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REVERSE NANAIMO BARS

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Serves: 24

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  • Vegetarian
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An interesting twist on one of the most popular Canadian bars.

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Ingredients

For the base

  • 1 oz white chocolate
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 1 beaten egg
  • ½ cup desiccated coconut
  • ¼ cup finely chopped almonds
  • 1 ½ cups Graham crackers (crumbs)

For the middle layer

  • ⅓ cup butter
  • ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 1 ⅓ cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 2 tablespoons custard powder
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla

For the top layer

  • 4 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 4 oz coarsely chopped white chocolate
  • 1 oz bittersweet chocolate

Method

  1. Line 8-inch square metal cake pan with parchment paper; set aside. 
  2. In small heavy saucepan, melt white chocolate with butter over low heat, stirring until smooth. Stir in egg, coconut and almonds. Remove from heat; stir in cracker crumbs. 
  3. Press evenly into prepared dish. 
  4. Bake in centre of 350°F (108°C) oven until firm, 12 to 15 mins. Let cool on rack. 

Middle Layer:

  1. In heavy saucepan, melt butter over low heat; stir in cocoa until smooth. 
  2. Transfer to bowl; beat in confectioners' sugar, milk, custard powder and vanilla until smooth.
  3. Spread over bottom layer; refrigerate until smooth. 

Top Layer:

  1. Reserve ¼ tsp of the oil. In a small saucepan, melt white chocolate with remaining oil over a low heat; pour over middle layer, smoothing evenly. 
  2. Refrigerate until set. 
  3. Melt bittersweet chocolate with reserved oil; drizzle over white chocolate. Refrigerate until set. 
  4. Cut into bars or squares.

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