Nanaimo Bars
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Canadian
 
Sinful.
Ingredients
  • Bottom Layer
  • ½ cup (1 stick) butter
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 5 tbsp. cocoa (I used 2 T. special dark and 3 T. regular)
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 ¼ cups graham cracker crumbs
  • ½ c. finely chopped nuts (I used pecans)
  • 1 cup coconut (I chopped this)
  • Melt first 3 ingredients in a medium saucepan on low heat. Add egg and stir to cook and thicken. Remove from heat. Stir in crumbs, coconut, and nuts. Press firmly into an ungreased 8" x 8" pan. Don't try to pack it tight, the butter will start to separate out. Just FIRM. CHILL WELL or you could have a problem with the butter layer trying to melt.
  • Second Layer
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 2 Tbsp. and 2 Tsp. cream
  • 2 Tbsp. vanilla custard powder (or plain corn starch)
  • 2 cups icing sugar
  • 1 teaspoon good vanilla
  • Cream together the butter, cream, custard powder/corn starch, and icing sugar until smooth and fluffy. Spread over bottom layer.
  • Third Layer
  • 4 ounces good chocolate, I used 3 ounces milk chocolate and 1 ounce dark chocolate
  • 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter
  • Melt chocolate and butter over low heat. Cool. Once cool, but still liquid, pour over second layer and chill in refrigerator.
Instructions
Recipe by Messin' With Perfection at https://www.messinwithperfection.com/nanaimo-bars/