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Nanaimo Bars (Classic)

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Nanaimo Bars (Classic)

A three-layer Canadian no-bake treat, with a chocolate coconut base, a custard cream centre and a chocolate top.

Total time
30 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
0 min
Difficulty
hard
Cuisine
Canadian
vegetarian

Ingredients

1/2 cupbutter
1/4 cupcaster sugar
5 tbspcocoa powder
1egg, beaten
1 3/4 cupsgraham cracker crumbs or digestives
1 cupdesiccated coconut
1/2 cupwalnuts, finely chopped
1/2 cupbutter
3 tbspcream
2 tbspvanilla custard powder
2 cupsicing sugar
200gdark chocolate
2 tbspbutter

Instructions

1

Melt butter, sugar and cocoa together. Add egg, stirring constantly over heat until thickened.

2

Stir in crumbs, coconut and walnuts. Press into a lined 20x20cm tin.

3

Beat custard butter filling: cream butter, cream, custard powder and icing sugar until smooth. Spread over base.

4

Melt chocolate with butter and pour over custard layer.

5

Refrigerate until set. Score chocolate before it fully sets, then cut into bars.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
1426
Protein
14.1g
Fat
110.4g
Carbs
109.4g
Fiber
14.2g
Sodium
49mg

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