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Sudbury kids bake 1,200-pound Nanaimo bar for Canada Day fundraiser
Sudbury kids bake 1,200-pound Nanaimo bar for Canada Day fundraiser

CTV News

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Sudbury kids bake 1,200-pound Nanaimo bar for Canada Day fundraiser

Five years after setting a Guinness record with a 530-pound Nanaimo bar, a group of kids have upped the ante with a 1,200-pound version. Madison Marier reports. Five kids from the Greater Sudbury community of Levack are celebrating Canada Day by baking what they say is the world's largest Nanaimo bar – weighing in at 1,200 pounds – five years after their family first set the Guinness World Record for the dessert. A Guinness World Record Ella and Austin Kurtis - 2020 Ella and Austin Kurtis receive their Guinness World Record certificates for the world's largest Nanaimo bar from their family's 2020 attempt at the record. (Supplied/Northwest Fudge Factory) In 2020, the Kurtis and McCue families of the Northwest Fudge Factory created a 530-pound Nanaimo bar, earning official recognition from Guinness. Now, the group – with an average age of 12 – has more than doubled that effort, though they do not plan to submit this attempt to Guinness, opting instead to give others a chance to break their original record. World's Largest Nanaimo bar - 2020 Children from the Kurtis and McCue families along side their 530-pound Nanaimo bar in 2020 as they attempted to set the Guinness World Record. (Supplied/Northwest Fudge Factory) 'Five years ago, we made a 530-pound Nanaimo bar and we went through Guinness and we got the official world record,' said Ella and Austin Kurtis, two of the young bakers. 'This year, five years later, we decided to do a 1,200-pound Nanaimo bar just to celebrate Canada Day.' The massive dessert took one full day to bake and two weeks to plan. 'It makes me feel really good because we're doing it again,' Austin said. 'Five years ago, I didn't really remember anything, so I got to remake it and double it.' world's largest Nanaimo bar Children from the from the Greater Sudbury community of Levack unveiled what they say is the world's largest Nanaimo bar – weighing in at 1,200 pounds at Science North on June 30, 2025. (Madison Marier/CTV News Northern Ontario) Giving back The project also serves as a fundraiser for three youth-focused charities: the Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer (NOFCC), Youth Offering Youth Opportunities (YOYO), and the Onaping Falls Legion. 'I really think that youth can make big differences, like five kids making a 1,200-pounder to give back to youth,' said Ella Kurtis. 'That's so inspirational. It's just a really great opportunity that gives back.' Another recent big bar attempt While the Levack group holds the official Guinness record, another large Nanaimo bar was created in May by Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, B.C. That bar stretched about 70 feet long, weighed roughly 1,100 pounds, and served 3,500 pieces. However, it was not certified by Guinness, instead relying on validation from the Baking Association of Canada and the Culinary Federation of Canada. 'It's not a Guinness record, and it doesn't meet the same standards of a Guinness record,' representatives of the Northwest Fudge Factory told CTV News at the time. 'Put your mind to something, you can do almost anything' The Sudbury team remains proud of their accomplishment. 'It just shows how much if five kids put their mind to something, you could do almost anything,' said Rylee and Trent McCue, two other bakers involved. When asked if they plan to attempt another world-record food item, the answer from the children was simple: 'Probably not.' world's largest Nanaimo bar Five children from the from the Greater Sudbury community of Levack unveiled what they say is the world's largest Nanaimo bar – weighing in at 1,200 pounds at Science North on June 30, 2025. (Facebook/Northwest Fudge Factory) The 1,200-pound Nanaimo bar was unveiled on June 30 with pieces to be sold on Canada Day at Science North, with proceeds supporting their chosen charities. cutting up what The Northwest Fudge Factor is calling the world's largest Nanaimo bar A team begins cutting up what The Northwest Fudge Factor is calling the world's largest Nanaimo bar on June 30, 2025. The pieces will be sold at the Canada Day celebrate at Science North in Greater Sudbury, Ont., with the proceeds going to three local youth-focused charities: the Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer, Youth Offering Youth Opportunities, and the Onaping Falls Legion. (Madison Marier/CTV News Northern Ontario) With files from CTV News Vancouver

Vancouver Island University students make world's largest Nanaimo bar
Vancouver Island University students make world's largest Nanaimo bar

CBC

time18-05-2025

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  • CBC

Vancouver Island University students make world's largest Nanaimo bar

A Nanaimo bar whose recipe called for butter equivalent to the weight of a baby elephant has been certified as the world's largest during an event in the British Columbia city that bears the sweet treat's name. Baked by students at Vancouver Island University, the record-setting bar was unveiled to the public at noon on Saturday, and is 21.3 metres long, 0.9 metres wide and weighs nearly 500 kilograms. "I will really remember this experience for the rest of my life, just seeing the Nanaimo community come down and celebrate us, and seeing all the people cheering for us and excited for us to see and to break this record and have the record really hold in Nanaimo," said Lily David, a student from VIU's Professional Baking and Pastry Arts program. Aron Weber, the program's chair, said students got the idea a few years ago when they were brainstorming ways to generate publicity and excitement for a business. Weber said they looked up world records and found that the largest Nanaimo bar was made by a family in Ontario, and considering the B.C. city has so much pride around the bar, it inspired the students to bring the record home. The previous Guinness World Record for the largest Nanaimo bar was set in 2020 by a chocolatier from Levack, Ont., with a 240-kilogram bar. The new record-holding bar recipe includes 125 kilograms of butter, 91 kilograms of confectioners' sugar, 77 kilograms of graham cracker crumbs and 68 kilograms of dark chocolate. David praised the combo after getting a taste of the bar following the event. "You have a nice, crunchy base that has some walnuts and some coconut, and then a really nice, soft, fluffy custard, and then a perfect temperature ganache on top," David said. The record has been certified by two national organizations that represent VIU Trades students: the Baking Association of Canada and the Culinary Federation of Canada. WATCH | Raising the bar with world's largest Nanaimo Bar: Nanaimo university students raise the bar with world's largest Nanaimo Bar 24 hours ago Duration 1:01 In Nanaimo, students at Vancouver Island University's professional baking and pastry arts program are going for the record, fashioning a whopping 11,000-pound Nanaimo bar on Saturday. Students and faculty say they're hoping to bring the record back to Nanaimo, while also fundraising for new ovens for the program. Weber said it's like a dream come true that students and faculty worked together to create the largest bar, which will be on display at Windsor Plywood Trades Discovery Centre on campus and later cut into thousands of pieces to share with the public. "Everything we do here, like, what a great learning experience for our students, too," Weber said. "It's not every day you get to build something so huge." VIU said in a statement that the Nanaimo bar is a world-renowned dessert, and it was featured on the menu when U.S. President Barack Obama hosted a state dinner in 2016 for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife in Washington, D.C., and it has received the stamp of approval from Canada Post in 2019. Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog said the bar is much more than a "sweet, mouth-watering dessert." He said it's "an icon of the city." "It only makes sense that the largest Nanaimo bar ever made is put together here. Many thanks to these talented VIU students for beating the record right here at home," said Krog, who also proclaimed Saturday as Nanaimo Bar Day in the city. The goal of the event was more than just setting a new world record. It also raised money to buy new ovens for the university's culinary programs, since the current ovens are nearing the end of their lifespans. The project also brought faculty members and students together. Weber said four alumni who initially came up with the idea for the world's biggest Nanaimo bar years ago came back for this event, with two of them coming all the way from Scotland. "They are all very successful in the baking industry and we're super proud of them," said Weber, adding that he is thankful for all the support. Weber said they also don't plan on any leftovers.

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