Sunshine Coast-Style Nanaimo Bars Recipe

Melt 1/2 cup of butter in a saucepan over low heat and stir in the sugar and cocoa powder until the mixture is smooth. Whisk in egg and vanilla extract remove from heat and stir in the graham cracker crumbs coconut and walnuts until well combined. Press the mixture into a 9x9-inch square pan and refrigerate until cold about 1 hour.

Place 1/3 cup of room temperature butter into a mixing bowl and stir custard powder and milk into the butter to make a smooth creamy mixture. Stir in confectioners' sugar about 1 cup at a time until the mixture is very smooth with no lumps. Lightly stir in the blackberries. Spread the filling on the chilled crust in an even layer and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to set up.

Melt chocolate and 2 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan over very low heat stirring until the chocolate is completely melted and smooth. Remove from heat and pour over the filling layer spreading the topping over the filling to cover completely. Return to refrigerator and allow to set until firm at least 30 minutes. To cut dip a very sharp knife into boiling water and cut into squares with the hot knife.