Nanaimo Bars I

Name: Nanaimo Bars I
Ingredients: ½ cup unsalted butter (European style cultured); ¼ cup white granulated sugar; 5 tbsp cocoa; 1 egg beaten; 1¼ cups graham wafer crumbs; ½ cups finely-chopped almonds; 1 cup coconut; ½ cup unsalted butter; 2 tbsp and 2 tsp cream; 2 tbsp vanilla custard powder; 2 cups icing sugar; 4 squares (4 oz) semi-sweet chocolate; 2 tbsp unsalted butter

Nanaimo Bars are a layered chocolate and custard dessert named after the mining town, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter (European style cultured)
¼ cup white granulated sugar
5 tbsp cocoa
1 egg beaten
1¼ cups graham wafer crumbs
½ cups finely-chopped almonds
1 cup coconut
½ cup unsalted butter
2 tbsp and 2 tsp cream
2 tbsp vanilla custard powder
2 cups icing sugar
4 squares (4 oz) semi-sweet chocolate
2 tbsp unsalted butter

Steps

Melt first 3 ingredients in top of double boiler.
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-inch cake pan.
Cream butter, cream, custard powder, and icing sugar together well. Beat until light.
Spread over bottom layer.
Melt chocolate and butter over low heat. Cool.
Once cool, but still liquid, pour over second layer and chill in refrigerator.
Once set, cut into squares and serve. Enjoy.

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Adapted from “Nanaimo Bars I” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.