Choc & nut caramel slice
A crunchy base, thick chocolate and sweet caramel; these gooey teatime treats bring back nostalgic memories for Jane Hornby
Difficulty and servings
Cuts into 16 pieces
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 16 mins
Cook 50 mins
Plus 30 minutes cooling and chilling
- Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3 and lightly butter a 20 x 23 cm shallow baking tin. Sift the flours together, then stir in the sugar, almonds and a pinch of salt. Rub in the butter and vanilla seeds to make fine crumbs, then tip into the tin and press down with the back of a spoon. Put in the freezer for 5 mins, then bake for 35-40 mins. Cool.
- For the caramel, put the sugar and 100ml water in a heavy-based pan, heat gently until the sugar dissolves, then turn up the heat until it turns dark amber. Stir in the cream in four additions until smooth and shiny - take care as it will bubble up. Stir in the butter and ½ tsp salt. Pour over the shortbread and cool. For the topping, melt the chocolate and butter over a pan of simmering water, then pour over the caramel and smooth out with the back of a spoon. Chill until firm, at least 30 mins. Cut into quarters, then 16 pieces. Will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Jane says...
It must be 20 years since we last made these together, but the memory of standing in the kitchen stirring caramel with mum is still as vivid as ever. She knows I can't resist fiddling with a recipe, so now these shortbread slices have grown up too, and are made with creamy salted caramel, toasted almonds and a layer of dark, bitter chocolate
Making them with kids?
If you're making the slice for kids, you can swap the dark chocolate for milk, leave the salt out of the caramel and the nuts out of the base.
Per serving
358 kcalories, protein 4.0g, carbohydrate 34.0g, fat 24.0 g, saturated fat 13.0g, fibre 2.0g, sugar 22.0g, salt 0.15 g
Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2008.
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Ingredients
- 175g plain flour
- 25g cornflour
- 50g golden caster sugar
- 85g blanched almonds , toasted then finely chopped
- 140g unsalted butter , cold and cut into cubes
- seeds from 1 vanilla pod
FOR THE CARAMEL
- 225g golden caster sugar
- 142ml single cream
- 50g butter , cubed
FOR THE TOP
- 200g bar dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
- 85g butter
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Difficulty and servings
Cuts into 16 pieces
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 16 mins
Cook 50 mins
Plus 30 minutes cooling and chillingGooey teatime treat
Ingredients
- 175g plain flour
- 25g cornflour
- 50g golden caster sugar
- 85g blanched almonds , toasted then finely chopped
- 140g unsalted butter , cold and cut into cubes
- seeds from 1 vanilla pod
FOR THE CARAMEL
- 225g golden caster sugar
- 142ml single cream
- 50g butter , cubed
FOR THE TOP
- 200g bar dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
- 85g butter
Per serving
358 kcalories, protein 4.0g, carbohydrate 34.0g, fat 24.0 g, saturated fat 13.0g, fibre 2.0g, sugar 22.0g, salt 0.15 g
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