Ginger Crunch

Name: Ginger Crunch
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: New Zealand
Ingredients: 1 cup plain flour; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp ground ginger; 100g cold butter, cubed; 1 cup icing sugar; 75g butter; 2 tbsp golden syrup; 2 tsp ground ginger

A New Zealand classic — shortbread base topped with a thick, fudgy ginger icing. Pouring the icing over the base while both are still warm lets them bond into one solid slice instead of the icing sliding off once cut.

Total time

35 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

New Zealand

vegetarian

Ingredients

1 cupplain flour

1/2 cupcaster sugar

1 tspbaking powder

1 tspground ginger

100gcold butter, cubed

1 cupicing sugar

75gbutter

2 tbspgolden syrup

2 tspground ginger

Instructions

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and ginger. Rub in cold butter until crumbly.

Press into a lined 20x30cm tin. Bake at 180°C for 20 minutes until pale golden.

Make icing: melt butter, golden syrup and ginger together. Stir in icing sugar.

Pour hot icing over the warm base and spread quickly.

Mark into bars while still warm. Cool completely before cutting.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

676

Protein

3.7g

Fat

35.8g

Carbs

87.8g

Fiber

0.9g

Sodium

129mg

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