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Cherry almond nanaimo bars

Yield: 1 servings MMM

Ingredients:

• 1/2 c Butter
• 1/4 c Sugar
• 1/3 c Cocoa
• 1 ts Vanilla
• 1 Egg; beaten
• 1 c Coconut desiccated
• 1 3/4 c Graham wafer crumbs
• 1/2 c Almonds; chopped MMMMM--------------------------FILLING-------------------------------
• 1/4 c Butter; softened
• 1 tb Cherry juice
• 2 c Icing sugar
• 1/3 c Maraschino cherries; chopped MMMMM----------------------------TOP---------------------------------
• 2 oz Semisweet chocolate
• 1 tb Butter

Instructions:

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 SOURCE: _Tastefully Yours_ All Saint Kingsway Anglican Church Toronto

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