Nanaimo Bars

Name: Nanaimo Bars
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h 48 min
Total time: 2 h 48 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 4 oz custard; 1 ¾ oz superfine sugar; ¼ cup + 1 tbsp cocoa; 1 egg; 7 oz digestive biscuits; 3 ½ oz desiccated coconut; 1 ¾ oz almonds; 3 ½ oz butter; ¼ cup heavy cream; 3 tbsp custard powder; 9 oz powdered sugar; 5 oz dark chocolate; 1 ¾ oz butter

A weekend Canadian dessert. Ready in about 2 hours 48 minutes. Difficulty: more effort.

1 hrPrep (about)
1 hr 48 minCook (about)
2 hr 48 minTotal time
4Servings
More effortDifficulty

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Ingredients

How many people?

− 4 people +

Recipe makes 4

4 oz custard
1 ¾ oz superfine sugar Shopping tip: Superfine sugar (UK: caster). Regular sugar works.
¼ cup + 1 tbsp cocoa
1 egg
7 oz digestive biscuits Shopping tip: Graham crackers are the closest (UK: digestive biscuits).
3 ½ oz desiccated coconut Shopping tip: Unsweetened shredded coconut (UK: desiccated).
1 ¾ oz almonds
3 ½ oz butter
¼ cup heavy cream Shopping tip: Heavy cream or heavy whipping cream (UK: double cream).
3 tbsp custard powder
9 oz powdered sugar Shopping tip: Powdered sugar (UK: icing sugar).
5 oz dark chocolate
1 ¾ oz butter

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

Start by making the biscuit base.
Over a pan of simmering water, melt your butter with the sugar and cocoa powder in a bowl.
Stir every so often until smooth.
Whisk in your egg for 2 to 3 mins till the mixture has thickened.
Take it off the heat.
Mix in almonds, coconut and the biscuit crumbs if using.
Press in your base of a lined 8 inches square tin.
Chill for 10 mins.
For your middle layer, make the custard icing.
Whisk the custard powder, cream and butter until light and fluffy.
Gradually add the icing sugar until fully mixed in.
Spread over the bottom layer.
Chill in your fridge for at least 10 mins till the custard is no longer soft.
Melt your chocolate and butter together in the microwave.
Spread over the chilled bars.
Put back in the fridge.
Leave till the chocolate has fully set (around 2 hrs).
Take the mixture out of the tin.
Slice into squares to serve.