Nanaimo Bars
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Ingredients for the chocolate base:
1/4 cup margarine
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
3 Tablespoons cocoa powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2 cups crushed graham crackers
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup finely chopped nuts
Ingredients for the cream filling:
1/4 cup margarine
3 Tablespoons 2% milk
3 Tablespoons instant vanilla pudding mix
2 cups powdered sugar
Ingredients for the chocolate coating:
1 whole 11.5 oz package of Semi sweet chocolate chips
Equipment
One 7”x11” glass pan
One double boiler
Room in your refrigerator for the pan
Directions:
Let’s start with the base layer.
In a double boiler cook together your butter, sugar, egg, cocoa powder, and salt
once everything has incorporated together add in your crushed graham crackers, coconut, and chopped nuts
Once you’ve got all of that mixed in press the mixture into your 7”x11” pan and set it aside
Okay, now for cream filling
Blend together your milk, vanilla pudding mix, and powdered sugar
Spread this evenly over your base layer
Refrigerate for at least 15 mins
Once the first two layers have cooled we can start on our chocolate coating
Melt the chocolate chips (I use a double boiler but mom and grandma just used the microwave
Spread the chocolate evenly over the cooled cream layer
Put the whole thing back in the Fridge until fully set (I like to leave it overnight because otherwise I loose patience and try to cut into it while the chocolate is still soft)
Use a sharp knife to cut into bars
Keep them cool until ready to serve