Name: Calgary Nanaimo Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 1/4 cup sugar -; 1/4 cup baking cocoa -; 3/4 cup butter, cubed -; 2 large eggs, beaten -; 2 cups graham cracker crumbs -; 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut -; 1/2 cup chopped almonds, optional -; Filling: -; 2 cups confectioners' sugar -; 2 tablespoons instant vanilla pudding mix -; 1/4 cup butter, melted -; 3 tablespoons 2% milk -; Glaze: -; 3 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped -; 1 tablespoon butter -

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20 min.

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Ingredients for - Calgary Nanaimo Bars

1. 1/4 cup sugar -

2. 1/4 cup baking cocoa -

3. 3/4 cup butter, cubed -

4. 2 large eggs, beaten -

5. 2 cups graham cracker crumbs -

6. 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut -

7. 1/2 cup chopped almonds, optional -

8. Filling: -

9. 2 cups confectioners' sugar -

10. 2 tablespoons instant vanilla pudding mix -

11. 1/4 cup butter, melted -

12. 3 tablespoons 2% milk -

13. Glaze: -

14. 3 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped -

15. 1 tablespoon butter -

How to cook deliciously - Calgary Nanaimo Bars

1. Stage

Line an 8-in. square baking pan with foil, letting ends extend over sides by 1 in. In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugar and cocoa; add butter. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until butter is melted. Whisk a small amount of hot mixture into eggs. Return all to the pan, whisking constantly. Cook and stir until mixture reaches 160°. Remove from heat.

2. Stage

Stir in cracker crumbs, coconut and, if desired, almonds. Press into prepared pan. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until set.

3. Stage

For filling, in a small bowl, beat confectioners' sugar, pudding mix, butter and milk until smooth; spread over crust.

4. Stage

In a microwave, melt chocolate and butter; stir until smooth. Spread over top. Refrigerate until set. Using foil, lift bars out of pan. Discard foil; cut into bars.