Chocolate and Hazelnut Caramel Bars
From caitlinb 14 years ago
- 50 minutes to make
- Serves 30
sooo tasty!! prep time 30 mins to 1hr cook time 30 mins to 1 hr
Ingredients
- For the chocolate base shopping list
- 200g/7oz butter shopping list
- 50g/2oz cocoa powder shopping list
- 300g/11oz caster sugar shopping list
- 2 free range eggs, beaten shopping list
- 225g/8oz plain flour shopping list
- For the hazelnut caramel layer shopping list
- 125g/4½oz butter shopping list
- 1 x 397g/14oz tin condensed milk shopping list
- 2 tbsp golden syrup shopping list
- 75g/3oz caster sugar shopping list
- 125g/4½oz toasted and halved hazelnuts shopping list
- For the chocolate topping shopping list
- 200g/7oz dark chocolate, chopped shopping list
- 1 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 160C/325F/Gas 3 and line the base of or grease, a small Swiss roll tin measuring 20x30cm/8x12in.In a medium sized saucepan over a medium heat, heat the butter for the chocolate base, stir in the cocoa powder and then the sugar and mix until smooth.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the eggs until mixed and then the plain flour.
- Spread the chocolate base over the prepared tin and bake in the oven for 20 minutes until firm on top.
- Remove from the oven and set aside to cool while you make the hazelnut caramel layer.
- In a medium-sized saucepan over a medium heat, melt the butter and then add the condensed milk, golden syrup and sugar. Turn the heat to low and stir continuously for 12-15 minutes until the mixture is dark caramel in colour (do not let it burn).
- Remove from the heat and stir in the nuts. Spread evenly over the chocolate base and allow to cool.
- Melt the chocolate in a bowl sitting over a saucepan of simmering water. When it is melted, stir in the oil and then pour over the caramel layer and smooth out, leaving to cool and set.
- To serve, cut into squares. These will keep for a week in an airtight container.
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awsome recipe thanks bunches
momo_55grandma
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nice post..^5
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Love chocolate and hazelnut...:)
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