Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, nanaimo bar. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
I didn't win but it was a wonderful experience. The Nanaimo bar is a tremendously sweet, no-bake layered bar cookie from Canada made almost exclusively of packaged ingredients The buttercream layer gets its yellow hue from custard powder, a vital ingredient that makes this a true Nanaimo bar Use an offset spatula to give the chocolate top a surface as smooth as freshly Zambonied ice The Legendary Nanaimo Bar. This creamy, chocolatey treat's origin is elusive, shrouded in mystery, and claimed by many as their own. Of course, we know that Nanaimo Bars originated in Nanaimo, or they would be called New York Bars, or New Brunswick Bars.
Nanaimo Bar is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Nanaimo Bar is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have nanaimo bar using 16 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Nanaimo Bar:
- Get Bottom Layer
- Prepare 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- Get 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- Make ready 5 tbsp cocoa
- Take 1 egg (beaten)
- Prepare 1 1/4 cup Graham cracker crumbs
- Make ready 1/2 cup chopped almonds
- Get 1 cup coconut (shredded)
- Prepare Middle Layer
- Get 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- Make ready 2 2/3 tbsp cream
- Prepare 2 tbsp vanilla custard podwer
- Prepare 2 cup icing sugar
- Make ready Top Layer
- Take 4 oz semi-sweet chocolate
- Take 2 tbsp unsalted butter
It consists of three layers: a wafer, nut (walnuts, almonds, or pecans), and coconut crumb base; custard icing in the middle; and a layer of chocolate ganache on top. Many varieties exist, consisting of various types of crumb, various flavours of icing. This easy but surprisingly addictive layered dessert bar hails from Canada, and we can't get enough of it! Let's break it down: Remove from heat.
Instructions to make Nanaimo Bar:
- Melt the butter, sugar, and cocoa together in the top of a double boiler.
- Once melted, add the egg(s) and stir to cook and thicken. Once thickened, remove from heat.
- Stir in crumbs, coconut, and nuts, mix well.
- Press mixture firmly into an ungreased 8" x 8" pan.
- In a new bowl, cream together the butter, cream, custard powder, and icing sugar together well.
- Beat mixture until it is a light consistency, then spread overtop of the bottom layer.
- Chill with second layer for 1 hour or until custard is solid.
- Melt chocolate and butter over low heat. Once the chocolate is liquefied, remove from heat.
- Once cool, but still liquid, pour over second layer and chill the whole pan in refrigerator.
- Once solid, cut into squares, serve and enjoy!
This easy but surprisingly addictive layered dessert bar hails from Canada, and we can't get enough of it! Let's break it down: Remove from heat. Stir in cracker crumbs, coconut and, if desired, almonds. For filling, in a small bowl, beat confectioners' sugar, pudding mix, butter and milk until smooth; spread over crust. In a microwave, melt chocolate and butter; stir until smooth.
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