Cherry Almond Nanaimo Barscandies, cookies, ethnic ----BASE---- 1/2 cup butter 1/4 cup sugar 1/3 cup cocoa 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg; beaten 1 cup coconut, desiccated 1 3/4 cup graham wafer crumbs 1/2 cup almonds; chopped ----FILLING---- 1/4 cup butter; softened 1 tablespoon cherry juice 2 cup icing sugar 1/3 cup maraschino cherries; chopped ----TOP---- 2 oz semisweet chocolate 1 tablespoon butter BASE: Cook butter, sugar, cocoa, vanilla & egg in saucepan over low heat 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 icing 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 |
