Nanaimo Bars (Canada's other favourite dessert!)

Introduce

Chef :

David K

Nanaimo Bars (Canada's other favourite dessert!)

Nanaimo bars come from the town of Nanaimo, on Victoria Island, off the coast from Vancouver. They're very popular in the west coast of the country, whereas people on the East coast tend to prefer Butter tarts (see my profile for a recipe for those 😉)

Ingredient

8 Inch

square baking tray, or similarly sized

110 grams

butter (1/2 cup)

50 grams

white sugar (1/4 cup)

40 grams

cocoa (5 tablespoons)

egg (beaten)

100 grams

graham cracker crumbs (1 1/4 cups)

1 cup

coconut

40 grams

heavy cream (2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons)

20 grams

custard powder (2 tablespoon)

250 grams

icing sugar (about 2 cups)

115 grams

milk or semi-sweet chocolate (4 oz)

30 grams

butter (2 tablespoon)

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

For the bottom layer, melt your butter, white sugar and cocoa in a double boiler (this is a second pot sitting on top of a pot with gently boiling water in it).

* Step 2

Remove from the heat, and add the egg, and stir until the mixture thickens. Then stir in crumbs, coconut, and nuts.

* Step 3

Press mixture into your pan using a rubber spatula.

* Step 4

For the filling, cream together the butter, cream, custard powder, and icing sugar. Beat this until it has a light consistency, and then spread on top of the bottom layer. If your butter is too hard to cream, you can melt it in advance.