Now you may be wondering what Nanaimo Slice actually is? The Nanaimo bar is sweet no-bake slice and is named after the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia.

They consist of three delicious layers - a crunchie biscuit base, a creamy custard filling, and a rich chocolate coating to top it off!

BASE

185g butter, melted

¼ cup sugar

¼ cup cocoa

1 packet Malt biscuits, crushed

½ packet Krispie biscuits, crushed

1 cup coconut

1 egg ​

FILLING

165g butter

3 cups icing sugar

1 heaped dsp custard powder

3 dsp warm water ​.

TOPPING

200g cooking chocolate

75g butter

METHOD

Grease & line a 18cm x 26cm slice tin.

For base: beat butter, sugar, cocoa & egg. Stir in coconut and crushed biscuits & press mixture into slice tin.

For filling: soften butter (do not melt). Beat together with all other ingredients until light and fluffy, then spread over base and refrigerate ​

For topping: melt together choc and butter and spread over the filling. Chill & cut once firm then store in freezer. Slice can be eaten straight from freezer.

Enjoy!