Nanaimo Bars
From 2302817 14 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 40
I heared this is Canadian's favourate dessert. Legend has it that the first recipe was printed in the 1952 "Nanaimo Hospital Cookbook" edition, submitted by Women's Auxillary of Nanaimo, B. C. That is 3 hours drive away from where I live.
Ingredients
- For the Base: shopping list
- 1 c. butter shopping list
- 2 Tbsp. sugar shopping list
- 2 eggs slightly beaten shopping list
- 3 c. unsweetened coconut flakes shopping list
- 350 grms. chocolate graham crackers crumbs shopping list
- For Filling: shopping list
- 1/2 stick (70 grms) butter, melted shopping list
- 1/4 c. milk shopping list
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract shopping list
- 3 1/2 c. confectioner's sugar shopping list
- 2 Tbsp. instant vanilla pudding powder or custard mix shopping list
- For Toppings: shopping list
- 7 oz. (200 grms) unsweetened baking chocolate shopping list
- 2 Tbsp. butter shopping list
How to make it
- Pre-heat oven to 350F.
- Lightly grease a 9"x13" baking pan.
- For Base:
- Combine butter, sugar & eggs in a bowl and whisk until smooth.
- Add coconut and crumbs, and stir to combine.
- Prees mixture into pan and bake until firm, about 20 minutes.
- Cool completely on a wire rack.
- For Filling:
- Combine all filling ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat until creamy.
- Spread over the prepared base and chill for 30 min. in the fridge.
- For Topping:
- Combine butter and chocolate in a metal bowl
- Melt chocolate mixture over double boiler by stirring occassionally.
- Spread choc. mixture over the filling evenly and return to the fridge
- to chill until topping has hardened. cut into squares.
- Store in airtight container and keep in fridge for at least 7 days.
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