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Nanaimo Bars Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 cup butter
5 tbsp. cocoa
1 cup cocoanut
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
5 tbsp. white sugar
1 3/4 cups Graham Wafer crumbs
(26 wafers)
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
Directions:
Directions:
Place softened butter, cocoa, vanilla and egg in a double-boiler. Sir mixture until butter has melted and is the consistency of custard.

Mix wafer crumbs, cocoanut and nuts together. Add to the cocoa mixture.

Pack into ungreased 9 inch square pan and refrigerate.

Spread with the following icing:

Cream 1/4 cup butter.

Combine 3 tbsp. milk with 2 tbsp. vanilla custard pudding powder and add to butter. Mix in 2 cups sifted icing sugar.

Spread over chocolate base and allow to harden (refrigerate 20 mins).

Cover with 2 squares (1/3 cup miniature chocolate chips) of melted semi-sweet chocolate mixed with 1 tbsp. butter. Spread evenly. Refrigerate.

For Cherry Almond Bars - substitute walnuts for almonds on base. For filling, combine 1/4 cup butter, 2 tbsp. cherry juice, 1 tsp. almond extract, 2 cups sifted icing sugar and 1/3 cup chopped maraschino cherries.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
A Christmas favourite.

 

 

 

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