Authentic Nanaimo Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (no substitutes)
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 5 tablespoons cocoa (sifted to get the lumps out)
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup almonds, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (no substitutes)
• 3 tablespoons cream
• 2 tablespoons custard powder
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate baking squares (4, 1 oz each)
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Recipe

• 1 bottom layer'.
• 2 melt first three ingredients in the top of a double boiler.
• 3 add egg when the butter and cocoa are warm (not hot) and stir hard to cook and thicken and not let the egg scramble .about 1 minute is good.
• 4 remove from heat.
• 5 stir in crumbs, coconut and nuts.
• 6 press firmly into an ungreased 8 x 8 pan.
• 7 second layer:.
• 8 cream butter, cream, custard powder and icing sugar together well.
• 9 beat until light.
• 10 spread over bottom layer.
• 11 third layer:.
• 12 melt chocolate and butter over low heat.
• 13 cool.
• 14 once cool enough to not melt the middle layer, but still liquid, pour over second layer, tilt pan so it is evenly covered and chill in refrigerator.