Nanaimo Bars

Name: Nanaimo Bars
Yield: Makes 18 bars
Ingredients: 1/2 cup (3 ounces), bittersweet chocolate chips; 6 , whole graham crackers, broken into 1-inch pieces; 2/3 cup (2 ounces), sweetened shredded coconut; 1/2 cup, pecans, toasted; 1/4 cup (¾ ounce), unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/8 teaspoon, table salt; 1/3 cup, light corn syrup; 1 1/4 cups (5 ounces), confectioners' sugar; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 1/4 cup, nonfat dry milk powder; 1/8 teaspoon, table salt; 1/4 cup, heavy cream; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 2/3 cup (4 ounces), bittersweet chocolate chips; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1 tablespoons, light corn syrup

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2019

Desserts or Baked Goods

Brownies & Bars

Canadians have loved this tri-layer bar cookie for decades.Time to bring it south.

SERVESMakes 18 bars

TIME40 minutes, plus 2½ hours chilling, plus 20 minutes tempering

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

These three-layer Canadian treats, with their coconutty cookie bases, custardy centers, and chocolate ganache tops, have a spectrum of sweet flavors and satisfying textures worthy of international recognition. For our version, we blitzed gr...

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