Nanaimo bars
Layered with chocolate ganache, custard and a coconut crumb base, these Canadian bars (named after the British Columbia city, Nanaimo) combine all of our favourite sweet ingredients in one dessert.
Ingredients
180g (15) Arnott’s Granita biscuits
85g (1/2 cup) blanched almonds
85g (1 cup) desiccated coconut
125g butter, chopped, at room temperature
55g (1/4 cup) caster sugar
30g (1/4 cup) cocoa powder
1 egg, lightly whisked
Filling
125g butter, chopped, at room temperature
2 tbsp thickened cream
2 tbsp custard powder
210g (1 1/3 cups) icing sugar mixture
Topping
180g dark chocolate (40% cocoa), finely chopped
2 tbsp thickened cream
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