The ultimate nanaimo bar

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Preparation Time:

20 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Moderate

Cost:

Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1/2 c Crisco (golden)
1/4 c White sugar
1/3 c Cocoa
1 ts Vanilla
1 Egg, beaten
1 1/2 Graham wafer crumbs
1 c Coconut, flaked
1/2 c Finely chopped walnuts
FILLING
1/4 c Crisco (golden)
3 tb Custard powder
3 tb Milk
1 ts Vanilla
2 c Icing sugar
TOP
4 Squares semi sweet chocolate
1 1/2 ts Crisco, (golden)

BASE

BASE: Cook crisco, sugar, cocoa, and vanilla in saucepan over low
heat,stirring until smooth. Add beaten egg, heat just until mixture
starts to thicken. Remove from heat. Stir in crumbs, coconut, and add
walnuts. Mix well to blend chocolate into crumbs. Press firmly into
greased 9 inch square cake pan. Chill at least 1/2 hour.

FILLING: Cream crisco, custard powder, milk and vanilla in small bowl
until blended. Gradually add icing sugar, beating until smooth, then
beat at high speed of electric mixer until light and creamy, adding a
little more milk if necessary. Spread evenly over first layer in pan.
Chill until firm, about 1/2 hour.

TOP: Heat chocolate and crisco on low heat, stirring until smoothly
melted. Qucikly spread chocolate evenly over filling. Chill until
firm. Cut into bars.

Origin: Canadian Living, December 1991, Crisco Ad Shared by: Sharon
Stevens