Ingredients for - Nanaimo Bars I

1. Butter ½ cup
2. White sugar ¼ cup
3. Unsweetened cocoa powder 5 tablespoons
4. Egg 1
5. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon
6. Graham cracker crumbs 2 cups
7. Shredded coconut 1 cup
8. Chopped walnuts ½ cup
9. Butter ¼ cup
10. Confectioners' sugar 2 cups
11. Vanilla custard powder 2 tablespoons
12. Milk 3 tablespoons
13. Semisweet chocolate, chopped 4 (1 ounce) squares
14. Butter 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Nanaimo Bars I

1 . Stage

Mix 1/2 cup butter or margarine, white sugar, cocoa, egg and vanilla in a heavy sauce pan or double boiler. Stir over low heat until mixture is of custard like consistency.

2 . Stage

Combine graham crackers, coconut and walnuts and add to the melted mixture. Mix well and pack into buttered 9 inch square cake pan.

3 . Stage

Cream 1/4 cup butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla custard powder and milk. Beat until creamy and spread over melted base.

4 . Stage

Refrigerate till hardened.

5 . Stage

Melt semi-sweet chocolate with 1 tablespoon butter and drizzle over custard icing. Refrigerate. When totally hard cut into square bars.