Peanut Butter Nanaimo Bar (Canada)

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Very tasty, rich treat! Mine came out looking exactly like the photo. Something about the peanut butter filling reminds me of Snickers ice cream bars. The cookie base is my favorite part. I would make these again. These would be great to take to a party or get-together (as long as you can keep them refrigerated.

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Thought these bars are great for the peanut butter lover, but that's not how we make them in Canada. The filling is made with egg, icing sugar & of course Horne's custard powder. For Christmas or for the lover of mint we add a few drops of mint to make that creme de menthe flavour. Just thought you should also know they were named after the city of Nanaimo, B.C. Canada - eh!

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We made these in our middle school cooking class. Easy to do and Kept in the freezer for a week. They were perfect. Also we took the suggestion to double the peanut butter filling. We all agree we will make these again.

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I made these bars for friends and family for the holiday and they were absolutely great. I followed the recipe to the tee. I left it out of the freezer about 20 mins prior to cutting, and it was fine, no cracking or damage to bars at all. I will make these again, they were great!!!

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I had no idea what a 'Nanaimo' bar was, but thought the combination of ingredients sounded fantastic: and it was! I didn't have any coconut so I left it out and it was amazing! I did double the peanut butter filling (which is really the best part, so creamy and delicious and next time I might make the same amount of PB filling but 1/2 the cookie bottom instead, I did find the cookie bottom to be a bit thick per the other layers. All in all, very tasty and simple to make, a great make ahead desert!

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I made these yesterday and followed the recipe with the exception of doubling the peanut butter filling (read the reviews before making. This is a nice no-bake option during the hot summer months in Phoenix. Initially, I was a liittle disappointed when I tasted a small piece after letting it set up in the refrigerator for a few hours. Like another reviewer, I thought the individual layers were good but the combination not the "bomb" I was expecting. I had another small piece a few minutes ago, and this dessert definitely improves with age! My kids have already polished off over half the pan! It is very rich, so it does need to be cut in fairly small pieces. Mine are even smaller than the picture shown (also sans peanut. Other than when preparing the glaze, I didn't put my pan in the freezer to chill, and I had no problems cutting it up - the glaze didn't crack nor did the filling ooze. I will keep this recipe and pull it out when I'm looking for an easy no-bake dessert!

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I made these exactly according to the recipe. They were impossible to cut. If cut frozen the top layer cracked (in spite of warming the knife, and if cut when they've defrosted, the middle layer oozed out.

I went to two dinner parties and brought these to both of my hostesses along with other tidbits. They were not well received at all. Several people took a bite and left the rest. I asked for their honest opinions. Most thought they looked pretty but were very average tasting. I asked if any of them were interested in having the recipe. None were.

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Out of the tweleve christmas cookies i baked this season, these were the most popular! Easy and quick- they keep so well in the freezer. Only one small complaint- they are a little tough to cut, but i soaked the knife in warm water and that helped a lot! Thank you, such a yummy treat!

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I made these as a Birthday treat for a friend who loves Peanut Butter and Chocolate, but doesn't like things that are sticky sweet. What a perfect recipe! I did take the advice of other reviews and double the amount of peanut butter filling. An absolute hit that I'll be making again for Christmas. Thanks!

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Everyone who tried these loved them and they stretch quite far since you only need small pieces. Made them last year and now they are on my annual Christmas baking list!