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Nanaimo Bars

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Nanaimo Bars

A Canadian layered no-bake bar, built from a coconut base, a smooth vanilla custard middle and a chocolate top.

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

Ingredients

100gbutter
1/4 cupcaster sugar
1/4 cupcocoa powder
1egg, beaten
2 cupsdigestive biscuit crumbs
1 cupdesiccated coconut
1/2 cupwalnuts, finely chopped
2 cupsicing sugar
1/2 cupbutter, softened
2 tbspcustard powder
3 tbspcream
200gdark chocolate
2 tbspbutter

Instructions

1

Melt butter, sugar and cocoa over a double boiler. Stir in egg, cook 1 minute. Remove from heat.

2

Mix in biscuit crumbs, coconut and walnuts. Press into a lined 20x20cm tin. Refrigerate 30 minutes.

3

Beat icing sugar, softened butter, custard powder and cream until smooth. Spread over base. Refrigerate 1 hour.

4

Melt chocolate and butter together. Pour over custard layer, spreading evenly.

5

Refrigerate 30 minutes until set, 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
1398
Protein
13.7g
Fat
107.4g
Carbs
108.3g
Fiber
13.5g
Sodium
49mg

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