There are those who love playing games and those who don’t. I come from a family that like playing board games but loathe any sort of game where they have to test their physical dexterity. Mental dexterity is fine but anything where you have to act silly or have fun making silly gestures is out. When we used to go away with Mr NQN’s family and mine for Christmas and someone would suggest charades my family would opt out and simply watch from the sidelines watching everyone have fun. I think it’s a cultural thing where they were afraid of embarrassing themselves but to me, they seemed to be missing out on all the fun.
I love to participate in things and if you want to play a game I will be there although I have a firm rule: no cheating. Otherwise what is the point? I was determined to participate in this month’s challenge as Lauren from Celiac Teen is one of my favourite bloggers. She’s articulate, smart and mature and still at school which is a fact that constantly surprises me.
Australian bakers may relate to the frustration when we see cheesecake recipes and see that the recipe specifies graham crackers. They’re next to impossible to get here although common as muck in the U.S. I was so excited to try these when I visited the U.S. many years ago that I jumped up and down in the supermarket aisle and said “Oooh look graham crackers!”. People around me must have thought that I was very strange or easy to please (either that or I had just gotten out of prison) and I tried these honey and vanilla flavoured biscuits and thought they were delicious and I was excited to be able to make these again. I made sure to make a lot so I could process them into crumbs and freeze them in case of emergency cheesecake making (or to top my 5 minute cheesecake). I wasn’t sure how to style these-after all they’re just bars and what else can you do with a bar but then I though of the game Jenga and decided to do a Nanaimo Bar Jenga.
Nanaimo bars are named after Nanaimo, a place in British Columbia. There are three layers to this bar starting with a chocolate biscuity coconut and nut layer on the bottom, a custard layer in the centre and then a chocolate layer on the top. As Lauren is a celiac she provided us with a gluten free option using gluten free flours but I didn’t have a chance to shop for these so I made these using regular flour. And like all slices like these, it’s best not to know the calories of these, especially if you add a layer of dulce de leche as I did. Sorry I couldn’t help myself! The taste is rich and sweet and with the addition of dulce de leche, it resembles a chocolate caramel slice although I should have tried these without the dulce de leche.
I thought that making them like Jenga bars would be an interesting idea as I stuck them in the freezer to firm up as the hot weather here meant that they would have been reduced to a gooey mess before long. In our hot, hot Australia Day weather which is when I made these, frozen was definitely preferred.
So tell me Dear Reader, are you a player or observer? And what is your favourite game and why?
Nanaimo Bars
Blog-checking lines: The January 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Lauren of Celiac Teen. Lauren chose Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars as the challenge for the month. The sources she based her recipe on are 101 Cookbooks and www.nanaimo.ca.
Posting Date: January 27, 2010
Notes for gluten-free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars:
• Glutinous rice flour does not contain any gluten, as it is made from a type of rice called glutinous (or sweet) rice.
• The graham wafer dough is very sticky. Make sure you are flouring (with sweet rice flour) well, or the dough will be difficult to remove from the surface you roll it out on. Also be sure to keep it cold. You do not want the butter to melt.
• I chose these flours because of their availability. Tapioca starch/flour and sweet rice flour can often be found in Asian grocery stores, or in the Asian section of you grocery store. Sorghum can be slightly more difficult to find, but it can be replaced with brown rice flour, millet flour or other alternatives.
• In the Nanaimo Bars, it is very important that the chocolate be cool but still a liquid, otherwise the custard layer will melt, and it will mix with the chocolate, being difficult to spread. Allow the chocolate mixture to come to room temperature but not solidify before spreading the top layer on.
Preparation time:
• Graham Wafers: 30 to 45 minutes total active prep, 2 ½ hours to overnight and 45 minutes inactive prep.
• Nanaimo Bars: 30 minutes.
Equipment required:
• Food Processor
• Bowls
• Parchment paper or silpats
• Cookie sheets
• Double boiler or pot and heatproof bowl
• 8 by 8 inch square pan
• Hand mixer or stand mixer (You may use a wooden spoon, but this makes it much easier!)
• Saucepan
For Gluten-Free Graham Wafers
Ingredients
1 cup (138 g) (4.9 ounces) Sweet rice flour (also known as glutinous rice flour)
3/4 cup (100 g) (3.5 ounces) Tapioca Starch/Flour
1/2 cup (65 g) (2.3 ounces) Sorghum Flour
1 cup (200 g) (7.1 ounces) Dark Brown Sugar, Lightly packed
1 teaspoon (5 mL) Baking soda
3/4 teaspoon (4 mL ) Kosher Salt
7 tablespoons (100 g) (3 ½ ounces) Unsalted Butter (Cut into 1-inch cubes and frozen)
1/3 cup (80 mL) Honey, Mild-flavoured such as clover.
5 tablespoons (75 mL) Whole Milk
2 tablespoons (30 mL) Pure Vanilla Extract
Graham Cookie Bears
Directions:
1. In the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade, combine the flours, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt. Pulse on low to incorporate. Add the butter and pulse on and off, until the mixture is the consistency of a coarse meal. If making by hand, combine aforementioned dry ingredients with a whisk, then cut in butter until you have a coarse meal. No chunks of butter should be visible.
2. In a small bowl or liquid measuring cup, whisk together the honey, milk and vanilla. Add to the flour mixture until the dough barely comes together. It will be very soft and sticky.
3. Turn the dough onto a surface well-floured with sweet rice flour and pat the dough into a rectangle about 1 inch thick. Wrap in plastic and chill until firm, about 2 hours, or overnight.
4. Divide the dough in half and return one half to the refrigerator. Sift an even layer of sweet rice flour onto the work surface and roll the dough into a long rectangle, about 1/8 inch thick. The dough will be quite sticky, so flour as necessary. Cut into 4 by 4 inch squares. Gather the scraps together and set aside. Place wafers on one or two parchment-lined baking sheets. Chill until firm, about 30 to 45 minutes. Repeat with the second batch of dough.
5. Adjust the rack to the upper and lower positions and preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius).
6. Gather the scraps together into a ball, chill until firm, and reroll. Dust the surface with more sweet rice flour and roll out the dough to get a couple more wafers.
7. Prick the wafers with toothpick or fork, not all the way through, in two or more rows.
8. Bake for 25 minutes, until browned and slightly firm to the touch, rotating sheets halfway through to ensure even baking. Might take less, and the starting location of each sheet may determine its required time. The ones that started on the bottom browned faster.
9. When cooled completely, place enough wafers in food processor to make 1 ¼ cups (300 mL) of crumbs. Another way to do this is to place in a large ziplock bag, force all air out and smash with a rolling pin until wafers are crumbs.
Nanaimo Bars
Ingredients:
For Nanaimo Bars — First (bottom) Layer
1/2 cup (115 g) (4 ounces) Unsalted Butter
1/4 cup (50 g) (1.8 ounces) Granulated Sugar
5 tablespoons (75 mL) Unsweetened Cocoa
1 Large Egg, Beaten
1 1/4 cups (300 mL) (160 g) (5.6 ounces) Gluten Free Graham Wafer Crumbs (See previous recipe)
1/2 cup (55 g) (1.9 ounces) Almonds (Any type, Finely chopped)
1 cup (130 g) (4.5 ounces) Coconut (Shredded, sweetened or unsweetened)
For Nanaimo Bars – Second Layer
380g/13ozs of dulce de leche
For Nanaimo Bars — Third Layer
1/2 cup (115 g) (4 ounces) Unsalted Butter
2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons (40 mL) Heavy Cream
2 tablespoons (30 mL) Vanilla Custard Powder (Such as Bird’s. Vanilla pudding mix may be substituted.)
2 cups (254 g) (8.9 ounces) Icing Sugar
For Nanaimo Bars — Fourth (top) Layer
4 ounces (115 g) Semi-sweet chocolate
2 tablespoons (28 g) (1 ounce) Unsalted Butter
Directions:
1. For bottom Layer: Melt unsalted butter, sugar and cocoa in top of a double boiler. Add egg and stir to cook and thicken. Remove from heat. Stir in crumbs, nuts and coconut. Press firmly into an ungreased 8 by 8 inch pan.
2. For second layer, spread dulce de leche over bottom layer.
3. For third Layer: Cream butter, cream, custard powder, and icing sugar together well. Beat until light in colour. Spread over bottom layer.
4. For top Layer: Melt chocolate and unsalted butter over low heat. Cool. Once cool, pour over middle layer and chill. To make Nanaimo Jenga, freeze the bars until hard.
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Additional Information:
These bars freeze very well, so don’t be afraid to pop some into the freezer.
The graham wafers may be kept in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. Mine lasted about that long.
If making the graham crackers with wheat, replace the gluten-free flours (tapioca starch, sweet rice flour, and sorghum flour) with 2 ½ cups plus 2 tbsp of all-purpose wheat flour, or wheat pastry flour. Watch the wheat-based graham wafers very closely in the oven, as they bake faster than the gluten-free ones, sometimes only 12 minutes.
For the Nanaimo Bars, if making with wheat, replace the gluten-free graham wafer crumbs with equal parts wheat graham wafer crumbs!
Recipe Source: Graham Wafers — 101 Cookbooks (http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/000126.html) I adapted it to be gluten-free. The adapted recipe is below.
Nanaimo Bars — City of Nanaimo (http://www.nanaimo.ca/EN/main/visitors/NanaimoBars.html)
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I just made them for DB!! yours look fantastic, will post mine tomorrow
I love these Nanaimo bars and now they’re gluten-free? Then, I would love to have more. Very nice and innovative presentation.
WOW Jenga dulce de leche Nanaimo bars brilliant idea love that stack of Nanaimo slices well done. My family was into card games when I was growing up since we had so many members in our family it was much easier than organizing a huge footy match. And yes Sydney has been so hot making this recipe hard to do. Cheers from Audax in Sydney Australia.
mmmm those look so delicious!!! Ive never seen them b4….yummy
Brilliant my dear! I love both the dulce de leche addition as well as Jenga! I must say, that would be a very yummy game!
I like to play, but will observe as well =D. Thank you for your kind words (I’m blushing)!
Definitely a player of board games, an observer of physical games/sports. Put me in any sport and I won’t muster much effort, plus I always feel bad for the losing team so can’t get all gung-ho-competitive. At sports, that is. Give me boggle or scrabble and I will take. you. down.
Also, is there anything (sweet) that doesn’t get exponentially better with the addition of dulce de leche? I think not.
I will take a mental challenging game over one where I have to act like a fool any day.
Never knew graham crackers were impossible to find over there. Although I never really eat them because it is one of those foods I overdosed on in my youth.
What lovely bars! I love your dulce leche version…
Cheers,
Rosa
Lorraine..wow, just wow! I logged into TDK forums and was blown away by your creativity (as always), photos (as always) and dulce de leche..YUM! I made my graham crackers a few days ago, but have yet to make my bars. The countdown begins LOL Oh, BTW, I’m a big time players – count me in!
The first DB post I’ve seen this month when I am now a Daring Baker myself. I like the jenga stack and am equally flummoxed by sourcing Graham crackers in the UK. The ones I made using this recipe look nothing like I expected! Great idea to freeze them a bit to harden up, it is very cold here so won’t be necessary! Dulche de Leche layer totally extravagant, as if they weren’t calorific enough. But what the hell!!
Oh no! Don’t make them without dulce de leche! I love it!
Good for you for making graham crackers. Have seen several recipes online for them, but like the packaged so much I always thought: why bother?
Yum, I love the dulce du leche addition!! They came out so cute!
I love to play but hate to lose, so I’m a better observer
Can’t help it; I’m in it to win it!!
Now there’s creativity in photography! Complete win! I’ve always been curious about these bars, always wanted to make them.. The DB is getting easier and easier, it seems!
LOVE Nanaimo Bars!!! You did a great job and I love the jenga idea!
a player and an observer here
love your nanaimo jenga bars! the dulce de leche middle layer is so decadent…yummy!
What a brilliant idea Lorraine! I am definitely going to make these
I love playing games. Anything from card games to Trivial Pursuit to Settlers of Catan. I don’t love Pictionary because I am rubbish at drawing but Articulate is right up my alley.
Wow, that’s not easy! Of course, if they all come crashing down, it’s more of an excuse to eat them.
Wow these look heavenly- I love multiple layered slices and cakes
They do look like a caramel slice. I think the dulce de leche would have been a lovely addition.
Love your teddy bear shaped graham crackers and the layer of dulce de leche – yum!
My favourite game at one stage was Monopoly (not anymore – it takes too long!) – and I was definitely a player.
Haha this is so fun and adorable Lorraine! I don’t think my Jenga stack would have gotten very high, since I’d probably be picking them off and eating them rather than stacking them!
oooh they look divine! I am definitely a player (well in the game sense that is). I love them all!!!
ha ha, we played Jenga over Christmas, it got silly very quickly when the “Engineer” felt it was important to include a balcony on the tower.
these took very sinful and just perfect for a picnic that I have in mind.
How funny. I bought Jenga for Mr Mélanger as a stocking stuffer for Christmas last year. Great inspiration for your bar stack!
I made these on a super hot day, too, but chilled the bar between layers to try and stop the melting! How sweet were they?
You can always be relied on to up the game!
I’d love to play Jenga with these, another fab idea from NQN! I’m running late, as usual… xxx
I would play Jenga every day if they were nanaimo bars like these. Just gorgeous.
All I keep hearing in my head is Jenga Jenga Jenga ehehe. These look great Lorraine. Lauren is an awesome blogger and so young.
They look absolutely delicious!!!!!!
I just found a little mention of you in an article http://www.cleo.com.au/Gastro-porn.htm
wow – these are SO different from what i know! i live near seattle, so i’m very close to BC and my grandmother made nanaimo bars when i was a kid. i don’t remember them being gooey at all. they were more of a dry bar. must just be the dulce de leche (which sounds awesome!)
I will be trying these TONIGHT! Especially as they can be made Gluten Free! Thank you so much! I will be linking in the next couple of days if that’s alright with you because I am SOOOO excited! Thanks!!!
Wow I feel so educated now =)
I saw this in a book I recently bought and have them flagged. Love Jenga =D
Hi, have you some left over in the freezer for us? See you soon M
I love the jenga idea! Very cool. I never played Jenga – played Uno Stacko instead, which was essentially the same thing.
These look yum, I really need to try making them so I will know what nanaimo bars taste like!
OH we love board games in our family. Taboo being a big favorite. Its funnier with the parents attempting to play the game! I am always on the search for new games…. any suggestions!?
We always bring Graham crackers back from the US – my daughter loves them and is endlessly amused by their name as my husband is called Graham! As they are fat teddy bears their shapes are also quite similar!! Jenga is also very popular. Hate to see the stack fall when it was food though!!
Oooh, added dulce de leche! How decadent Lorraine. The jenga idea is very cute (and so are the bears).Did the bars stick together? It was so hot mine kept melting when I tried to photograph them !
I’m a scrabble girl, but anything silly and I’m first in line – can we say Celebrity Heads?
LOVE games! We’re total game players – my family was all about board games when we were young (Clue, Sorry!, Life, Uno) and my in-laws now are too (Trivial Pursuit, Taboo). Love Jenga and especially Backgammon. Love graham crackers for S’mores. And I think I’d really love Nanaimo bars ! Love how you stacked them, great idea ! Hope you had a great Australia Day celebration – and stayed cool !
They look amazing ! Is there any other biscuit in Oz that is similar to Graham Crackers so I don’t have to make them too as I’m always pushed for time and make things on the spur of the moment. I love games too but husband doesn’t – he’s a watcher
Lovely concept, NQN!
Some Filo stores in Sydney stock graham crackers which go by the brand MY San. I know of one store in Westfield Parramatta (on Level 5) and another one in Blacktown. I horde these myself because the stores run out pretty quickly.
Very cute! I enjoyed this challenge, but I still maintain that the british style cheesecake with digestive biscuit crust is much nicer, so if it was me, I’d tell people to get digestive biscuits and substitute for graham crackers!
WOWEEE – love the recipe for graham crackers – soooo many recipes need them. I asked my friend in melbourne to check costco when it opened there hoping they’d have them, but no luck! usafoods.com.au have them sometimes, but at totally outrageous prices, and i’m too cheap to cough up for something that will be crushed up. . .
I think a caramel layer is a great addition! So when you’re playing Jenga with Nanaimo bars do you eat the ones that fall off? Cute idea! xoxo Mum
Wow!! Taht looks fantastic. You are so creative. I like board games, most games so long they’re not games that resemble sport
Don’t like running around much. My husband prefers the ones that make you think like Trivia, etc.
Wow those look delicious!!
My boyfriends family are all really competitive, they all take things personally (eg. if you refuse to do a property deal in monopoly) and have the tendancy to throw hissy fits if not winning or think everyone is ganging up on them. I try and lose straight away, or ‘let’ someone win just to avoid dramas. It makes for a very unpleasant atmosphere.
oh my gosh, these look sooooo gooey and delicious!
Why don’t you have grapham crackers? That’s so odd!
As always, your pics are stunning, Lorraine! I’ve never heard of these but I am totally in lust…especially since you added that dulce de leche layer!
NQN! I can’t wait to try your recipe. I have a tin of Bird’s custard powder that I found in a gas station that also featured an Indian grocery section. I have been wanting to try the Nanaimo bars, so your recipe sounds perfect!
As far as “Jinga” is concerned, my daughters and I have a thing we started 3 Christmases ago- we play “Drunk Jinga”- I know, I know…If you make it fall you must take a shot of the liqueur of your choice, which, of course, puts you at an immediate disadvantage- lol. Suffice to say the game doesn’t last more than a few rounds and everyone is either singing at the tops of their lungs or they are all alseep- all except the perfectly sober winner!
I have a question for you- I make ANZAC biscuits using Lyle’s Golden Syrup but I recently had an Aussie patient who told me that they aren’t ‘authentic’ unless one uses Aussie golden syrup and he was going to try to get is Mom to send him a tin for me. He said it tastes a bit different than Lyle’s- is he right?? I looooooooove the flavor of Lyle’s and I can’t imagine anything yummier, but I am willing to try anything once!
Girl, you rock!!
June
glad to see some GF recipes doing the rounds…
I’m more an observer than player, but that very much depends upon the game & who is playing. The YUM factor is very high today.
Both a player and an observer be.
Plus I love.love.love dulce de leche. I think it should replace peanut butter. Hey…wait a tic…for me it does.
Thanks for the recipes,the pics,your excellent writing
Cheers
SAUCY
These bars have every taste I like, but the presentation is even tastier. Love games, card games, charades and especially scrabble.
Gold star for creative Jenga food styling Lorraine. I always wondered where these treats got their name…now I know! Am I going to have to mail you some American graham crackers?
ps: I’m an observer in the laughing-on-the-inside-at-the-crazy-people-that-surround me-in-this-ridiculous-city sense. I also get really competitive at Dominos.
haha- Jenga! Hilarious! TRust you to mix games with food… They look deadly addictive by the way. Nice touch with the dice.
I love the look of these! For my household I’d have to omit the nuts for my husband’s sake. One scary late night drive to RPAH is enough for my liking!
Just a question – I always thought that custard powder contained gluten? I could be wrong though.
As far as games are concerned, I love Cranium because it’s like 4 games in one, and it makes me laugh like an idiot. Especially when your friend has to mould a joystick out of modelling clay…
Yum, a layer of caramel!Must try these next time.
I am a definite player! I often am terrible at it, but the laughter is what makes the games enjoyable!
Congratulations on your nanaimo jenga – they look amazing!
ur looks fantastic..love the addition of dulce de leche. nice shape.
I made these once, can’t remember where I got the recipe from though, but found them to be very sweet.
Will give the above a go…one day.
haha jenga bars? so if they all tumble down, do you get to eat them afterwards?
For the longest time I’ve been wondering what a graham cracker was and as you said it’s kinda frustrating when they’re constantly mentioned in recipes…anyway blah blah blah aside,my heart skipped a beat when you said a gluten free version. FINALLY! I can try them! it’s time to get graham crack-er-ing
Love your jenga bars! That’s actually the right size for nanaimo bars – I couldn’t eat more – they were so sweet and filling…
cheers! Anula.
Wow, I would rush to play Jenga if the blocks looked as lovely as those!
I am one of the least competitive people in the world and I actually hate to win because I feel sorry for those who lose! I’m hopeless!!
a stunning and delicious looking version of this months challenge. adore it.
The jenga bar idea is really cute!
i love games, both mental and physical, and i loathe cheating. loathe it.
lorraine, your bars look perfect, and your jenga-like tower is so clever. bravo.
Play some jenga with you Lorraine…lovely! You are innovative dear girl. You roll the dice & I shall grab them as they fall. Sorry about the weather. I hear it was rather warm for lots of people to make. You did a fab job!!
Love the Jenga adaptation!
Cooking advice from the American Women’s Club of Perth to new arrivals from the USA in the 1980s was “use Granita biscuits as a substitute for graham crackers”, and I have always done so…
I love your Jenga bars! I used to play Jenga all the time, but I think my all-time favorite game is Yahtzee. The bars look delicious!
stunning idea
just like tic-tac bars
amazing
Wow it looks fantastic…they look like kitkat wafers….awesome ones:).Loved it!!!!
All games should be made of food! This is excellent–and they look delicious!
These bars look amazing indeed! I love both mental and physical dexterity, I take it as a challenge. Guess I like challenges more then
This sure was one. Love your bars. I stuck to basics having never made one before
What a great idea with the addition of the dulce de leche. Quite decadent!
that’s one game I definitely want to play!
Very cool presentation! The dulce de leche must have made these insanely rich (but oh so good)! And I love the teddy grahams (I wish I had thought to do that).
So cute!! Your Jenga blocks look amazingly creative and delicious. I also found that they were much better chilled, and I’m in the middle of a blizzard here in the US!!
(And I am definitely a player, but my family loves the card game Skip-bo.)
I like that you did my fav game….this is heights of creativeness.
Simply love the addition of dulce de leche layer. Mouth watering
Sawadee from Bangkok,
Kris
Simply gooey, sticky and delightfully messy , with an added bonus of being consumed once the game is over. haha Too cool for school
Mmm, chocolate caramel slice is a favourite of mine. As for games, my favourite are word ones, like Articulate and Balderdash, but I’m impatient with cards.
What a great idea. Your bars look fantastic.
these bars are everywhere! I think it’s a sign that I need to make them pronto!
And jenga’s the best!
Hi dear
As always, you rock
I really like your version for the Nanaimo bars-
The flavor combination sound superb,
And the clean layers are really beautiful.
wtg
Inbal
I love your Nanaimo bar version Jenga! But I have to admit, That game always makes me nervous and seeing these fabulous bars perched precariously atop each other is almost too much to bear…what if one of them were to fall?!
Bravo! The bars are gorgeous. :>
Nanaimo Jenga. Awesome idea. Even better than a drinking game. My favorite game is playing Scrabble with my son. We’ve been playing since he was little (and I made most of his words for him) and he’s 21 now and still asks to play Scrabble with me. Of course, he does his own words now : )
Jenga Nanaimo!!!! Love it – what a cute idea, and they look so tasty!!
I am one who loves board games too! Love your jenga idea and the dulce de leche layer sounds divine!
So creative! I nearly squealed with delight when I saw the Jenga theme. You’re right, what else to do with bars! I’m thankful for my ever present supply of Graham Wafers, although I think I prefer the homemade variety now. I too am a player. Favorite game, Rummoli! Thanks for the your creative touch with this .challenge.
Hi Parita-Beautiful job Parita! They look divine as always!
Hi Divina-Yep! Lauren is a celiac so she made sure that there was a GF version! Thankyou!
Hi Audax-Thanks so much! Hehe that’s so true! I really made use of my freezer for these. Love your combos!
Hi zurin-Hehe this was the first I had seen them too!
Hi Lauren-Thanks for the wonderful challenge Lauren!
Aww it’s all true!
Hi Hannah-Hehe I like board games too
I’m so uncoordinated! LOL I will heed that warning 
Absolutely not!
Hi Jeff-lol ok!
Yeah they’re one of those strange things that we just can’t get!
Hi Rosa-Thankyou!
Hi Lisa-Thanks so much sweetie!
Yours are so gorgeously creative and a tropical one no less! 
Absolutely!
Hi Sarah-Congratulations on joining DB! Ahh yes isn’t it funny how we get other things but not graham crackers!
Hehe yes the calorific count should definitely be ignored for these.
Hi Barbara-Hehe thankyou!
Yes I can imagine it’s a lot easier to buy them! 
Hi Julie-Thankyou so much!
Hehe I like to win too 
Hi Avanika-Thankyou very much!
I know, it was such a relief to get something straightforward! 
Hi Mardi -Thankyou so much Mardi!
Hi chef_d-Thanks! Hehe it made them so sweet!
Hi Amy-Thankyou! With the DDL they tasted a bit like caramel slices
Wow, some fun games there-I’m partial to Trivial Pursuit and charades myself 
Hi The Duo Dishes-Haha exactly!
Hi sandra-Thanks so much! Yes I love the layers
Hi Anita-Yes they tasted like one with a slight difference! Thankyou!
Hi Cakelaw-Thankyou!
Oh yes I love Monopoly too, I’m always the shoe 
Hi Steph-Thankyou! Hehe that is the problem with them isn’t it-v moreish!
Hi Lisa -Excellent!
Hi Jacinta-LOL wow a balcony?
Yes they’d be great for a picnic but they do melt so perhaps not in the really warm weather. I had plenty of melting going on 
Hi Julia-Hehe how funny!
I know, imagine them with ddl too! 
Hi Angela-Aww shucks you are too sweet! Yours is definitely worth the wait! Lovely job!
xxx
Hi Mathea-Hehe it makes Jenga a bit sweeter doesn’t it!
Thankyou! 
Hi Katherine-Haha! Yes she’s totally amazing!
Hi Amanda-Thanks so much!
Yes I saw it, thanks so much! 
Hi brianna-it may be because we’re experiencing a bit of a heatwave here
I think most of us found a bit of melting but yes the ddl helps with the gooeyness factor too!
Hi Jen-Wonderful! I hope you like them
Of course that would be lovely! 
Hi Iron Chef Shellie-Yes I hadn’t heard of them before this challenge either!
I love learning about new things 
Hi Big M-Hehe I do in fact!
Hi Su-yin-Thankyou! Oh I have played Uno (which I love) but not to Stacko version! They’re very nice but very sweet
Hi Einna-Hehe I can imagine!
I like Pictionary, Balderdash and charades, nothing too unusual!
Hi Ellen-Good idea! Hehe that’s cute, does she think they’re named after her dad? I know, it needs to be eaten doesn’t it
Hi shaz-It is very decadent and sweet!
Thankyou! They didn’t although they were quite frozen at this stage so perhaps if they melted they would. Ooh yes I love that! 
Hi Kerrin-Oh yes Clue is great-I think it’s called Cluedo here, is that the same game? Oh no! I should have saved some to make smores!
Thankyou so much and you too! 
Hi Chris-Hmmm I think you could use gingerbread or any plain biscuit crumbs-even digestives
Hehe he sounds like my parents! 
Hi Rachel-Thankyou!
Oh that is great to know, thanks s much for that. I’m definitely looking out for some now! 
Hi jenny-Hehe I think they’re both pretty good but quite different too. The graham cracker has a honey taste to it whereas the digestive more of a wheat taste but I think both would taste great!
Hi brussellsprout-I know, how great is it?
Yes I’ve heard USA foods sometimes has them but not reliably! 
Hi Barbara-Of course mum! Yours look great!
xxx
Hi Perthgal-Thankyou!
Hehe I’m the same, I don’t like sporting games so much 
Thinking is good but sporty things are not for me 
Hi ljb-Thankyou!
Oh no, that can be hard to deal with! 
I can see why you’d do that as it;’s better to be out of the firing line!
Hi sarah-Thanks so much!
Hi Blond Duck-I know, tell me about it!
Hi Faith-Thanks so much Faith!
Hehe just in case it wasn’t sweet enough 
Hi June-Thanks! Ahh that sounds perfect
LOL that’s hilarious and it sounds like lots of fun! 
Hmm you know from memory they taste about the same to me. I can’t say that I’ve done a direct comparison but I don’t remember thinking there was a big difference? Thankyou! 
Hi Fiona-That’s thanks to Lauren!
Hi Mary-Hehe very strategic, I like it!
Hi Saucy-Hehe yes it is so good isn’t it!
Thankyou so much!
Hi Angela-Thankyou so much! You are too sweet!
Hi La Pastry Chef-Thankyou!
Hehe only if you will take some Australian goodies in return! 
Hehe you are so funny!
Hi Adrian-Thankyou! Haha of course! What’s not to like?
Hi Diane-Ahh yes they can easily be omitted
Oh dear yes that’s no good! I don’t think cornflour has gluten in it and I think custard powder has cornflour in it 
I must give cranium a go, it sounds like fun! 
Hi marcellina-Hehe please do!
Hi BCSWerit-Yes that is true! Thankyou!
Hi shebs-Thanks so much!
Hi Vanessa-They are very, very sweet. Especially as I used ddl!
Hi Trisha-Of course, everyone wins right?
Hi The Curious Baker-They’re really nice by themselvs and despite being called crackers they’re definitely more like biscuits-honey biscuits really! So glad that we got a recipe for them!
Hi Anula-I know, kit kat stick size is about right as I couldn’t eat a whole one
Hi arista-Hehe thankyou! Aww you are so nice!
Hi wic-Thankyou so much!
Hi ap269-Thanks!
Hi grace-Yes cheating is not on in our house! Thankyou so much!
Hi deeba-YAY! Thankyou so much darling
It was so hot they were melting as I snapped! 
Hi Cate-Thankyou!
Hi taxing woman-Yes granitas are a good substitute for grahams although they do taste a bit different
Hi Jeanne-Thankyou! Oh it’s been ages since I played Yahtzee! Thanks for reminding me!
Hi pontch-Hehe thankyou!
Hi Nina-Thanks! Yes they are about the same size! Thankyou!
Hi Stacy-Hehe I totally agree
Thankyou!
Hi DK-Thanks so much! That’s a good thing to like challenges I always think
You did a great job!
Hi Kat-Thankyou! It was so sweet !
Hi tia-Thanks so much!
Hi Laura-Thankyou! Yes I think “insanely rich” is the way to describe them
Hi Jenni-Yes they chilled or frozen was really nice and I think somehow less rich? I’ve never heard of that, I’m going to check that out. Thankyou!
Hi rachel-Hehe thankyou!
Hi Kris-Thankyou so much and hello to Bangkok!
Hi Matilda-Hehe yes sadly there’s no second round of it!
Hi Arwen-Ahh this is very similar to caramel slice! I must look up Articulate!
Hi Sunita-Thanks so much!
Hi Sweets at Vicky’s-Thankyou! Yes you do if you like sweet and gooey bars!
Thanks!
Hi fairy_mi-Aww you are so sweet thankyou so much!
Hi Valerina-Thankyou!
Hehe I guess we’d just have to eat them 
Thanks so much 
Hi annmartina-Haha true!
Aww I bet he’s great at it now! Lol yes I thought so 
Hi Lindsay-Thankyou so much Lindsay!
Hi Jill-Hehe there are so many board game lovers-I’m so glad
Thankyou!
Hi Tami-Thankyou very much Tami! I’m so going to look up Rummoli! Yours look amazing!
what a gorgeous bars, and delicious filling…must try your creation next time….
great posting my friend
Absolutely fabulous! I love your presentation and your beautiful Nanaimo bars. I think your nail polish color was spot on too.
Natalie @ Gluten a Go Go
Isn’t it funny how graham crackers are NOTHING like I thought they would be. Glad to have finally tried them, though I did find them a bit too sweet. Love that you made Jenga bars
Haha love the presentation…so cute!!! I bet these were really yummy with the caramel.
Your bars look a lot like KitKats!
Cute little bears too. We don’t get Graham crackers either but I use digestives in cheesecakes.
Waw,…Lorraine!! You tweaked it to perfection, I think!!
Waw,…and to put them in the freezer,..what a grand idea!!
Now, I would like to taste at least 5!
Thank you!
Hi Arlette-Thankyou so much!
Hi Natalie-Thanks Natalie!
Hehe ahh you are too good! Thanks for noticing! 
Hi Y-Hehe yes they aren’t like what we call crackers are they
Thanks! 
Hi sara-Thanks! They were good although the caramel made them for the very sweet toothed!
Hi Aparna-Haha so true!
Thanks, yes they’re good in cheesecakes I agree! 
Hi Sophie-Thankyou so much Sophie! You always say the sweetest things!
Jenga nanaimo, that’s so clever
What a fun way to share them!
These looks delicious, that dulce de leche layer was just begging to be added, I understand
Jenga! Excellent! My sister had to play chip Jenga the other day. She bought a bucket of chips for us to share at the tennis, and squirted on tomato sauce for my portion, but she had to wait so long for a break in the play that she had to play Jenga to eat her non-saucy portion.
I’m mostly a player, but depends on my mood. Love pretty much all games
Do try them as the recipe says.
The taste is delectable in the original.
Charlie
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