions (7 steps)

01Mix the margarine, cracker crumbs, coconut, condensed milk and vanilla together; press into an ungreased 9 x 9 pan.
02Bake in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven for 10 minutes.
03For the icing, in a microwave proof bowl break up bars into smaller chunks, add to oil.
04Microwave for 1 minute or longer until the chocolate melts.
05Stir and carefully spread over squares.

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