Squamish Bars Recipes

NANAIMO BARS I

Steps:

• Mix 1/2 cup butter or margarine, white sugar, cocoa, egg and vanilla in a heavy sauce pan or double boiler. Stir over low heat until mixture is of custard like consistency.
• Combine graham crackers, coconut and walnuts and add to the melted mixture. Mix well and pack into buttered 9 inch square cake pan.
• Cream 1/4 cup butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla custard powder and milk. Beat until creamy and spread over melted base.
• Refrigerate till hardened.
• Melt semi-sweet chocolate with 1 tablespoon butter and drizzle over custard icing. Refrigerate. When totally hard cut into square bars.

SQUAMISH BARS

Steps:

• 1. In large saucepan over low heat, beat peanut butter, sugar and corn syrup until blended and sugar has dissolved.
• 2. Remove from heat, stir in rice cereal and cornflakes.
• 3. Press into lightly greased 9" square cake pan and let cool (10 min in fridge).
• Filling:.
• 1. In bowl, beat icing sugar and butter then beat in cream and vanilla.
• 2. Spread over cereal base, chill for 30 minutes.
• Topping:.
• 1. In double boiler, over hot water, melt chocolate and butter, let cool.
• 2. Spread evenly over filling, chill for 20 minutes.
• 3. Cut into squares.

THE ORIGINAL NANAIMO BARS

Steps:

• BOTTOM LAYER: Melt first 3 ingredients in top of a double boiler.
• Add egg and stir to cook and thicken Remove from heat.
• Stir in crumbs, coconut and nuts.
• Press firmly into an ungreased 8 X 8 pan.
• SECOND LAYER: Cream butter, cream, custard powder and icing sugar together well.
• Beat until light.
• Spread over bottom layer.
• THIRD LAYER: Melt chocolate and butter over low heat.
• Cool
• When cool, but still liquid, pour over second layer and chill in refrigerator.