How to make Canadian dessert Nanaimo Bars

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option while margarine is often less expensive.

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Coconut cream offers a rich texture while the milk + cornstarch mix is budget-friendly.

granulated sugar

🥗Healthier: stevia

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Stevia reduces calories while brown sugar adds a deeper flavor.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: pecans

Almonds are often lower in calories and pecans can be more affordable.

Prepare a baking dish by lining it with parchment paper.

Mix melted butter, graham crackers, cocoa powder, salt, coconut flakes, chopped walnuts, and vanilla in a bowl until combined.

Press the mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish evenly.

In a separate bowl, beat the egg until frothy; then mix in soft butter, custard powder, powdered sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla until smooth.

Spread the filling mixture over the crust layer in the baking dish evenly.

Melt chocolate and butter together in a saucepan over low heat until smooth.

Pour the melted chocolate over the filling layer and spread evenly.

Refrigerate the bars for at least 2 hours until set.

Once set, lift the bars out of the dish using the parchment paper.

Cut into squares and serve cold.

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