Description
Homemade nanaimo bars – a Canadian classic.
Ingredients
Scale
- BASE:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 5 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- FILLING:
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 3 tablespoons custard powder (or vanilla jello pudding powder)
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3 cups icing sugar, sifted
- TOPPING:
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate
- 2 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- BASE: melt butter in a medium saucepan. add sugar and cocoa and stir until smooth. whisk egg with vanilla and stir into butter mixture. remove from heat – no scrambled eggs here! stir in graham cracker crumbs, coconut, and nuts. press evenly over bottom of a greased 9×9″ square pan. chill until set, at least 20 minutes.
- FILLING: beat butter with wooden spoon until light. beat in custard powder (or pudding powder) and milk. gradually beat in sugar. spread over chilled base and let set in fridge.
- TOPPING: melt together chocolate and butter; stir until smooth. spread in an even layer over chilled filling. store in fridge until chocolate topping begins to harden, about 10 minutes. score topping into bars – cut into small 1-inch squares before totally solid. if needed, use a hot knife and wipe clean between cuts – otherwise the chocolate will start to crack. store in fridge or freeze for up to 2 months. enjoy!
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dessert