Nancy Today: How to make 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.

Melt 2 squares of Baker's semisweet chocolate over hot water.

Substitute unsweetened chocolate: use 1 oz unsweetened chocolate, 3 tablespoons cocoa, and 1 tablespoon of butter.

Double the recipe: use 4 tablespoons of butter and 8 tablespoons of sugar instead of 4 tablespoons.

Add 2 teaspoons of vanilla and 2 eggs to the mixture.

Mix dry ingredients first, then combine with wet ingredients.

Add 2 cups of Graham wafer crumbs (or substitute with crushed saltine crackers if necessary).

Add 1 cup of Baker's Angel flake coconut and 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts.

Press the mixture into a 9-inch square pan (or adjust size if doubling).

For the filling, combine 4 tablespoons of Bird's custard powder with 6 tablespoons of milk (or substitute with water and coffee mate).

Melt 1/4 cup of butter and add to the custard mixture along with 2 cups of icing sugar.

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