Coconut And Almond Slice

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 packet plain sweet biscuits, crushed
• 3/4 cup chopped toasted blanched almonds
• 1 cup coconut (and extra for sprinkling over top)
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of
• 2 drops almond essence
• 100 g butter
• 1/2 cup condensed milk
• 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• boiling water (to mix)

Recipe

• 1 combine biscuit crumbs,almonds, coconut, lemon zest, juice and essence in a bowl.
• 2 place butter and condensed milk in a small saucepan, stir over a low heat until the butter melts.
• 3 pour over biscuit mixture and mix well.
• 4 press mix into a 20x25 shallow tin.
• 5 refrigerate 1 hour until firm.
• 6 ---------icing---------.
• 7 combine all ingredients in a bowl, adding sufficient boiling water to mix to a stiff paste.
• 8 spread over slice.
• 9 refrigerate for 1 hour or until set.
• 10 sprinkle extra coconut over and keep stored in refrigerator.