Nanaimo bars recipe | Sainsbury`s Magazine

Name: Nanaimo bars recipe | Sainsbury`s Magazine
Ingredients: 150g unsalted butter, at room temperature; 65g caster sugar; 60g cocoa powder; 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste or extract; 2 large eggs; 300g HobNob biscuits, bashed to fine crumbs (replace with gluten free sweet oat biscuits, if required); 100g pecans, roughly chopped; 100g dried figs, roughly chopped; 100g dried prunes, roughly chopped; 4 tbsp custard powder, sifted; 375g icing sugar, sifted; 150g soft unsalted butter; 75ml double cream; 2 tbsp sherry, or orange juice; zest of ½ orange; 300g dark chocolate, about 70% cocoa solids, roughly chopped; 30g unsalted butter, diced

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Nanaimo bars are a Canadian sweet treat. These layered no-bake bars are chewy, chocolatey and so delicious. John Whaite has given these a festive British twist with dried fruit and a splash of sherry.

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Ingredients

150g unsalted butter, at room temperature
65g caster sugar
60g cocoa powder
1 tbsp vanilla bean paste or extract
2 large eggs
300g HobNob biscuits, bashed to fine crumbs (replace with gluten free sweet oat biscuits, if required)
100g pecans, roughly chopped
100g dried figs, roughly chopped
100g dried prunes, roughly chopped
4 tbsp custard powder, sifted
375g icing sugar, sifted
150g soft unsalted butter
75ml double cream
2 tbsp sherry, or orange juice
zest of ½ orange
300g dark chocolate, about 70% cocoa solids, roughly chopped
30g unsalted butter, diced