One Cup Slice

I'mPat's Note:

Taken from Super Food Ideas and thought would be good (but not suitable for a family of diabetics) but did think to make it for DS's recreation group but would much rather give them a recipe that it not my own to give that recipe a review. Hopefully someone will think likewise and give this one a try.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 24

Yield: 24.0 bars

• 1 cup desiccated coconut
• 1 cup unsalted raw peanuts
• 1 cup sultanas or 1 cup dried currant
• 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 190c (or 170c fan forced).
2. Line a 26cm x 16cm lamington pan with baking paper.
3. Place coconut, nuts and fruit in a large mixing bowl.
4. Add milk and 1/4 cup of choc bits, mix well to combine and coat ingredients.
5. Press mixture evenly into pan and cover with foil.
6. Bake for 20 minutes, uncover slice and reduce heat to 160c (140c fan forced) and bake for a further 20 minutes more or until firm and golden; remove pan from oven.
7. Immediatly scatter 3/4 cup of chocolate bits over hot layer and allow to melt and using a flexible spatula spread the chocolate evenly.
8. Cool and cut into slices.

Reviews

[katew]

What a breeze to whip up ! I used a mix of sultanas and dried cranberries plus used the whole tin of SCM. Great success, Pat.

[Aaliyah's&Aaron's mum]

DH after his 1st bite: "OHH these are GOOD". After his 2nd bite: "OHH these are REALLY GOOD". After his 3rd bite: "So when will you be making these again?"!!! Like the previous reviewer, I too had to add in a whole can of condensed milk. I made note of her suggestion and baked it at 160C from the beginning for 40 minutes uncovered. They turned out perfect for me, slightly crunchy on the top and the inside chewy. Thank you, Chef Potts, for sharing another wonderful recipe, this one is definitely a keeper! :)

[**Jubes**]

*Reviewed as part of the'Make my recipe - a Game of Tag' from the Aussie/NZ Forum* This slice was really quick to put together and into the oven in no time. It uses almost all of a can of condensed milk and a whole packet of Cadbury Dark Chocolate Chips. I had some trouble with this recipe with the cooking temperatures. After the first 20 minutes, I removed the foil and found that the edges of the slice had already burnt. I'd probably suggest using the lower temperature for the whole cooking time. I did complete the slice and it was pretty WELL done with 8 minutes of cooking time still left on the oven timer. The lower temp would help and maybe check for being done 5 minutes sooner at 35 minutes of total cooking time. After cooking all of the outer sections were a litte overdone to be eaten. I've rescued the centre portions and they tasted wonderful. I used currants in this recipe as that was what I had already opened in the pantry. The texture was really quite surprising - somewhere between a crisp biscuit and a soft cookie. I'm sure that this slice will be a winner next time round for me. Chef Potts- I had seen this recipe in the magazine that you mentioned and had wanted to give it a try. Thanks for posting. I hope to post a photo for you too.