Canadian Christmas Nanaimo Bars
Description
This amazing dessert is a classic Canadian Christmas dessert. But, you don't have to be Canadian to enjoy them and to add them to your Christmas recipes. They are prepared with a graham cracker crust with walnuts and coconut and chocolate, a buttery custa
Ingredients
Bottom Layer:
1/2 c. butter
1/4 c. plus 1 T. (5 T.) cocoa powder
1/4 c. white sugar
1 large egg
1 3/4 c. graham cracker crumbs
3/4 c. fine coconut
1/4 c. chopped walnuts
Middle Layer:
3 c. powdered sugar
3/4 c. butter, softened
1/4 c. milk
1/4 c. (Bird's) vanilla custard powder
Top Layer:
8 oz. shaved dark chocolate or chocolate chips (about 2 1/4 c.)
4 T. butter
Directions
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Bottom Layer:
Lay a piece of parchment paper in a 9 × 11 inch pan, letting some hang over the sides, which makes it easier to remove the bars.
Melt butter in a medium-sized pot over medium heat; whisk in cocoa powder and sugar. Remove pot from the heat; add the egg; whisk until it has thickened, about 30 seconds. Stir in graham cracker crumbs, coconut and walnuts. Press the crust firmly into the prepared pan.
Middle Layer:
Add all middle layer ingredients to a large bowl; cream together using an electric beater. Pour the custard over the first layer; smooth the top.
Place the pan in refrigerator for at least 20 minutes, or until the custard is firm.
Top Layer:
Add chocolate and butter to a medium-sized pan over low heat; let melt; whisk to combine; pour chocolate over custard. Smooth the top first with a spatula, then by gently tapping the pan on the counter.
Chill in refrigerator for about 20 minutes, or until chocolate is soft-set. Cut into bars; place back in refrigerator until completely set. (Cut the bars first to prevent the chocolate from cracking.)
20 large to 40 smaller bars.
Store in a covered container in refrigerator for 1 week or up to 3 months in the freezer. The bars can be eaten cold or at room temperature. They take only about 10 minutes to warm once taken out of the refrigerator.