Jennifer The Domestic Goddess 22.05.2021 ** asks: “How sweet is Canada?“** for this month’s edition of Sugar High Friday 22.05.2021 **.
Our last vacation before parentship we spent in Canada. We saw our first black bear picking wild berries in one of Albertas beautiful National Parks, obviously a sweet tooth. And we came into touch with Nanaimo Bars, not in the City of Nanaimo but anywhere on Vancouver Island. It was love on first taste.
Nanaimo Bars
Canada is sweet as Nanaimo Bars, the taste of these brought back pleasant memories from vacationing in Canada.
The easiest thing was using the European style culturated butter, but no graham wafers in Germany. I think the lady fingers were a proper substitute.
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| Title: | Nanaimo Bars |
| Categories: | Canada |
| Yield: | 24 Bars |
Ingredients
| H | BOTTOM LAYER | ||
| 115 | grams | Unsalted butter (European style cultured) | |
| 1/4 | cup | Sugar | |
| 25 | grams | Cocoa | |
| 1 | Egg beaten, 50 grams | ||
| 105 | cups | Graham wafer crumbs* | |
| 1/2 | cup | Finely chopped almonds | |
| 90 | grams | Coconut, desiccated, flaked | |
| H | SECOND LAYER | ||
| 115 | grams | Unsalted butter | |
| 40 | ml | Cream | |
| 2 | tablesp. | Vanilla custard powder | |
| 100 | grams | Icing sugar | |
| H | THIRD LAYER | ||
| 120 | grams | Squares semi-sweet chocolate | |
| 30 | grams | Unsalted butter | |
Source
| adapted from | |
| http://www.nanaimo.ca/EN/main/visitors/NanaimoBars.html ** 25.02.2024 |
| Edited *RK* 06/12/2008 by | |
| Ulrike Westphal |
Directions
Bottom Layer
Melt first 3 ingredients in top of double boiler. Add egg and stir to cook and thicken. Remove from heat. Stir in crumbs, coconut, and nuts. Press firmly into an ungreased 20 cm x 20 cm pan.
Second Layer
Cream butter, cream, custard powder, and icing sugar together well. Beat until light. Spread over bottom layer.
Third Layer
Melt chocolate and butter overlow heat. Cool. Once cool, but still liquid, pour over second layer and chill in refrigerator.
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This recipe for Nanaimo Bar (Official) serves/makes 24 bars.
* I used 13 ladyfingers
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** 25.02.2024 recipe from http://www.nanaimo.ca/EN/main/visitors/NanaimoBars.html only in Webarchive available, recipe now at https://www.nanaimo.ca/about-nanaimo/nanaimo-bars
Sweet!
memories for us as well, travelling through Canada with a 1 yr old. So much time past.
Never had Nanaimo bars though, they look great. I really must try!
Och jo, da täte ich auch gerne zugreifen :-)
Mit einer Tasse Espresso – perfekt!
Hört sich sehr lecker an. Optisch erinnern die Bars finde ich etwas an Donauwellen. Die mag ich auch sehr.
Mmmm Canada
Welcome, honourary Canadian! I too loved B.C. when I visited, I think it is the most beautiful part of Canada. Your Nanaimo bars look lovely. Very clever to use lady fingers.
Those look wonderful! Yum.