Nanaimo Bars

Nanaimo Bars Base

1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
5 Tbsp cocoa powder
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Filling

1/3 cup butter
3 Tbsp custard powder , Bird's brand or you can substitute that with vanilla jello pudding powder
1/4 cup milk
3 cups icing sugar


Topping:


8 ounces semisweet chocolate
2 Tbsp butter

Base: melt butter in heavy saucepan. Stir in sugar and cocoa untill smooth. Whisk egg with vanilla and stir butter mixture. Remove from heat. Stir in crumbs, coconut and nuts. Press evenly over bottom of greased 9 inch square pan.Chill untill set , at least 20 minutes.

Filling: Beat butter with wooden spoon untill light. Beat in custard powder and milk. Gradually beat in sugar. Spread over chilled base and let set in fridge.

Topping :

Melt together chocolate and butter , stirr untill smooth. Spread in even layer over chilled filling. Store in fridge until chocolate topping begins to harden. Score topping into bars. Cut before totally solid, use a hot knife, wipe clean between cuts. Store in fridge or freeze up to 2 months.
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