Cherry Almond Nanaimo Bars
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
-
30 bars
- Serves:
- 30
ingredients
-
Base
- 1⁄2 cup margarine
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄3 cup cocoa
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 medium egg (beaten)
- 1 cup desiccated coconut
- 1 3⁄4 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1⁄2 cup almonds (chopped)
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Filling
- 1⁄4 cup margarine (softened)
- 1 tablespoon cherry juice (from maraschino cherries)
- 2 cups icing sugar
- 1⁄3 cup maraschino cherry (chopped)
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Topping
- 2 ounces semisweet chocolate (2 squares)
- 1 tablespoon margarine
directions
-
Base:
- Melt margarine, sugar, cocoa, vanilla and egg in saucepan over low heat stirring constantly until it begins to thicken.
- Remove from heat and stir in coconut, graham cracker crumbs, and chopped almonds.
- Press into greased 9x9-inch pan.
- Chill 1 hour.
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Filling:
- Cream butter, cherry juice, and vanilla.
- Gradually beat in, with hand mixer or by hand, icing sugar to make a smooth spreading consistency.
- Stir in chopped cherries.
- Spread evenly over chilled base.
- Chill until firm.
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Topping:
- Heat chocolate and butter over medium heat until smoothly melted. Drizzle over filling.
- Chill.
- Cut into 30 bars with sharp knife pressing down gently to break the drizzle first then drag to slice.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
LuckyMomof3
Canada