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Sarah Kramer's Nanaimo Bars
Buy Sarah's booksSarah Kramer is the author of La Dolce Vegan! and co-author of How It All Vegan! and The Garden of Vegan!. In addition to creating her vegan masterpieces and maintaining her popular website GoVegan.net she also ownes and operates Tatto Zoo with her husband Gerry in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Nanaimo Bars
Bottom Layer
1/2 cup vegan margarine
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup cocoa powder
2 tbsp ground flax seed
3 tbsp water
1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped
1 cup unsweetened coconut, flaked
1 1/4 cup vegan graham cracker crust
Middle Layer
1/2 cup vegan margarine
2 tbsp vegan milk
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp turmeric
2 cups powdered icing sugar
Top Layer
2 tbsp vegan margarine
4 1-oz (28g) squares unsweetened chocolate
To prepare the bottom layer: In a medium saucepan on low heat, melt the margarine and sugar, stirring to combine. Once liquefied, stir in the cocoa until smooth. Remove from heat. In a medium bowl, stir together the flax seeds, water, walnuts, cocoanut and graham cracker crumbs. Add the chocolate sauce and stir well. Press mixture into an ungreased 8X8-in (20X20cm) pan. Set aside.
To prepare the top layer: In medium saucepan on low heat, melt the margarine. Add the chocolate and melt, stirring often to prevent burning. Remove from heat and set aside to pour over middle layer. You want sauce to be cooled but liquid to still spread easily.
To prepare middle layer and assemble bars: In a food processor or medium bowl, cream together the margarine, “milk”, starch, vanilla, turmeric, and icing sugar until well mixed. Spread evenly over bottom layer. Spoon chocolate sauce evenly over middle layer and set pan in fridge immediately. Let chill for 2+ hours before cutting and serving. Makes 9 squares.
Recipe adapted from Vegan A Go-Go, by Sarah Kramer, 2008, Arsenal Pulp Press
April 27, 2009 | Looks like I guessed right on the cornstarch. Thanks for veganizing the recipe, one of my childhood favorites that my mom still makes. Being from Fairbanks, Alaska, she thinks the way to veganize things is to simply add more dairy to whatever she's making. Have you thought of any way to cut down the sweetness of the powdered sugar?” —Blackdog66
April 14, 2009 | How much cornstarch is used in the middle layer? It's not listed in the ingredients.” —
April 29, 2009 | Excelent recipe! Although I was wondering if there's any way of replacing margarine in the recipe of the middle layer because I live in Chile and unfortunatley they don't sell vegan margarine here :(” —Tatiana