Macadamia Slice

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (250 g) package biscuits, crushed
• 1 cup desiccated coconut
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 2 3/4 cups crushed macadamia nuts
• 1 (400 g) can condensed milk
• 60 g unsalted butter, melted
• 80 g chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 line base and sides of a shallow cake tin with foil, extending over 2 sides.
• 2 brush foil with melted butter.
• 3 place the crushed biscuits, coconut, cocoa and macadamia nuts into a mixing bowl.
• 4 make a well in the centre and add condensed milk and melted butter.
• 5 stir until well combined.
• 6 pour mixture into prepared tin and press in firmly.
• 7 use the back of a metal spoon to smoothen the surface.
• 8 refrigerate the mixture for 1 hour.
• 9 place chocolate melts in a small heatproof bowl.
• 10 stand the bowl of chocolate melts over a pan of simmering water, stir until chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth.
• 11 cool slightly.
• 12 drizzle or pipe the chocolate in a lattice pattern over the slice.
• 13 leave to set at room temperature.
• 14 using foil to the base from the tin and gently peel off the foil.
• 15 cut the slice into 60 small squares.
• 16 store the macadamia slices in an air-tight container in a cool, dark place or in the refrigerator if the weather is hot.
• 17 these can be stored for up to 2 weeks.