Nanaimo Bars
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 4 tbsp. cocoa or 2 sq. of semi-sweet chocolate, melted and cooled
  • 2 cups graham wafer crumbs
  • 1 cup coconut
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3 tbsp. milk
  • 2 tbsp. vanilla custard powder or vanilla pudding powder
  • 2 cups icing sugar
  • 4 sq. semi-sweet chocolate
  • 1 tsp. butter
DIRECTIONS
  1. Mix the 1/2 cup butter, sugar, egg and cocoa.
  2. Set over boiling water and stir until mixture resembles a custard.
  3. Combine crumbs, coconut and nuts.
  4. Combine with the custard mixture, blending well.
  5. Spread and press tightly into a 9 inch square pan.
  6. Cream the 1/4 cup butter, milk, custard powder and icing sugar.
  7. Spread over mixture in pan.
  8. Melt the chocolate over hot water; add butter and blend well.
  9. Spread over the icing.
  10. Let set. Chill and keep refrigerated.
RECIPE BACKSTORY
These are also called New Yorkers. It is something my youngest son wants in the Christmas baking to satisfy his sweet tooth. Marlene