16
Canadian
Nanaimo Bars
Allergens: Eggs, Gluten, Milk, Nuts, Peanuts
Canada's no-bake bar: crumb, custard and chocolate in three layers.
Ingredients
- Sugar 50 g
- Butter 50 g
- Cream 4 tbsp
- Eggs 1
- Almonds 50 g
- Cocoa powder 5 tbsp
- Dark chocolate 150 g
- Desiccated coconut 100 g
- Digestive biscuits 200 g
- Icing sugar 250 g
- Custard powder 3 tbsp
Method
- Start by making the biscuit base.
- In a bowl, over a pan of simmering water, melt the butter with the sugar and cocoa powder, stirring occasionally until smooth.
- Whisk in the egg for 2 to 3 mins until the mixture has thickened.
- Remove from heat and mix in the biscuit crumbs, coconut and almonds if using, then press into the base of a lined 20cm square tin.
- Chill for 10 mins.
- For the middle layer, make the custard icing; whisk together the butter, cream and custard powder until light and fluffy, then gradually add the icing sugar until fully incorporated.
- Spread over the bottom layer and chill in the fridge for at least 10 mins until the custard is no longer soft.
- Melt the chocolate and butter together in the microwave, then spread over the chilled bars and put back in the fridge.
- Leave until the chocolate has fully set (about 2 hrs).
- Take the mixture out of the tin and slice into squares to serve.