Nanaimo Bars

Name: Nanaimo Bars
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams cup butter, at room temperature; 1 large egg; 414 milliliters graham cracker crumbs; 2 Tbsps milk; 118 milliliters finely chopped pecans; 532 milliliters powdered sugar; 237 milliliters sweetened flaked dried coconut; 85 grams unsweetened chocolate, chopped; 59 milliliters unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 Tbsp vanilla

Nanaimo Bars is a vegetarian main course. This recipe serves 1. One portion of this dish contains roughly 41g of protein, 311g of fat, and a total of 4623 calories. This recipe covers 56% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have milk, egg, powdered sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the powdered sugar you could follow this main course with the Hazelnut Brownie Cupcakes with Hazelnut Buttercream as a dessert.

Instructions

In a 1- to 2-quart pan over low heat, melt 6 tablespoons butter; let cool. In a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat melted butter, 1/4 cup powdered sugar, and the egg until well blended. Stir in graham cracker crumbs, coconut, pecans, and cocoa powder.

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Graham Cracker Crumbs

Powdered Sugar

Cocoa Powder

Coconut

Butter

Pecans

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Frying Pan

Press dough evenly into a buttered and floured 8-inch square baking pan.

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Dough

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Baking Pan

Bake in a 350 oven until slightly darker, about 20 minutes.

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Oven

Let cool completely.

Meanwhile, in a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat 1/2 cup (1/4 lb.) butter, remaining 2 cups powdered sugar, the milk, and the vanilla until smooth.

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Powdered Sugar

Vanilla