Cherry Almond Nanaimo Bars

Time

Yield

30 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

Base

1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup cocoa
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg, beaten
1 cup coconut, desiccated
1-3/4 cup graham wafer crumbs
1/2 cup almonds, chopped

Filling

1/4 cup butter, softened
1 tbsp. cherry juice
2 cups icing sugar
1/3 cup maraschino cherries, chopped

Top

2 oz. semisweet chocolate
1 tbsp. butter

Instructions

Base:
Cook butter, sugar, cocoa, vanilla and egg in saucepan over lowheat, stirring constantly until custard begins to thicken. Remove from heat and stir in coconut, crumbs and almonds. Pat firmly into a greased 9-inch square pan. Chill for 1 hour.

Filling:
Cream butter, cherry juice and extract. Gradually beat inicing 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.

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