Nanaimo Bars
Servings: 36
Calories: 144kcal
Delicious layers of chocolate coconut crumb, vanilla custard filling and chocolate coating.
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Ingredients
Base Layer
- ½ cup butter
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 5 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 ¾ cups graham wafer crumbs
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 egg beaten
- ½ cup finely chopped walnuts or almonds optional
Custard Layer
- ½ cup soft butter
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons vanilla custard powder I like Bird's Brand
- 2 cups icing sugar confectioners' sugar
Top Chocolate Layer
- 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons butter
Instructions
Base Layer
- Melt the butter, sugar and cocoa in heavy saucepan (medium-low heat).
- Add egg and stir to cook and thicken.
- Remove from heat, stir in graham crumbs and coconut (also nuts if you want to add them).
- Press firmly into 9x9 inch pan.
Custard Layer
- Using a mixer, beat the butter until fluffy.
- Add milk, custard powder and icing sugar.
- Beat until and fluffy and the color turns a pale yellow.
- Spread evenly over the bottom layer.
Top Chocolate Layer
- Melt chocolate chips and butter over low heat.
- Cool, but only to point that the chocolate is still runny, yet cool enough that it does't melt the custard layer.
- Spread evenly on top of custard layer.
- Refrigerate until set.
- Cut with sharp knife into squares.
Notes
*before cutting if chocolate hardens too much, leave sit at room temperature for a while to prevent chocolate from cracking apart.
Nutrition
Calories: 144kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 78mg | Potassium: 61mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 189IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg