Description:

A good dessert to take to covered dish suppers

Source:

Alice

Serves/Makes:12 or more

Ingredients

• 1 cup (225 ml) walnuts (divided into two parts)
• 1-1/4 cups (300 ml) flour
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) brown sugar
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) butter
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) flaked coconut
• 2 8 oz (224 grm). packages cream cheese
• 2 tsp (10 ml) vanilla
• 2/3 cup (150 ml) granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 can fruit pie filling
• cool whip or ice cream

Preparation

• Chop half of the walnuts very fine.
• Blend flour and brown sugar.
• Cut in butter.
• Add the 1/2 cup (125 ml) finely chopped nuts and coconut.
• Reserve 1/2 cup (125 ml) crumbs for topping.
• Pat into a 9 x 13 inch greased pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees (175 C.) for 15 minutes.
• Mix sugar, cream cheese, vanilla and egg; cream well.
• Pour over crust and bake for 10 minutes more.
• Remove frome oven and pour pie filling on top and sprinkle with reserved crumbs and remaining nuts.
• Bake 15 more minutes.
• Cool in pan on cooling rack.
• Refrigerate several hours.
• Cut into bars to serve.
• Serve with cool whip or ice cream.

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