Name: Nanaimo Bars
Yield: Makes 16 bar cookies
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: ¼ cup [50 g] granulated sugar; 1 large egg, room temperature; ¼ cup [55 g] unsalted butter, room temperature; 2¼ cups [225 g] graham cracker crumbs; 2 cups [230 g] powdered sugar; 3 Tbsp [45 g] heavy cream; 2 Tbsp custard powder; ⅔ cup [115 g] semisweet chocolate; ¼ cup [25 g] walnuts, raw; 2 Tbsp unsalted butter; ⅓ cup [25 g] cocoa powder; ½ cup [110 g] unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 cup [85 g] fresh coconut

Nanaimo is a port city in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Nanaimo Bars are triple-layered, no-bake bar cookies named after, well, the city! Two ingredients in this recipe might be a bit more challenging to find. The custard powder is key to the bars’ authentic flavor; look for it in the baking aisle of well-stocked grocery stores, or procure it online. The other ingredient, fresh coconut, is perishable, so it is often found frozen and puréed.

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