Nanaimo Bars
Ingredients
Bottom Layer
- ½ cup chopped almonds
- ½ cup melted butter
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup sugar
- 5 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
Filling
- ½ cup softened butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp + 2 tsp heavy whipping cream
- 2 Tbsp vanilla pudding powder
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Top Layer
- ½ cup chocolate chopped
- 2 Tbsp Butter
Instructions
Bottom Layer
- Melt the butter in a saucepan, add cocoa powder and sugar. Stir until everything has dissolved
- Add a beaten egg while stirring a lot to make sure the egg doesn't scramble in the hot mixture.
- Remove from the heat and add in the coconut, chopped almonds, and graham cracker crumbs. Stir everything up until well combined
- Line an 8x8 or similar baking pan with parchment paper. Spread out the bottom layer mixture and put in the fridge while you make the other layers.
Filling
- In a bowl, cream the softened butter, powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, and vanilla pudding mixture. Beat until it's light and fluffy.
- Pull the bottom layer out of the fridge and spread out the filling, then add it back to the fridge
Top Layer
- Melt the chocolate and butter on the stove top. I recommend using a double boiler method for this. When it's nice and smooth pull out the pan from the fridge and add in the chocolate mixture.
- Set it back into the fridge and let it chill for about an hour. It's best to do this dish a little ahead of time. When it's finished cut it into bars and take a ride on the sugar rush to a diabetic coma.
Notes
Wife Rating: 7.5
Husband Rating: 9
I loved this dish. I thought the bitterness of the chocolate went perfect with the filling. My wife said she would prefer and sweeter chocolate for the top layer. Experiment and let us know what you did.
I didn't have a lot of the supplies for this so that is why it's around $18 bucks.