Serious Eats Gingerbread Nanaimo Bars Recipe Recipe

Total time: 120 minutes

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Net Carbs are 9% of calories per serving, at 17g per serving. This food is keto-friendly.

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Keto & Health Insights for Serious Eats Gingerbread Nanaimo Bars Recipe Recipe

  • Net Carbs are 9% of calories per serving, at 17g per serving. This meal falls within the range for standard keto diet guidelines (at or under 25g of net carbs). If your daily net carb quota is 25g and if this food almost equals that much, consider whether you're going to eat more food later. Always take into account any foods you've already consumed. It's recommended that you track the macros of your daily food consumptions—this makes it easier to avoid overconsumption.
  • This food contains trans fat, a type of fat that's considered extremely unhealthy. Trans-fatty acids elevate bad cholesterol and lowers good cholesterol. And increases the likelihood for heart disease, strokes, and Type 2 diabetes. The FDA has mostly banned high amounts of trans-fatty acids in prepared foods, but you can still find trans fat quantities on food labels. Especially for most fast-food meals. Learn more about unhealthy fats.
  • This food's %DV (daily value percentage) for sodium is 1%. At 31mg, it's considered low in sodium according to the FDA's standard for %DV (daily value percentage), which considers any food with %DV of less than 5% as low sodium. The organization recommends 2300mg of sodium as the daily limit. High sodium is believed to be associated with health problems such as heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure, and kidney malfunctions. Too much low sodium is also associated with health problems. For most adults, a healthy range for daily maximum sodium consumption is between 1500-2300mg; foods should have 5%-20% DV per serving.

Serious Eats Gingerbread Nanaimo Bars Recipe Recipe Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 24 servings   ( 38 g )
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 190
Total Fat: 13g
Saturated Fat: 7g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
Monounsaturated Fat: 4g
Trans Fat: 1g
Cholesterol: 23mg
Sodium: 31mg
Total Carbohydrates: 18g
Dietary Fiber: 1g
Sugar: 15g
Protein: 1g
Calcium: 18mg Iron: 1mg
Potassium: 58mg Vitamin A: 70mcg
Vitamin C: 0mg Vitamin D: 0mcg

Ingredients

  • For the Base
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
  • 1 1/4 cups (about 4 ounces) finely crumbled gingerbread cookies (or gingersnaps)
  • 1/2 cup (about 1 7/8 ounces) finely chopped pecans
  • 1 cup (about 3 ounces) flaked coconut
  • For The Middle Layer
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons cream
  • 2 tablespoons Bird's custard powder (instant vanilla pudding powder works, too)
  • 2 cups (about 8 ounces) confectioners' sugar
  • For the Topping
  • 4 ounces white chocolate
  • 1/4 cup (about 1 ounce) coarsely crumbled gingerbread cookies (or gingersnaps)

Instructions

Visit Serious Eats's website to view the recipe instructions. (Via Edamam)