Nanaimo Bars

Serves: 24
Cook time: 30 mins

Ingredients

1 cup Angel Flake coconut
2 Tbsp Bird's Custard Powder
1 Tbsp butter
¼ cup butter, softened
½ cup butter, softned
1 egg
2 cups graham wafer crumbs
2 Tbsp granulated sugar
2 cups icing sugar, sifted
3 Tbsp milk
1 oz Semisweet chocolate
½ oz Semisweet chocolate, melted, cooled
1 tsp vanilla

Steps

Base

  • Semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
  • graham wafer crumbs
  • Angel Flake coconut
  • butter - softened
  • granulated sugar
  • vanilla
  • egg

Combine base ingredients, mix well. Press into 9 inch (2.5 l) square cake pan. Chill

FILLING

  • butter - softened
  • milk
  • Bird's Custard Powder
  • icing sugar - sifted

Combine butter, milk and custard powder . Blend in icing sugar until smooth. Spread over base. Chill at least 15 minutes

GLAZE

  • Semisweet chocolate
  • butter

Partially melt chocolate with butter over hot water. Remove from heat and stir until completely melted. Spread over custard layer. Chill; store in refrigerator. Will keep up to one month. Makes 24 bars.

Notes

Original recipe said "4 squares Semisweet chocolate" and "2 squares Semisweet chocolate, melted, cooled"