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By: Modern Honey
Don’t even ask me how to pronounce it. I just know a nanaimo bar is one of my favorite dessert bars of all time.
What is a Nanaimo Bar?
It is a popular Canadian no-bake dessert bar made with a chocolate coconut graham cracker crust with a creamy custard filling and topped with melted decadent chocolate.
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A popular Canadian dessert made with a chocolate graham cracker coconut layer with a creamy custard filling topped with decadent chocolate.
Author: Melissa Stadler, Modern Honey
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 16
INGREDIENTS
- ½ cup Butter
- ⅓ cup Brown Sugar
- ¼ cup Cocoa Powder
- 1 Egg
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1¾ cup Graham Cracker Crumbs
- 1 cup Sweetened Flaked Coconut
- ½ cup Sliced Almonds
- Custard Layer:
- ½ cup Butter, softened
- ⅓ cup Heavy Cream
- 3 Tablespoons Custard Powder (such as Birds. May substitute instant vanilla pudding)
- 2 cups Powdered Sugar
- Chocolate Layer:
- 1 cup Semi-sweet Chocolate
- 3 Tablespoons Butter
INSTRUCTIONS
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in brown sugar and cocoa powder and stir well for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes.
- Add 1 egg and stir well.
- Return mixture to stove and cook for 1c- 2 minutes until mixture starts to thicken. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- Stir in graham cracker crumbs, flaked coconut, and sliced almonds.
- Press mixture into a greased 8 by 8-inch or 9 by 9-inch baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, heavy cream and custard powder until light and fluffy --
- about 3-4 minutes. Add powdered sugar and mix for 1 minute longer.
- Spread custard filling over chilled graham cracker layer.. Cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for 30 minutes to chill or in the freezer for 15 minutes.
- In microwave safe bowl, place butter in microwave and cook for 30 seconds or until melted. Stir in semi-sweet chocolate chips and keep stirring until glossy and smooth. Spread chocolate into an even layer over custard layer.
- Cover with plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator for 15 minutes until chocolate has set. Cut into squares. Best served chilled.
- *Recipe adapted from Joy of Baking
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