Nanaimo Bars

Details

dessert

Notes

Another holiday favorite! Kire always asks for an entire batch when I ship him his holiday box.

Erika Mastel

Ingredients

For the base:

  • 1 cup
  • ⅓ cup cocoa
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 eggs, well beaten
  • 4 cups graham cracker
  • crumbs
  • 2 cups coconut

For the filling:

  • ½ cup butter, melted
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 4 tbsp instant vanilla
  • pudding mix
  • 4 tbsp hot water

For the topping:

  • 4 squares semisweet chocolate
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 3 tbsp hot water

Directions

Base:

  1. Melt 1 cup butter, add cocoa and sugar; cook until sugar dissolves.
  2. Remove from heat and add vanilla and egg, stir in crumbs and coconut. Pat into 9x13 pan.

Vanilla Filling:

  1. Mix ½ cup melted butter, powdered sugar, pudding mix, and 4 tbsp hot water.
  2. Beat until smooth and spread on top of the base.

Topping:

  1. Melt chocolate with 2 tbsp butter and 3 tbsp water. Stir until smooth and spread on top.
  2. Chill and cut into squares.