Pre Time: 10 mins (plus at least 2 hours to set in fridge)
Cook Time: 5 mins
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 80g butter
- 395g sweetened condensed milk
- 120g gluten free dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 160g gluten free scotch finger biscuits, crushed
- 70g desiccated coconut (1 cup)
- 100g skinless hazelnuts (1 cup) toasted
Icing:
- 280g gluten free dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
Method
- Grease and line a 13x28cm loaf tin with baking paper and set aside.
- Place butter, sweetened condensed milk and 120g dark chocolate into a saucepan and melt over low-medium heat until melted and mixed together (or melt in microwave).
- Add the crushed biscuits, coconut and chopped hazelnuts and mix together well.
- Press mixture firmly into the prepared tin, pressing and flattening evenly across the base.
- In the same saucepan (just wipe out any residual biscuit crumbs with paper towel), melt coconut oil and then add 280g dark chocolate and stir until completely melted.
- Pour the melted chocolate over the top of the slice and refrigerate until set (2-3 hours).
- Cut into squares and store in an airtight container in the fridge.
Tip: Feel free to switch the hazelnuts for walnuts (which is the traditional nut for a hedgehog) or almonds, or add dried fruit like sultanas or diced apricots.

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