Quick and Easy No Bake Caramel Slice

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Quick and Easy No Bake Caramel Slice

Gorgeous squares of golden caramel slice, with a lovely combination of textures and deliciousness! This is a super easy recipe, using just 5 ingredients and 10 minutes of your time.

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Chilling2

Course: Afternoon Tea, Appetizer, Dessert, Holidays, party food, Snack

Cuisine: Australian

Servings: portions

Calories: 277kcal

Equipment

1 silicone spatula
1 20cm square tin
1 small saucepan
1 large mixing bowl

Ingredients

500 g Malt O Milk biscuits (2 packets) see notes for substitutes
395 g Sweetened Condensed Milk
½ cup Brown sugar
¼ cup Golden syrup
200 g Unsalted butter

Instructions

Spray a 20cm (8 inch) square baking tin with oil and line with baking paper
Crush the Malt o Milk biscuits, leaving some good chunks and place into a large heatproof bowl. The easiest way is to use a rolling pin, but a bottle will also do.
Add the remaining ingredients to a small to medium sized saucepan and cook over low-medium heat, stirring constantly with a silicone spatula. Make sure you scrape along the edges and the bottom of the saucepan, so that the caramel doesn’t stick and burn
After about 5 minutes of stirring, the caramel will come to a soft boil. I stop cooking it now, otherwise it will become a deeper caramel and that’s not what I want
Pour the caramel over the crushed biscuits and combine with the silicone spatula
Transfer mixture to your prepared pan and smooth it out. Placing a sheet of baking paper over the top and running the back of a spoon along the paper works well, as it won’t stick to the mixture. Just remove the paper once it’s level, but be careful, as the mixture is hot!
Refrigerate until set (approx. 2 hours)
Use a sharp knife to cut into portions and serve

Notes

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Malt o Milk Biscuits: try using Biscoff cookies for a warmer, more festive flavour. Graham crackers or other plain sweet biscuits will create a more subtle flavour. Using Oreos could give it a whole different spin as well!

TIPS:

A small silicone spatula will help to get every last drop of condensed milk out of your can
Avoid getting dark spots in your caramel by constantly stirring it over low-medium heat and by scraping into the edges of your saucepan. Caramel can burn easily, but if you follow these tips, you can’t fail
A top sheet of baking paper works wonders for smoothing out your caramel slice, as the caramel won’t stick to your spoon or spatula
Keeping some chunky bits in your crushed biscuits gives some great texture to this slice, so don’t crush all of the biscuits. You want a combination of chunks and fine crumbs.

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