Recipe: Seven Layer Bars (Magic Cookie Bars, baked in a crock pot)

SEVEN LAYER BARS

2 Tbsp. light, soft tub margarine, melted
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup chocolate chips
2 Tbsp. butterscotch chips
1/4 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup fat-free sweetened condensed milk

(Ideal slow cooker size: 4-5-quart)

Layer ingredients in a bread or cake pan that fits in your slow cooker, in the order listed. Do not stir.

Cover crock pot and cook on HIGH 2 to 3 hours, or until firm.

Remove pan and uncover. Let stand 5 minutes. Unmold carefully on plate and cool.

Makes 18 servings

Exchange List Values: Carbohydrate 0.5, Fat 1.0

Basic Nutritional Values: Calories 87 (Calories from Fat 42), Total Fat 5 gm (Saturated Fat 1.4 gm, Polyunsat Fat 0.9 gm, Monounsat Fat 2.3 gm, Cholesterol 0 mg), Sodium 37 mg, Total Carbohydrate 11 gm, Dietary Fiber 1 gm, Sugars 9 gm, Protein 1 gm

Makes 6 servings

Exchange List Values: Meat, very lean 4.0, Fat 1.5

Basic Nutritional Values: Calories 210 (calories from Fat 71), Total Fat 8 gm (Saturated Fat 1.2 gm, Polyunsat Fat 2.1 gm, Monounsat Fat 3.8 gm, Cholesterol 84 mg), Sodium 283 mg, Total Carbohydrate 1 gm, Dietary Fiber 0 gm, Sugars 1 gm, Protein 32 gm

Mary W. Stauffer, Ephrata, PA
Source: Fix-It and Forget-It Diabetic Cookbook by Phyllis Pellman Good with American Diabetes Association