Rich Nanaimo Bars Recipes

NANAIMO BARS I

Steps:

• Mix 1/2 cup butter or margarine, white sugar, cocoa, egg and vanilla in a heavy sauce pan or double boiler. Stir over low heat until mixture is of custard like consistency.
• Combine graham crackers, coconut and walnuts and add to the melted mixture. Mix well and pack into buttered 9 inch square cake pan.
• Cream 1/4 cup butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla custard powder and milk. Beat until creamy and spread over melted base.
• Refrigerate till hardened.
• Melt semi-sweet chocolate with 1 tablespoon butter and drizzle over custard icing. Refrigerate. When totally hard cut into square bars.

NANAIMO BARS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter. Remove from the heat; blend in sugar, cocoa, vanilla, egg, crumbs and coconut. Also add nuts if desired. Press into a 9-in. square pan. In a small bowl, cream 1/4 cup butter, pudding mix, milk and sugar. Spread over crumb layer; chill. Melt chocolate and 1 tablespoon butter; spread over pudding layer. Chill before cutting into bars.

RICH NANAIMO BARS

Steps:

• In a fairly large saucepan combine 6 Table. butter, 1/4 cup powdered sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa powder.
• Stir on low until the butter melts.
• Remove from heat and beat in the egg.
• Blend in the graham cracker crumbs, coconut and nuts.
• Press the mixture into the bottom of an 8-9" greased pan.
• Bake 350F for 15-20 minutes until slightly darker.
• Let cool.
• Beat 1/2 cup butter with the remaining powdered sugar, the milk and the vanilla until fluffy.
• Spread over the crust.
• Melt 2 Table. butter with the 3 oz. chocolate squares.
• Stir until smooth.
• Spread over the filling and chill until serving time.