Nanimo Bars

Nanimo Bars are a Canadian Classic, I love them.

Originally posted on Facebook May 11, 2009

Crust
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
5 tbsp cocoa
1 egg, beaten
1 1/4 cup graham wafer crumbs
1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
1 cup coconut

Melt first three ingredients over double boiler. Add egg and cook to thicken. Remove from heat and stir in remaining ingredients. Press firmly into ungreased 8x8 pan.

Filling
1/2 cup butter
2 tbsp and 2 tsp cream
2 tbsp custard powder
2 cups icing sugar

Cream together and beat until light and then spread over bottom layer.

Topping
4 oz semi-sweet chocolate
2 tbsp butter

Melt together and spread over top.

This recipe is from the official City of Nanimo website. They are pretty tasty, although I think I'd use a bit more chocolate in the topping.