Grand Marnier Nanaimo Bars
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Desserts
Ingredients: 2
cups
Graham wafer crumbs 1
cup
Coconut, unsweetened,
flaked
1/2
cup
Pecans; toasted,
chopped
2/3
cup
Butter 1/3
cup
Cocoa powder,
unsweetened
1/4
cup
Sugar,
granulated
1
Egg,
beaten
-----GRAND MARNIER LAYER----- 2
cups
Icing Sugar 1/4
cup
Butter,
softened
1/4
cup
Grand Marnier,
or orange
1
tablespoon
Orange rind,
coarsely grated
-----CHOCOLATE TOPPING----- 1
tablespoon
Butter 4
ounces
Semisweet chocolate,
melted
Directions:
In bowl, stir together crumbs, coconut and pecans. In small saucepan, gently heat butter, cocoa and sugar until butter melts. Remove from heat; whisk in egg. Blend into crumb mixture. Press into greased 9 inch square cake pan. Bake in 350F oven for 10 minutes. Let cool on rack.
Grand Marnier Layer: In bowl, place half of icing sugar with butter, mix in half of the icing sugar with butter; mix in Grand Marnier, remaining icing sugar and orange rind. Spread over base.
Chocolate Topping: Stir butter into chocolate until melted; spread evenly over Grand Marnier layer. Let cool for 20 minutes in refrigerator; cut into bars. (Bars can be covered, refrigerated up to 2 weeks, or frozen up to 2 months. Let soften slightly before serving.
VARIATION: CLASSIC NANAIMO BARS Make base and Chocolate Topping as above. In layer, substitute milk for Grand Marnier; add 1/2 tsp vanilla. Substitute 2 tsp grated lemon rind for orange juice.
SOURCE:_Canadian Living's Desserts_ by Elizabeth Baird posted by Anne MacLellan
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