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    Cherry Almond Nanaimo Bars


    Source of Recipe


    Mercyteapot

    Recipe Link: http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-fdcooking&msg=3615.1

    List of Ingredients




    BASE:
    1/2 c Butter
    1/4 c Sugar
    1/3 c Cocoa
    1 ts Vanilla
    1 Egg; beaten
    1 c dried flaked coconut
    1 3/4 c Graham cracker crumbs
    1/2 c Almonds; chopped

    FILLING:
    1/4 c Butter; softened
    1 tb Cherry juice
    2 c confectioner's sugar
    1/3 c Maraschino cherries; chopped

    TOP:
    2 oz Semisweet chocolate
    1 tb Butter

    Recipe



    BASE: Cook butter, sugar, cocoa, vanilla & egg in saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until custard begins to thicken. Remove from heat and stir in coconut, crumbs and almonds. Pat firmly into a greased 9 pan inch square pan. Chill for 1 hour.

    FILLING: Cream butter, cherry juice and extract. Gradually beat in confectioner's sugar to a make a smooth spreading consistency. Stir in cherries. Spread over base and chill until firm.

    TOP: Heat chocolate and butter, stirring until smoothly melted. Drizzle chocolate over filling. Chill. Cut into bars.

    YIELD: 30 BARS
 

 

 

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