Photo: Charisse Kenion
Mint Chocolate Chip Nanaimo Bars
17 ingredients
30 min + 10 min
(24 bars)
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You might be offput by the seemingly raw egg in the first layer of the recipe. Don't be. The hot melted chocolate cooks the egg as you whisk it in, just make sure to not skip the tempering step. If you don't temper the egg, you'll end up with chocolate scrambled eggs. Not yum.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1090
Calories
22g
Protein
82g
Fat
68g
Carbs
Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Coconut | 1/2 cup shredded (40g) | 283 |
| Pecans | 1 oz (28g / ~19 halves) | 196 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Cracker | 5 saltine crackers (15g) | 66 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Pudding | not in our table | 0 |
| Peppermint | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1 stick butter
- 2 cups confectioner's sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/4 cup instant vanilla pudding powder OR vanilla custard powder
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- Green food coloring (optional)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3-1 ounce squares semisweet baking chocolate
Directions
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By backtoherroots ·
Recipe sourced from
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