Nanaimo Bars

Name: Nanaimo Bars
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: Canada
Ingredients: 115g butter; 50g caster sugar; 5 tbsp cocoa powder; 1 egg, beaten; 200g digestive biscuits, crushed; 100g desiccated coconut; 50g chopped walnuts; 115g butter (middle layer); 3 tbsp double cream; 2 tbsp custard powder; 250g icing sugar; 200g dark chocolate (top layer); 2 tbsp butter (top layer)

Canada

Nanaimo bars appeared in Canadian cookbooks in the 1950s, named after Nanaimo, BC. They are now sold across Canada and are considered one of the country's defining foods.

Canada's most famous no-bake treat — three layers of chocolate, custard buttercream and chocolate ganache. Rich, sweet and completely irresistible. Named after the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia.

Photo: Sheri Terris

Prep

30 mins

Cook

0 mins

Difficulty

Easy

Calories

495 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

115gbutter

50gcaster sugar

5 tbspcocoa powder

1egg, beaten

200gdigestive biscuits, crushed

100gdesiccated coconut

50gchopped walnuts

115gbutter (middle layer)

3 tbspdouble cream

2 tbspcustard powder

250gicing sugar

200gdark chocolate (top layer)

2 tbspbutter (top layer)

Method

Base: melt butter, sugar and cocoa in a bowl over hot water. Add egg and stir until thick. Mix in biscuits, coconut and walnuts. Press into a lined 20cm square tin. Chill.

Middle: beat butter, cream and custard powder until fluffy. Beat in icing sugar. Spread over base. Chill 15 minutes.

Top: melt chocolate and butter together. Pour over middle layer. Smooth.

Refrigerate until set, at least 1 hour.

Cut into squares with a hot knife.

Chef's Tip

A hot knife (run under hot water) makes clean cuts without cracking the chocolate top.

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