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Nanaimo Bars I

Nanaimo Bars I — a recipes for dessert recipe, 13 ingredients.

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
Scale: ½× – 4× with Plus →
  • ½ cup unsalted butter (European style cultured)
  • ¼ cup white granulated sugar
  • 5 tbsp cocoa
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1¼ 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 squares (4 oz) semi-sweet chocolate
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
Make it lactose-friendly
  • ½ cup unsalted butter (European style cultured) → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • ½ cup unsalted butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • 2 tbsp and 2 tsp cream → lactose-free cream or coconut cream
  • 2 tbsp vanilla custard powder → custard made with lactose-free milk
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Melt first 3 ingredients in top of double boiler.
  2. Add egg and stir to cook and thicken.
  3. Remove from heat. Stir in crumbs, coconut, and nuts.
  4. Press firmly into an ungreased 8 x 8-inch cake pan.
  5. Cream butter, cream, custard powder, and icing sugar together well. Beat until light.
  6. Spread over bottom layer.
  7. Melt chocolate and butter over low heat. Cool.
  8. Once cool, but still liquid, pour over second layer and chill in refrigerator.
  9. Once set, cut into squares and serve. Enjoy.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0