Grandma Lily's Nanaimo Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 cup coconut flakes
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon custard powder (byrd's)
• 2 baking chocolate squares
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 stir butter, sugar, and cocoa till smooth.
• 2 add egg and vanilla.
• 3 heat in a double boiler until melted.
• 4 remove heat adn add crumbs and coconut.
• 5 mix well and spread in a 9x12 pan.
• 6 let cool- this is the crust layer.
• 7 mix the butter, powdered sugar and custard powder with a little milk until smooth.
• 8 this is the icing middle layer.
• 9 melt 2 squared of baking chocolated with 1 tablespoon of butter
• 10 pour over the top.
• 11 refrigerate till firm, cut and serve.
• 12 must be kept in the fridge.