Hedgehog slice

Name: Hedgehog slice
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Modern Australian
Ingredients: 250g plain sweet biscuits; ¾ cup chopped walnuts, pecans or almonds; 1 cup sultanas, optional; 125g butter; 125g sugar; 2 tbsp cocoa; 2 tbsp coconut; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 beaten egg

Reader recipe

July 11, 2017

easyTime:1-2 hours

Through years of volunteering for Brownies and Girl Guides, our home cook hero, Cheryl Osborne has found her talent lies in meticulous organisation, a gift she has harnessed to feed hundreds of ravenous children home-cooked meals while away on camp.

Ingredients

250g plain sweet biscuits
¾ cup chopped walnuts, pecans or almonds
1 cup sultanas, optional
125g butter
125g sugar
2 tbsp cocoa
2 tbsp coconut
1 tsp vanilla
1 beaten egg

Method

Crush biscuits, leaving some lumps, add nuts and sultanas.
Combine butter, sugar, cocoa, coconut and vanilla in a saucepan and cook for 2 minutes.
Cool slightly and add egg, add to biscuit, nut mixture.
Press into a greased slice tin.
Ice with chocolate icing and refrigerate until set.
Cut into squares.