Whenever we decide to head into the heart of Sydney to
spend the day living the city life, my first thought always goes to visiting
the beautiful Strand Arcade, it’s a visually beautiful building both inside and
out. But that’s not why I want to go there, it’s for my taste buds – you see we
have an iconic Australian family owned chocolate retailer here in OZ that’s
simply the best in the Southern Hemisphere. Haigh’s Chocolates!!
I’m a simple pleasures type of gal but it’s Haigh's Milk
Marshmallow Kokettes that has me buckling at the knees. These babies are simply
divine to your taste buds. Simply put, they are vanilla and raspberry
marshmallow coated in milk chocolate. That’s it – I’m in!!!!!
Here’s a great chocolate recipe from the Haigh’s
website – give it a go and let me know what you think??
Chocolate Peppermint & Coconut Slice
Image: Randy Larcombe, Recipe by: Chris Smith
Ingredients
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·
4 x 60g individual Haigh’s Chocolate Hazelnut
Cookies
·
75g unsalted butter, melted
·
375g desiccated coconut
·
190g caster sugar
·
190g unsalted butter, melted
·
4 large eggs
·
50g fresh mint, chopped
·
2 x 100g Haigh’s Milk Peppermint Chocolate
Tablets
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 170ºC.
2.
Break up the cookies, place into a food
processor and process to a fine crumb. Blend with the melted
butter and press into a 20cm x 20cm cake tin lined with baking
paper.
3.
Mix together the coconut and sugar in a large
bowl. Add the butter then the eggs and lastly the mint and
mix until combined. Pour the mix on top of the biscuit base and
bake for 15-20 minutes until slightly golden and textured. Allow to
cool. Break peppermint chocolate into pieces and melt gently in
either a microwave or a bowl over simmering water.
4.
Cover the top of the slice with a layer of the
melted Haigh’s Milk Peppermint Chocolate. Using a fork, make a
swirl pattern in the chocolate and using a knife mark out the lines
where the slice will be cut. Put in the refrigerator to set and
then cut along the knife lines.
Enjoy Life…
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