Nanaimo Bars

Dessert · Canadian classic.

Ingredients

• 125g Custard
• 50g Caster Sugar
• 5 tbs Cocoa
• 1 beaten Egg
• 200g shredded Digestive Biscuits
• 100g Desiccated Coconut
• 50g Almonds
• 100g Butter
• 4 tbs Double Cream
• 3 tbs Custard Powder
• 250g Icing Sugar
• 150g Dark Chocolate
• 50g Butter

Method

1. Simmer — 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.
2. Mix together — Whisk in the egg for 2 to 3 mins until the mixture has thickened.
3. Mix together — 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.
4. Add ingredients — 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.
5. Chill — Spread over the bottom layer and chill in the fridge for at least 10 mins until the custard is no longer soft.
6. Chill — Melt the chocolate and butter together in the microwave, then spread over the chilled bars and put back in the fridge.
7. Continue cooking — Leave until the chocolate has fully set (about 2 hrs).
8. Serve — Take the mixture out of the tin and slice into squares to serve.

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