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Grand Marnier Nanaimo Bars - CDKitchen.com

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ready in:
  30-60 minutes

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 sifted
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 other orange liqueur
1 tablespoon orange rind, coarsely grated

CHOCOLATE TOPPING

1 tablespoon butter
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted

directions

In a bowl, stir together crumbs, coconut and pecans.

In a small saucepan, gently heat butter, cocoa and sugar until butter melts. Remove from heat and whisk in egg. Blend into crumb mixture.

Press into a greased 9 inch square cake pan. Bake in a 350 degrees F oven for 10 minutes. Let cool on rack.

For Grand Marnier Layer: In a bowl, place half of icing sugar with butter, mix in half of the icing sugar with butter. Then mix in Grand Marnier, remaining icing sugar and orange rind. Spread over base.

For Chocolate Topping: Stir butter into chocolate until melted. Spread evenly over Grand Marnier layer. Let cool for 20 minutes in refrigerator, then cut into bars (Bars can be covered, refrigerated up to 2 weeks, or frozen up to 2 months. Let soften slightly before serving).

Recipe Source: "Canadian Living's Desserts" by Elizabeth Baird

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