Millionaire Shortbread
A delightful layered dessert featuring a crumbly biscuit base, rich caramel filling, and a smooth dark chocolate topping.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 160 minutes
- Yield: 16 squares 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 200g digestive biscuits
- 100g unsalted butter, melted
- 397g can of sweetened condensed milk
- 150g dark chocolate, chopped
- 75g unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons golden syrup
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease and line an 8-inch square baking tin with parchment paper.
- Crush the digestive biscuits into fine crumbs and mix with the melted butter.
- Press the mixture firmly into the bottom of the prepared tin to form a sturdy base.
- Bake the base for 10 minutes until lightly golden, then allow to cool in the tin.
- Combine the sweetened condensed milk, chopped dark chocolate, butter, and golden syrup in a saucepan over low heat.
- Cook until smooth and thick, stirring constantly.
- Pour the chocolate mixture over the cooled biscuit base and spread it evenly.
- Chill the combined mixture at room temperature, then set in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
- Remove from the tin and cut into squares before serving.
Notes
Store any leftover Millionaire Shortbread in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week or freeze for up to a month.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
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