NANAIMO BARS - HAPPY VALENTINES DAY !
>> Wednesday, February 13, 2013 –
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The Nanaimo bar is a dessert of Canadian origin popular across North America. It is a bar cookie which requires no baking and is named after the west coast city of Nanaimo, British Columbia. It consists of a wafer crumb-based layer topped by a layer of light vanilla or custard flavored butter icing which is covered with melted chocolate made from chocolate squares. Many varieties exist, consisting of different types of crumb, different flavors of icing and different types of chocolate. This is absolutely delicious in both texture and taste. It is also a wonderful Valentine treat! Yes Crunchy, Chewy, Creamy, Chocolatey C^4 in each single Squares.
It’s so addictive that you cannot stop with one square.
WISH YOU ALL HAPPY VALENTINES DAY !
NANAIMO BARS
A Canadian treat !
Bottom Layer (Crunchy and Chewy Layer)
Ingredients :
Graham wafer crumbs - 1 1/4 cups
Blanched almonds - 1/2 cup (Very finely chopped)
Coconut (I use sweetened coconut) - 1 cup
Egg 1 beaten
Unsalted butter - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Cocoa - 5 tbsp
Method :
1. Process the Graham wafer in the food processor and measure to 1 1/4 cup.
2. Melt butter, sugar, Cocoa in top of double boiler.
3. Add egg and stir to cook and thicken. Remove from heat.
4. Stir in crumbs, coconut, and nuts.
5. When it is warm. Press firmly into a parchment-lined 8″ x 8″ pan.
6. Refrigerate while making second layer.
Second Layer (Creamy Layer)
Ingredients :
Unsalted butter - 1/2 cup
Cream - 2 1/2 Tbsp
Vanilla instant pudding mix - 2 Tbsp
Icing sugar - 2 cups sifted
Method :
1. Beat butter, cream and vanilla pudding mix until its turns light and fluffy. Spread over bottom layer. Refrigerate this while making third layer.
Third Layer (Chocolatey Layer )
Ingredients :
Semi-sweet chocolate - 4 oz
Unsalted butter - 2 Tbsp
Method :
1.Melt chocolate and butter over low heat. Let it cool.
2. Once cool, but when it is still liquid, pour over second layer and chill in refrigerator until they are set.
Note :
1.Cut with warm knife for perfect squares.
2.Take it out of the refrigerator just before serving.
superb bars..perfect for d occasion...send me few pieces plz,badly drooling
Looks beautiful ...just so perfect and yum ...drooling
Wow. I love these,
looks good.. I am so tempted.. can I hv some?
what is the substitute for vanilla pudding mix as i dont get that here :(
As always ur rocking.Delicious bars.
Gorgeous post pavithra!! Loved the pictures. I just can't help but scroll up and down the screen :)
Looks soooo yumm .. tempting me dear :) perfect clicks and am drooling!!!
OMG! this is simply awesome....could not take my eyes off the clicks....beautiful...
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looks great. I made them a long time back and they taste really great
Looks good..
Nanaimao bars looks tempting ,would love to try this soon.
yummy yummy bars... lovely pics as well..
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Awesome!
OMG...this is not done! Courier some to me dear...I'm willing to give you my home mail!!!
Superb bars dear...gorgeous! Happy Valentines to you and yours!!!
yummy and super clicks.yummy bars:)sure i will try this:)
Hi Pavithra,
Lovely crunchy bars...I remembre seeing them on Joy f Baking...it was too much cream and fat for me!!! Lovely clicks Pavithra. Happy Valentines day to you!
Shobha
If only me hugging my computer would somehow magically let me taste this. Gorgeous looking Pavi. Kudos to your styling skills as always!
Beautiful...!! Awesome..!!! Terrific...!!!
Looks absolutely wonderful !!! Love the gorgeous pics :) :)
Lovely..delicious...
what a delicious and gorgeous post! i love the pink in the background too!
Wow what a yummy bars... Just love it.. Any replacement for egg?
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