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Cherry Almond Nanaimo BarsRecipe : Cherry Almond Nanaimo Bars
Procedure :
------------------------------------BASE------------------------------------ 1/2 c Butter 1/4 c Sugar 1/3 c Cocoa 1 ts Vanilla 1 Egg; beaten 1 c Coconut, desiccated 1 3/4 c Graham wafer crumbs 1/2 c Almonds; chopped ----------------------------------FILLING---------------------------------- 1/4 c Butter; softened 1 tb Cherry juice 2 c Icing sugar 1/3 c Maraschino cherries; chopped ------------------------------------TOP------------------------------------ 2 oz Semisweet chocolate 1 tb Butter BASE: Cook butter, sugar, cocoa, vanilla & egg in saucepan over low heat heat, stirring constantly until custard begins to thicken. Remove from heat and stir in coconut, crumbs and almonds. Pat firmly into a greased 9 pan inch square pan. Chill for 1 hour. FILLING: Cream butter, cherry juice and extract. Gradually beat in icing sugar to a make a smooth spreading consistency. Stir in cherries. Spread over base and chill until firm. TOP: Heat chocolate and butter, stirring until smoothly melted. Drizzle chocolate over filling. Chill. Cut into bars. YIELD: 30 BARS |
