The Original Nanaimo Bar

Nanaimo Bars are a traditional Canadian bar cookie whose origins are in Nanaimo, British Columbia.

BOTTOM LAYER

1/2 cup unsalted butter (Euro-style cultured)
1/4 cup sugar
5 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg, beaten
1 3/4 cup graham wafer crumbs
1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
1 cup coconut

Melt first 3 ingredients in top of a 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.

SECOND LAYER

1/2 cup unsalted butter
2 tablespoons and 2 tsp. cream
2 tablespoons vanilla custard powder
2 cups icing sugar

Cream butter, cream, custard powder and icing sugar together well. Beat until light. Spread over bottom layer.

THIRD LAYER

4 squares semi-sweet chocolate (1 oz. each)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Melt chocolate and butter over low heat. Cool When cool, but still liquid, pour over second layer and chill in refrigerator.

Reviews of The Original Nanaimo Bar :

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Birdie Etchison in Ocean Park WA Jul 4, 2004
Would make this again.
These are so good; festive and definitely for company. Also easy to make. My granddaughter helped me put them together.

A foodie in San Jose Dec 15, 2002
Would make this again.
Easy enough to make but not very good for the "plate of goodies" gift, as they are not stable at room temperature. They are kind of like frosted fudge with chocolate topping. I swapped out one semi sweet square with and unsweetened one to make the topping darker, it worked nicely.

A Yukon cookie maker in Canada Dec 2, 2002
Would make this again.
Nanaimo Bars are easy to make IF you follow recipe, have patience and can handle your appetite until done. These bars were made in the Klondike ( that's in the Yukon folks) long before they claimed the name "Nanaimo"...probably was a Klondiker who took her recipe south. Stores sell them with mint chocolate, and other fillings but this is the traditional recipe...Try them, you just might like them.

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