Fruitcake Squares

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine
• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 2 cups cut up mixed candied fruit
• 1 cup dates
• 1 cup nuts, coarsely chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup all-purpose flour (for dusting dates)

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in 15 1/2 x 10 11/2 x 1-inch jelly roll pan.
• 2 sprinkle on crumbs (tap sides of the pan to distribute evenly).
• 3 sprinkle on coconut .
• 4 distribute candied fruit as evenly as possible over coconut.
• 5 cut dates into a small amount of flour so they won't stick together (or use prechopped dates). distribute dates over candied fruit.
• 6 sprinkle on nuts.
• 7 press mixture lightly with hands to level it in pan.
• 8 pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over top.
• 9 bake in moderate oven at 350f for 25-30 minutes.
• 10 cool completely before cutting, remove from pan.