Pro Tips

• Use a mezzaluna if you have one for chopping the liquorice twists to get them into small enough pieces to stir into the icing

• I find chopping the liquorice allsorts into quarters is small enough to stir into the slice

• The icing will be quite lumpy but I find it adds to the appeal

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Ingredients

125g butter

1 tin condensed milk

1 tablespoon golden syrup

250g plain biscuits

½ cup desiccated coconut

375g pack Liquorice Allsorts

 

Icing

300g cooking chocolate

10 short liquorice twists

 

How to make it:

Line or grease a slice tin

Process the biscuits in a food processor until they are fine crumbs then transfer to a large heatproof bowl

Chop liquorice allsorts into smaller pieces

Add coconut and liquorice allsorts and mix until combined

Combine the butter, condensed milk and golden syrup in a medium saucepan over low heat

Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes until butter melts and mixture is smooth

Add to biscuit mixture and and mix until just combined

Press the mixture into the slice tin and put in the fridge to set

Melt the cooking chocolate in the microwave then stir in the chopped liquorice

Spread over the slice and return to fridge to set

Once set, cut into squares to serve

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Makes 48 pieces

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