Vegan Nanaimo Bars Recipe

Vegan Nanaimo Bars Recipe

Ahh the elusive Nanaimo bar (or Noonoo bar, when I'm too tired to pronounce things right!). I have been meaning to blog about these since we made them last week, but have been wayy too distracted by reality. Damn you reality!

The above picture is from the raw vegan food night we went to, and although they aren't 100% raw, we brung them along anyway!! The bar is the one right at the back. Being organised humans as we are we took a lot of photos, but had to rush out at the end to eat all this delicious food. Whoops!

We used the recipe from this blog here. As I have worked out from many American recipes on the internet, it is well worth investing in a set of cup measurements, so as to spend less time converting measurements.  

So here is is! Much deliciousness in a bar!:

What you need: ( A lot of stuff!)

Base:

3 Tbsp Cacao Powder

4 Tbsp Coconut Oil

3 Tbsp Maple Syrup

1/4 Cup + 1 Tbsp Dates

1 1/2 Cup Walnuts

1 3/4 Cup Unsweetened Coconut Flakes

Middle:

1 1/4 Cup Cashews (soaked overnight) (alt. 1 Cup Cashew Butter)

4 Tbsp Coconut Oil

5 Tbsp Maple Syrup

1 Tsp Vanilla

Top:

1/4 Cup + 2 Tbsp Cacao Powder

2 Tbsp Coco Butter

2 Tbsp Coconut Oil

2 Tbsp Maple Syrup/ Agave

(We left out the salt in the recipe, but feel free to add if you feel it needs it!)

What you need to do:

• Base:  Whizz up (or if you are using a Masha aka Marsha then mash!) all the ingredients in a food processor. Press into a lined 8'' x 8'' tin. Set in the fridge while you make the filling.
• Middle: Puree the cashews, then add the oil, maple syrup, and vanilla, and then continue puree or mash! Spread over the base and put in the fridge for 30 mins.
• Top: Melt ingredients together. If you want to do this at a low temperature you can put a jug in a pan, and surround the jug with warm water out of the tap. Add ingredients to the jug and stir, refilling the pan if the water becomes cold quickly. Pour over the middle of the middle section and set in the fridge.
• Cut into squares, eat all the squares, become wayy too excited because of the deliciousness :) *bounces*

We hope to make these again soon, because they are sooo addictive, so may actually post proper pictures of the finished product. Cannot guarantee 100% because OMNOMNOMNOM

Hannah xx