Cherry almond nanaimo bars

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ cup Butter
¼ cup Sugar
⅓ cup Cocoa
1 teaspoon Vanilla
¼ cup Butter; softened
1 tablespoon Cherry juice
2 ounces Semisweet chocolate
1 Egg; beaten
1 cup Coconut, desiccated
1¾ cup Graham wafer crumbs
½ cup Almonds; chopped
2 cups Icing sugar
⅓ cup Maraschino cherries; chopped
1 tablespoon Butter

Directions

BASE

FILLING

TOP

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 SOURCE: _Tastefully Yours_, All Saint Kingsway Anglican Church, Toronto

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