Grand Marnier Nanaimo Bars
photo by Glutton
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
24
ingredients
- 2 cups graham wafer crumbs
- 1 cup coconut, unsweetened, flaked
- 1⁄2 cup pecans, toasted, chopped
- 2⁄3 cup butter
- 1⁄3 cup cocoa powder, unsweetened sifted
- 1⁄4 cup sugar, granulated
- 1 egg, beaten
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GRAND MARNIER LAYER
- 2 cups icing sugar
- 1⁄4 cup butter, softened
- 1⁄4 cup Grand Marnier or 1/4 cup orange liqueur
- 1 tablespoon orange rind, coarsely grated
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CHOCOLATE TOPPING
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
directions
- In bowl, stir together crumbs, coconut and pecans.
- In small saucepan, gently heat butter, cocoa and sugar until butter melts.
- Remove from heat; whisk in egg.
- Blend into crumb mixture.
- Press into greased 9 inch square cake pan.
- Bake in 350F oven for 10 minutes. Let cool on rack.
- Grand Marnier Layer: In bowl, place half of icing sugar with butter, mix in half of the icing sugar with butter; mix in Grand Marnier, remaining icing sugar and orange rind.
- Spread over base.
- Chocolate Topping: Stir butter into chocolate until melted; spread evenly over Grand Marnier layer.
- Let cool for 20 minutes in refrigerator; cut into bars.
- (Bars can be covered, refrigerated up to 2 weeks, or frozen up to 2 months. Let soften slightly before serving.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
FLKeysJen
Key Largo, Florida