Chocolate Mint Nanaimo Bars

• Condiments

  • 2 tbsp Custard powder

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 3/4 cup Chipit mint chocolate chip
  • 1 Filling
  • 1 Food colouring, green
  • 2 cups Icing sugar
  • 1 Mint chocolate glaze
  • 1 tsp Mint extract

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 2 tsp Vegetable oil

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 cup Coconut, Flaked
  • 1/2 cup Walnuts or pecans

• Snacks

  • 1 1/4 cups Graham wafer crumbs

• Dairy

  • 3/4 cup Butter
  • 3 tbsp Milk

• Other

  • Base

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Description

Ingredients

• BASE
• 1 cup CHIPITS Mint Chocolate Chips (250 mL)
• 1/2 cup butter (125 mL)
• 1 1/4 cups graham wafer crumbs (300 mL)
• 1 cup flaked coconut (250 mL)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts or pecans (125 mL)
• FILLING
• 2 cups icing sugar (500 mL)
• 1/4 cup butter, softened (50 mL)
• 3 tbsp milk (45 mL)
• 2 tbsp custard powder (30 mL)
• 1 tsp mint extract (5 mL)
• Green food colouring
• MINT CHOCOLATE GLAZE
• 3/4 cup CHIPITS Mint Chocolate Chips (175 mL)
• 2 tsp vegetable oil (10 mL)

Directions

• Chocolate Mint Nanaimo Bars Recipe Directions 1. BASE: In medium saucepan over low heat (or in large bowl in microwave) melt mint chocolate chips and butter. Stir in graham wafer crumbs, coconut and nuts. Press evenly into 9-inch (23 cm) square pan. Chill in refrigerator about 30 minutes. 2. FILLING: In small bowl, blend icing sugar, butter, milk, custard powder, mint extract and several drops of food colouring. Spread evenly over chilled base. 3. GLAZE: Melt mint chocolate chips with vegetable oil over hot water (or in microwave). Spread evenly over filling. Chill. Cut into bars. Makes about 20 bars.