Nanaimo Bars

By NickiR

Old fashioned recipe with fabulous flavour.

Ingredients

• BOTTOM:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 5 Tbsp. cocoa
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 cups graham wafers, rolled fine
• 1 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup walnuts, optional
• FILLING:
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 Tbsp. custard powder
• 2 1/2 Tbsp. milk
• 2 cups icing sugar
• TOPPING:
• 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
• 1 Tbsp. butter

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 35mins

Preparation

Step 1

Grease a 9x9 inch pan.

Bottom:

In a medium saucepan, combine butter, sugar, cocoa, and vanilla; cook until melted. Remove from heat and stir in graham crumbs, coconut, egg and nuts.

Press into pan.

Filling:

Mix the butter, custard powder, milk and icing sugar and beat until creamy. Spread on top of bottom and press down.

Topping:

Melt together and pour over filling.

Keep refrigerated.