- Graham crumb, coconut and cocoa base
- Custard-flavoured butter icing
- Melted chocolate topping
Nanaimo Bars
Nanaimo bars, stacked. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Nanaimo bars are named for the Vancouver Island city of Nanaimo, and they are a three-layer no-bake bar: a chocolate-graham crumb base, a custard-flavoured butter icing middle, and a chocolate top.
Recipes circulated in 1950s community cookbooks before the bar took the city's name. Nanaimo now runs a Nanaimo Bar Trail linking cafes serving classic and inventive versions.
Key ingredients
Where to try it
- Cafes on the Nanaimo Bar Trail in Nanaimo, BC.
- Bakeries across British Columbia.
- Coffee shops countrywide.