Mom's Nanaimo Bars Recipe

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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
4120
Calories
Total time
75
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
  • 2 cups graham wafer crumbs
  • 1 cup coconut
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • 2 cups icing sugar
  • 1 drop yellow food coloring
  • 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 2 oz baking chocolate squares
  • 1 tbsp butter

Directions:

  1. For bottom layer: Whisk together egg, sugar, butter or margarine and vanilla.
  2. Stir in graham crumbs and coconut.
  3. Press into a 9x9 inch greased baking dish.
  4. Bake at 325 for 10 minutes.
  5. Cool crust completely.
  6. While the crust is cooling prepare the filling by creaming all the ingredients together, adding drops of yellow food colouring to desired shade.
  7. Spread the filling evenly over your crust.
  8. Refrigerate until firm.
  9. For the topping: Melt the chocolate with the butter and spread over top of filling.
  10. Refrigerate.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 4120.47 Kcal (17252 kJ)
Calories from fat 2037.14 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 226.35g 348%
Cholesterol 561.17mg 187%
Sodium 1724.75mg 72%
Potassium 1834.54mg 39%
Total Carbs 492.15g 164%
Sugars 184.6g 738%
Dietary Fiber 27.17g 109%
Protein 56g 112%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 4%
Vitamin A 1.8mg 61%
Iron 23.7mg 132%
Calcium 378.2mg 38%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 430.59 Kcal (1803 kJ)
Calories from fat 212.88 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23.65g 348%
Cholesterol 58.64mg 187%
Sodium 180.24mg 72%
Potassium 191.71mg 39%
Total Carbs 51.43g 164%
Sugars 19.29g 738%
Dietary Fiber 2.84g 109%
Protein 5.85g 112%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 61%
Iron 2.5mg 132%
Calcium 39.5mg 38%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 100.5
    Points
  • 115
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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