The Happy Nanaimo Part Three: Peanut Butter

You can really never go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate. Am I right? When I was coming up with the flavours, I thought this was a pretty obvious one. Everyone loves chocolate and peanut butter so, why not? Everyone loved them.

Nanaimo bars are so disgustingly easy, it’s amazing. I brought two kinds of the nanaimo bars to a couple of vegan coworkers. I said, “Do you guys like nanaimo bars?” and they both stared at me blankly until one of them finally said, “…If they’re vegan.”

I wonder how many unfortunate vegans in the world have never been lucky enough to eat a nanaimo bar..? Do they know they exist? There’s lots of recipes out there to try out. They’re a very easy dessert to make, is all I’m saying. Ain’t no thang – make a nanaimo.

Peanut Butter Nanaimo Bars Bottom Layer ½ c margarine ¼ c white sugar ¼ c cocoa 1 T ground flax seeds 3 T water 1 ½ c chocolate or graham cookie crumbs 1 ½ c coconut ½ cup chopped peanuts Mix together flax seed and water. Combine margarine, sugar, and cocoa powder in a small pot over a medium heat until margarine is melted and mixture is smooth. Stir in flax seed mixture and remove from heat. In a separate bowl, combine crumbs, coconut, and peanuts. Mix the two together and press firmly into a greased 8×8 in square pan. Middle Layer ¼ c margarine ½ tsp vanilla extract ¼ cup peanut butter 1 T soy or rice milk ¾ c powdered sugar Combine margarine, vanilla and peanut butter and milk in a bowl and mix with a spatula. Add powdered sugar and combine. Mix with an electric mixer until fluffy. Press evenly on top of the first layer and put in fridge to cool. Top Layer 4 oz semi sweet chocolate 2 T smooth peanut butter Melt ingredients in a double boiler and spread over base. Refrigerate until top is set.

Next Nanaimo: Mocha Pecan !

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