Choc-peanut Caramel Slice

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 125 g butter, chopped
• 220 g caster sugar
• 395 g sweetened condensed milk
• 140 g roasted unsalted peanuts
• 200 g dark eating chocolate
• 20 g butter, extra

Recipe

• 1 grease deep 19cm-square cake pan. fold 40cm piece of foil lengthways into thirds; place foil strip over base and up two sides of pan (this will help lift the slice out of the pan). line base with baking paper.
• 2 combine butter, sugar and condensed milk in medium heavy-based saucepan; stir over medium heat, without boiling, until sugar dissolves. bring to a boil; stirring constantly, about 10 minutes or until caramel mixture becomes a dark-honey colour and starts to come away from the base and side of pan.
• 3 working quickly and carefully (the mixture is very hot), pour caramel into pan; smooth with metal spatula. press nuts into caramel with spatula; cool 20 minutes.
• 4 stir chocolate and extra butter in small heatproof bowl over small saucepan of simmering water until smooth; spread chocolate mixture over slice. refrigerate until set. use foil strip to lift slice from pan before cutting into squares.