Naomi bars

Name: Naomi bars
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 2 h 50 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 100 g (4 oz) plain chocolate; 50 g (2 oz) sugar; 1 egg, beaten; 3 teaspoons cocoa powder; 250 g (9 oz) biscuits, crushed (digestive, for example); 50 g (2 oz) grated coconut; 50 g (2 oz) walnuts, chopped (or pecan nuts); 50 g (2 oz) walnuts, chopped (or pecan nuts); 3 tablespoons custard powder; 3-4 tablespoons water; 50 g (2 oz) unsalted butter, softened; 80 g (3 oz) dark chocolate; 50 g (2 oz) icing sugar

Preparation info

Serves
8-10

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
3 hr

Appears in

Chocolate

By Trish Deseine

Published 2003

About

NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TOP BRITISH MODEL... She wasn’t even a twinkle in her father’s eye when they were invented. So why Naomi? Beats me. I often include these little cakes cut into small squares in an “all chocolate” selection for dessert.

Ingredients

First layer

100 g (4 oz) plain chocolate
100 g (4

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

For the first layer, melt the chocolate, butter and sugar in a microwave oven or bain-marie. Add the beaten egg and heat gently, but do not allow to boil. Remove from the heat and incorporate the remaining ingredients.

Transfer this mixture to a Swiss roll tin or a gratin dish and spread out into a layer about 1 cm (½ inch) thick. Place in a refrigerator for 1 hour. Using an electric mi