After Dinner Nanaimo Bars
This recipe makes 40 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter , melted1 cup butter, melted
- 1 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 eggs 2 eggs
- 3 cups chocolate cookie crumbs 3 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
- 1 package (200 g) sweetened desiccated coconut 1 package (200 g) sweetened desiccated coconut
- Filling:
- 1/3 cup butter , melted1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1/4 cup milk 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tbsp peppermint extract 1 tbsp peppermint extract
- 4 cups icing sugar 4 cups icing sugar
- 2 tbsp custard powder 2 tbsp custard powder
- Green food colouring Green food colouring
- Topping:
- 8 oz semisweet chocolate , chopped8 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 tbsp butter 2 tbsp butter
- chopped Chocolate covered peppermint stick chopped Chocolate covered peppermint stick
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C)
Grease 13- x -9 inch (3.5 L) metal cake pan. Line with parchment paper. Set aside.
In bowl, whisk butter, sugar and eggs. Stir in cookie crumbs and coconut. Press into bottom of prepared pan. Bake in centre of 350°F (180°C) oven until firm, about 20 minutes. Let cool completely in pan on rack.
Filling: Meanwhile in bowl, stir together butter, milk and peppermint extract. Beat in sugar and custard powder until smooth. Beat in food colouring to desired shade. Spread evenly over base. Refrigerate until firm, about 45 minutes.
Topping: Meanwhile, in heatproof bowl over saucepan of hot (not boiling) water, melt chocolate with butter; spread over filling. Sprinkle with peppermint sticks. Refrigerate until set; cut into bars.
Source : © CanadianLiving.com
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