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The Lazy Gourmet’s classic Nanaimo bars
Ingredients
Layer 1
1/2 cup (125 mL) butter, softened
1/4 cup (60 mL) sugar
1 egg
2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla extract
2 Tbsp (30 mL) cocoa powder
2 cups (500 mL) graham wafer crumbs
1 cup (250 mL) long-thread coconut
½ cup (125 mL) walnuts or pecans, chopped
Layer 2
1/4 cup (60 mL) butter, softened
3 Tbsp (45 mL) milk
2 cups (500 mL) icing sugar
2 Tbsp (30 mL) custard powder
Layer 3
5 oz (140 g) semi-sweet chocolate
1 Tbsp (15 mL) butter
Method
Grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
Bring a medium pot of water to a rolling boil. In a heat-safe bowl,
use an electric mixer to mix together butter, sugar, egg, vanilla
extract, and cocoa powder from Layer 1. Set bowl over boiling water,
creating a bain-marie, and stir until mixture thickens slightly.
Remove bowl from stove and add graham wafer crumbs, coconut, and nuts.
Pour mixture into the prepared baking pan. Using a spatula, spread
mixture evenly to form base layer of the bars. Let stand at room
temperature for 15 minutes.
In a separate bowl, combine ingredients in Layer 2 using a whisk or
stand-alone mixer until smooth. Pour into the pan and spread evenly
over the base layer.
In a small heat-safe bowl, melt chocolate in bain-marie or on a low setting
in the microwave. Stir in butter until combined. Carefully spread over the
custard layer.
Refrigerate baking pan until chocolate has hardened. Slice into 20 bars.
Yield: 20 Nanaimo bars.