Nanaimo Bars II recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup butter
2 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
⅓ cup white sugar
1 ½ tablespoons pasteurized egg
1 cup rolled oats
1 ½ cups flaked coconut
½ cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons butter, softened
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon butter
2 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate

Nutrition Info

265.5 calories
carbohydrate: 30.8 g
cholesterol: 28.4 mg
fat: 15.8 g
fiber: 1.9 g
protein: 2.3 g
saturatedFat: 8.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 84.6 mg
sugar: 25.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter or margarine with 2 squares chocolate. Remove from the heat, and stir in white sugar, egg, rolled oats, coconut, chopped nuts, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Press mixture into a greased 9 inch square pan, and chill for 1 hour.

  2. Combine confectioners' sugar with 3 tablespoons softened butter, 1/2 teaspoon of the vanilla, and milk. Mix until it has an icing-like consistency, and spread it over the oat mixture in the pan. Chill for 1/2 hour.

  3. Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter or margarine with remaining 2 squares chocolate. Spread over the top of the bars. Chill for 4 to 5 hours.

  4. Cut into squares using a hot knife, dip knife in hot water, and let it melt through the chocolate.

Recipe Yield

1 - 9x9 inch pan

Recipe Note

A no-bake square, that freezes well. I make these during the year, but they are a must on my Christmas baking list as family and friends look for them. My parents live just outside of Nanaimo, B.C. Canada.

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