A recipe for Cherry Almond Nanaimo Bars. Follow the simple recipe instructions for Cherry Almond Nanaimo Bars shared by other home cooking experts.
Ingredients
BASE: 1/2 c. Butter1/4 c. Sugar
1/3 c. Cocoa
1 Tsp. Vanilla
1 Egg; beaten
1 c. Coconut, desiccated
1 3/4 c. Graham wafer crumbs
1/2 c. Almonds; chopped
FILLING: 1/4 c. Butter; softened
1 Tbs. Cherry juice
2 c. Icing sugar
1/3 c. Maraschino cherries; chopped
TOP: 2 oz. Semisweet chocolate
1 Tbs. Butter
Directions
BASE: Cook butter, sugar, cocoa, vanilla and egg in saucepan over low 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
