Drizzled Nanaimo Bars Recipe

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Nobody knows for sure who invented Nanaimo bars, but nearly everyone who makes these creamy, chocolaty Canadian goodies knows how quickly they disappear. —Alice Maysick, Berrien Center, Michigan

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Drizzled Nanaimo Bars Recipe

Prep: 40 min. + chilling

Yield: 48 Servings

25 15 40

Ingredients

1 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup sugar
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
2 eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 cups flaked coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts
FILLING:
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons 2% milk
2 tablespoons instant vanilla pudding mix
2 cups confectioners' sugar
GLAZE:
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 tablespoon butter

Directions

In large heavy saucepan, combine the butter, sugar and chocolate. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until melted. Whisk a small amount of hot mixture into eggs. Return all to the pan, whisking constantly. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until mixture reaches 160°. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla.
In a large bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, coconut and walnuts. Stir in chocolate mixture until blended. Press into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. pan. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until set.
For filling, in a large bowl, beat the butter, milk and pudding mix until blended. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth; spread over crust.
For glaze, in a microwave, melt chocolate and butter; stir until smooth. Drizzle over filling. Refrigerate until set. Cut into bars. Yield: 4 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 bar equals 180 calories, 12 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 25 mg cholesterol, 107 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Drizzled Nanaimo Bars in Taste of Home April/May 2011, p37