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Caramel Slice (Classic)

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Caramel Slice (Classic)

A popular Australian traybake with a shortbread base, caramel centre and chocolate top. Stirring the caramel constantly as it cooks stops the condensed milk catching and burning on the base of the pan.

Total time
50 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
30 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Australian
vegetarian

Ingredients

1 cupplain flour
1/2 cupicing sugar
1/4 cupdesiccated coconut
100gbutter, melted
1 tin (395g)sweetened condensed milk
100gbutter
3 tbspgolden syrup
200gmilk chocolate
1 tbspvegetable oil

Instructions

1

Mix flour, icing sugar and coconut. Stir in melted butter. Press into lined 20x30cm tin.

2

Bake at 180°C for 15 minutes.

3

Melt condensed milk butter and golden syrup in a saucepan, stirring, until golden — about 7 minutes.

4

Pour caramel over base. Bake at 180°C for 12 minutes. Cool.

5

Melt chocolate with oil. Pour over cooled caramel. Refrigerate until set. Slice carefully.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
959
Protein
11.9g
Fat
56.1g
Carbs
105.9g
Fiber
1.7g
Sodium
142mg

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