Nanaimo Bars
Nanaimo Bars
These are a Canadian specialty. The coconut in these cookies give the bars a great texture. You don't even have to turn on the oven for this one.
Servings
10
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup graham crackers, finely crushed
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup almond flour
- alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 100 proof [usda:14533]
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 4 tablespoon vanilla pudding powder
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 tablespoon milk
- 1 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the melted butter, alcohol,cocoa, salt and sugar until smooth.Add the graham crackers, almond meal and coconut.Grease a 10x10 inch pan and press the mixture into the base of the pan.
- In a mixer beat the butter and powdered sugar until fluffy. Add the custard powder, milk, vanilla and salt. Continue mixing.
- Spread over the graham cracker base.
- In a double boiler, over low heat, melt the chocolate chips.
- Once the chocolate melted, pour over the second layer of custard mix and spread evenly with a spatula.
- Refrigerate overnight or until hardened.
- Store the bars in the refrigerator.