In my quest to get out of the computer screen for a while and try something new I took up cooking a childhood favorite today.
My mother called them “Yum Yums!” although I’m not sure if there is a more official name for them, Nonetheless here is a step by step guild to making this simple yet delicious treat.
CAUTION to diabetics you might die.
Ingredients you’ll Need.
- Bag of Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- Bag of Sweetened Coconut flakes
- 1 Package of Gram Crackers
- 1 Stick of butter
- 1 Can of sweetened and condensed milk.
- Preheated Oven (325 degrees)
First start off by crushing up the package of Gram Crackers by using the bottom of a small cup (shown Below)
Second melt 1-stick of butter in a measuring cup (about 45 seconds in the microwave and stir around)
Then pour the melted butter into the smashed Gram Crackers and stir around with a wooden spoon.
Lastly pour the crust mix into a 8″ X 8″ Glass cooking dish (pictured below)
Lightly compress the crust evenly across the pan with your hand (your hand will get butter all over it)
You are now ready to start your layers of Coconut and Chocolate Chips, I started with Chocolate Chips first then followed by a layer of Coconut, then Chocolate Chips, Coconut and so on. (pictured below)
Lastly you open the can of Sweetened and Condensed milk and spread it evenly across the entire dish (Don’t worry if it does not soak in right away, it will while baking)
There you go! That’s about it – Now put it in the oven (325 degrees) and let it bake for 15-20 mintues or until the top layer of Coconut starts to turn brown then take out of the oven, let cool for 15-20 min then put in the refrigerator until it hardens up.
I usually cut it into small square cubes, Don’t try to eat too much at once, it is a lot of sugar!
The Final Product:
Hope you Enjoy it!, Its one of my favorites.
