HFG caramel slice

This low cost, easy caramel slice ‘make-over’ recipe, is a great way to get the kids baking. This recipe is not only healthy but tastes amazing, guaranteed to be one of the family favourites and is a great idea for lunch box treats.

Serves: 16 (1 piece per serve)
Time to make: 50 mins , plus 2 hrs chilling
( Hands-on time: 15 mins )

Total cost: $ 7.20 / $ 0.45 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

oil spray
1 cup flour
125g reduced-fat spread, melted
½ cup brown sugarlight brown cane sugarX
1 cup rolled oatsoatmeal uncookedX
380g can caramel condensed milk
60g dark cooking chocolate

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180°C. Spray a 20cm x 20cm slice tin with oil and set aside.
Thoroughly combine flour, melted spread, sugar and oats in a bowl. Press mixture in prepared tin and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
Spread caramel over cooked base and return tin to oven for 15 minutes or until caramel is firm and starting to bubble and brown.
Remove slice from oven and cool. Place chocolate in a heatproof bowl over boiling water and melt, stirring, until completely smooth. Drizzle or spread over slice then refrigerate until set.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Kilojoules 840kJ

Calories 201cal

Protein 3g

Total fat 9g

–Saturated fat 3g

Carbohydrates 25g

–Sugars 18g

Dietary fibre 1g

Sodium 50mg

Calcium 90mg

Iron 1mg

Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.