Grandma Chase's Nanaimo Bars

Name: Grandma Chase's Nanaimo Bars
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 60
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter; 5 Tbsps cocoa powder; 473 milliliters confectioners sugar; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 355 milliliters graham cracker crumbs; 3 Tbsps instant French vanilla pudding mix; 3 Tbsps milk; 113 grams semisweet chocolate; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 237 milliliters chopped walnuts; 118 milliliters white sugar

Grandma Chase's Nanaimo Bars might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. One serving contains 63 calories, 1g of protein, and 3g of fat. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 60. If you have butter, instant vanilla pudding mix, vanillan extract, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Instructions

Grease a 9x13-inch dish. To make the crust, place 1/2 cup of butter in a large saucepan, and melt over low heat. Stir in the sugar, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract until the sugar has dissolved.

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Vanilla Extract

Cocoa Powder

Butter

Crust

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat, mix in the egg until the mixture is well-combined, then stir in graham cracker crumbs and walnuts. Pack the mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish, smooth it into an even layer, and refrigerate until cooled, at least 30 minutes.

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Graham Cracker Crumbs

Walnuts

Egg

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Baking Pan

Make the filling: beat together confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup of softened butter, pudding mix, and milk until the filling is smooth and fluffy.

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Powdered Sugar

Pudding Mix

Butter

Milk

Spread the filling over the cooled crust, and return to refrigerator for 30 more minutes.

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Crust

For topping, melt chocolate with 2 tablespoons of butter over very low heat, and stir until the mixture is warm (not hot) and pourable.

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Chocolate

Butter

Pour the topping over the cooled filling, spreading the topping out if necessary with an offset spatula or knife to cover the topping completely. Return the dish to the refrigerator to cool the topping for about 15 minutes. When the topping is cool but not yet hard, cut into squares; return to refrigerator to finish chilling.

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Offset Spatula