Nanaimo Bar

Name: Nanaimo Bar
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 5 tbsp cocoa; 1 egg (beaten); 1 1/4 cup Graham cracker crumbs; 1/2 cup chopped almonds; 1 cup coconut (shredded); 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 2 2/3 tbsp cream; 2 tbsp vanilla custard podwer; 2 cup icing sugar; 4 oz semi-sweet chocolate; 2 tbsp unsalted butter

Twisstybread @cook_3006001

Being a Nanaimo-ite, I felt the world needed this classic and delicious dessert bar named for my hometown. There are many variations on this dessert but this is the basic, good old-fashioned recipe I know.

Twisstybread @cook_3006001

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Ingredients

1 hour 30 mins

1 serving

Bottom Layer
1/2 cupunsalted butter
1/4 cupgranulated sugar
5 tbspcocoa
1egg (beaten)
1 1/4 cupGraham cracker crumbs
1/2 cupchopped almonds
1 cupcoconut (shredded)
Middle Layer
1/2 cupunsalted butter
2 2/3 tbspcream
2 tbspvanilla custard podwer
2 cupicing sugar
Top Layer
4 ozsemi-sweet chocolate
2 tbspunsalted butter

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Steps

1 hour 30 mins

1

Melt the butter, sugar, and cocoa together in the top of a double boiler.
2

Once melted, add the egg(s) and stir to cook and thicken. Once thickened, remove from heat.
3

Stir in crumbs, coconut, and nuts, mix well.
4

Press mixture firmly into an ungreased 8" x 8" pan.
5

In a new bowl, cream together the butter, cream, custard powder, and icing sugar together well.
6

Beat mixture until it is a light consistency, then spread overtop of the bottom layer.
7

Chill with second layer for 1 hour or until custard is solid.
8

Melt chocolate and butter over low heat. Once the chocolate is liquefied, remove from heat.
9

Once cool, but still liquid, pour over second layer and chill the whole pan in refrigerator.
10

Once solid, cut into squares, serve and enjoy!