The Pink Slice

Name: The Pink Slice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 c butter or margarine; 1 pkg butterscotch chips; 1 c finely grated coconut; 1 c peanut butter; 1 pkg multi-colored marshmallows; 2 c powdered sugar; 1 tsp butter or margarine; 3 red food coloring drops; milk, enough to make good consistency of icing

By Myra Wynne
@MJWin

A family "staple" at every gathering. My mother's famous (or infamous?) marshmallow peanut butter squares. None of us ever knew the true recipe name, hence the generic "pink slice". Forty-five years of family get-togethers and still going strong!

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Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

15 Min

Method:

Stove Top

Ingredients

1/2 c

butter or margarine
1 pkg

butterscotch chips
1 c

finely grated coconut
1 c

peanut butter
1 pkg

multi-colored marshmallows
2 c

powdered sugar
1 tsp

butter or margarine
3

red food coloring drops
·

milk, enough to make good consistency of icing
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How to Make The Pink Slice

Step-by-Step

Melt and cool the 1/2 cup of butter and package of butterscotch chips.
Add coconut, peanut butter and marshmallows. Mix well.
Press into greased 9x9 pan.
Mix powdered sugar and remaining butter. Add milk by teaspoons until desired consistency. Add red coloring to make a nice shade of pink. Spread over squares and chill. Freezes well.

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