RCI-SN.004.0052.001

Nanaimo Bar

Name: Nanaimo Bar
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: ½ Cup unsalted butter (European style cultured); ¼ Cup sugar; 5 Tbsp cocoa; 1 unit egg beaten; 1 ¼ 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 unit squares semi-sweet chocolate (1 Oz. each); 2 Tbsp unsalted butter

are a layered chocolate and custard desert named after the mining town, Nanaimo, British Columbia, C

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyadvanced

Ingredients

unsalted butter (European style cultured)
½ Cup
sugar
¼ Cup
cocoa
5 Tbsp
egg beaten
1 unit
Graham wafer crumbs
1 ¼ Cups
finely chopped almonds
½ Cups
coconut
1 Cup
unsalted butter
½ Cup
and 2 Tsp. cream
2 Tbsp
vanilla custard powder
2 Tbsp
icing sugar
2 Cups
squares semi-sweet chocolate (1 Oz. each)
4 unit
unsalted butter
2 Tbsp

Method

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" 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.

Nanaimo Bar

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