Chocolate Crunch Slice is today's special treat! It is the easiest "melt and mix" recipe ever!
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I've been making my Chocolate Crunch Slice since I was pregnant with my eldest boy. I became addicted to the rich, gooey, fudge chocolate and the crunchy shortbread pieces. Sometimes I even bought two pieces per day at one stage!! During this period I was working in Double Bay, Sydney so my addiction was a VERY expensive habit. After constant begging, I persuaded the cafe owner to share the recipe with me right before I went on maternity leave. 28 years later I am still making this slice for my children.
Chocolate Crunch Slice V's Hedgehog Slice
Please don't mistake this slice for the lesser "Hedgehog slice." The flavour of the Chocolate Crunch slice is a deep chocolate fudge. The golden syrup gives the chocolate a real depth of flavour and the shortbread is the perfect buttery match. When I've served this to people they inevitably try to guess the elusive ingredient but can't.
The hedgehog slice uses powdered cocoa and butter with icing sugar. The usual biscuit is a simple plain milk cookie. The overall result is nowhere near the rich deliciousness of my chocolate crunch slice.
Other Sweet Treats Using Golden Syrup
Golden syrup is often used in Australian recipes to give a quick hit of caramel to a dish. Try these other dishes.
FAQ Chocolate Crunch Questions
In Australia golden syrup is available at all supermarkets. Outside of Australia you can find it on Amazon. A link is provided in the ingredient list.
Golden syrup is a very unique product. It isn't as strong in flavour as molasses and isn't as mild as honey. It is far thicker than maple syrup or honey. The best alternative would be half honey and half molasses.
It's best to stay with dark chocolate as the golden syrup makes this dish very sweet. Starting with milk chocolate will make the finished result too sweet.
Sit the slice tray briefly in a sink of hot water and then use the baking paper to pull the slice up.
Yes, the slice keeps best refrigerated.
The chocolate crunch slice can be kept for 2-3 weeks in a sealed container.
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The slice is best stored in the fridge, but serve it at room temperature.
So did you have any guilty food obsessions when you were pregnant? I'm still surprised I managed to avoid gestational diabetes whilst munching away on this treat each day.
Chocolate Crunch Slice
Ingredients
- 300 gm dark chocolate
- 90 gm butter (salted)
- 250 gm Arnotts Shortbread Biscuits
- ¼ cup golden syrup
- 1 TBS golden syrup
Instructions
- Prepare a loaf tin by placing a strip of aluminium foil across the width of the tin (10cm wide). Allow an overhang. This foil will help you to release the slice easily when it has set.
- Place the chocolate in the TM bowl. Chop 5 sec/Speed 9.
- Add the two quantities of golden syrup and butter to the chocolate. Melt 3 min/Varoma/Speed 2.
- Whilst the chocolate is melting break the biscuits into 1-2 cm pieces and place in a mixing bowl.
- Pour the chocolate over the biscuits and mix gently by hand to coat.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and smooth the slice as best you can.
- Tap the tin on the counter a few times to allow the chocolate to settle.
- Make sure you have scraped all the chocolate out of the TM bowl and covered any exposed biscuit.
- Refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.
- To serve, fill the kitchen sink with 2 cm of hot tap water.
- Briefly (1- 2 seconds) submerge the base of the tin in the water and then rest the tin on the bench. Use the overhanging foil pieces to lift the whole slice out of the tin.
- Cut the slice into bars and dust with icing sugar.
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Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
Jett Tritton says
This is Really Good .. I like it .
Julie Carlyle says
I'm so pleased you like the recipe. It's easy but delicious 🙂
Kate says
Is it the Shortbread Cream biscuits or a plain shortbread? Wouk do scotch finger biscuits work as an alternative do you think?
Julie says
Hi Kate, I usually use scotch finger biscuits. (Usually the homebrand scotch fingers)
Sam says
Hi, is it one tablespoon of golden syrup or 1/4 cup?
Julie says
Hi Sam, It's 1/4 cup + 1 Tbs of Golden syrup. I will try and write it more clearly in the recipe 🙂