a departure from a standard Nanaimo Bar. This one bears my lovely daughter’s name.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 2 hrs |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs 30 mins |
| Servings: | 16 |
| Yield: | 16 servings |
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 5 tablespoons powdered chocolate drink mix
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
- 1 egg, beaten
- ½ (9 ounce) box whole-wheat crackers (such as Triscuit Original®), crushed
- ¾ cup unsweetened flaked coconut
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- ½ teaspoon margarine
Instructions
- Grease an 8-inch springform pan.
- Melt 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan over low heat; whisk white sugar and chocolate drink mix into butter until smooth. Remove saucepan from heat; whisk in 1 teaspoon vanilla and beaten egg. Stir crushed crackers and coconut into chocolate mixture. Press mixture into the bottom of prepared pan. Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.
- Beat 3 tablespoons butter and confectioners’ sugar with an electric mixer in a bowl until smooth; stir in milk and remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Spread icing mixture evenly over chocolate-cracker mixture; refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.
- Melt chocolate chips with margarine in a saucepan over low heat; whisk until smooth. Pour chocolate mixture over icing layer; smooth with a spatula. Refrigerate bars until set, about 1 hour. Serve cold or at room temperature.
- Use an 8-inch square pan for squares or a 9-inch pan for thinner bars.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 321 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 40 g |
| Cholesterol | 33 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 12 g |
| Sodium | 122 mg |
| Sugars | 32 g |
| Fat | 19 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |