Recipe

Caramel macadamia bars

These caramel macadamia bars are a definite luxury item. Sprinkled with icing sugar, they are a most delicious treat.

May 31, 2009 2:00pm
  • 32 mins cooking
  • Makes 20 Item
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Ingredients

Caramel macadamia bars
  • 1 cup halved macadamia nuts
  • 1 cup self-raising flour
  • 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
  • 3/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
  • 125 gram butter
  • 395 gram can sweetened condensed milk

Method

Caramel macadamia bars
  • 1
    Grease and line a 19cm x 29cm slice pan with enough baking paper to cover base and extend up sides of pan.
  • 2
    Sift flour into a bowl, stir in coconut and ½ cup of the brown sugar. Melt 100g of the butter in a small pan, add to dry ingredients and mix well.
  • 3
    Press mixture over base of pan. Bake in a 180C preheated oven for 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool.
  • 4
    Combine condensed milk with remaining sugar and butter in a small saucepan. Stir constantly over a low heat for 10 minutes or until butter is melted and mixture boils and thickens.
  • 5
    Sprinkle macadamia nuts over slice base. Spread hot caramel evenly over macadamias and return to oven for a further 10 minutes or until caramel is light golden. Cool slice in pan.
  • 6
    Use lining paper to lift slice from pan then cut into bars and sieve lightly with icing sugar if desired.

Notes

Slice will keep for several days in an airtight container.

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