Cappuccino Nanaimo Bars

Title:
Cappuccino Nanaimo Bars

Yield:
24 Servings

Categories:
Bars




Ingredients:





   1/2 c  Unsalted butter


   1/3 c  Unsweetened cocoa powder


   1/4 c  Granulated sugar


     1    Egg; lightly beaten


 1 1/2 c  Graham cracker crumbs


     1 c  Shredded coconut


   1/2 c  Walnuts; finely chopped





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     2 tb Milk


     3 tb Unsalted butter


     2 ts Instant espresso powder; or


          -coffee granules


   1/2 ts Vanilla


     2 c  Icing sugar



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     4 oz Semisweet chocolate;


          -coarsely chopped


     1 tb Unsalted butter


   1/2 ts Instant espresso powder





 In heavy saucepan, combine butter, cocoa, sugar and egg; cook over low


 heat, stirring, until butter has melted. Remove from heat; stir in graham


 cracker crumbs, coconut and walnuts. Pat evenly into greased 9-inch square


 cake pan. Bake in 350F 180C oven for 10-12 minutes or until just firm. Let


 cool completely on rack.


 


 Filling: In small saucepan, heat milk, butter, espresso powder and vanilla


 over low heat until butter has melted and espresso powder has dissolved.


 Transfer to mixing bowl; let cool. Beat in sugar until thickened and


 smooth; spread evenly over cooled base. Refrigerate for about 45 minutes or


 until firm.


 


 Topping: Meanwhile, in top of double boiler over hot (not boiling) water,


 melt together chocolate, butter and espresso powder; spread over filling.


 With sharp knife, score topping only into bars. Refrigerate until topping


 is set. Cut into bars.


 


 [Bars can be covered and refrigerated for up to 5 days or frozen in


 airtight container for up to 1 month.] Makes 24 bars Per Bar: about 190


 calories, 2 g protein, 12 g fat, 22 g carbohydrate Source: Canadian Living


 magazine, Apr 95 Presented in article by Daphna Rabinovitch: "Bars &


 Squares: Blissful Bites" [-=PAM=-] PA_Meadows@msn.com


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #801 by Nancy Berry 
on


 Sep 24, 1997