Dreamy fruit and chocolate slice

Name: Dreamy fruit and chocolate slice
Yield: 40-45 pieces
Ingredients: 1 packet Plain biscuits, (250g) (Main); 100 g Butter, melted; 2 cups Dried fruit, roughly chopped or thickly sliced, such as dried apricots, tropical fruit blend, jumbo raisins, softer-style dried dates, dried sour cherries (Main); 150 g Dark chocolate chunks; ½ cup Almonds, cut in half; ¾ cup Coconut, coconut (use coconut shavings, thread or desiccated coconut); 1 can Sweetened condensed milk, (397g)

Makes: 40-45 pieces

Kathy Paterson

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A decadent slice that is best kept in the fridge and eaten as a sweet treat. Being able to cut into small pieces makes it perfect for sharing too.

Ingredients

1 packet	Plain biscuits, (250g) (Main)
100 g	Butter, melted
2 cups	Dried fruit, roughly chopped or thickly sliced, such as dried apricots, tropical fruit blend, jumbo raisins, softer-style dried dates, dried sour cherries (Main)
150 g	Dark chocolate chunks
½ cup	Almonds, cut in half
¾ cup	Coconut, coconut (use coconut shavings, thread or desiccated coconut)
1 can	Sweetened condensed milk, (397g)

Directions

Heat the oven to 160C. Line a 23cm x 30cm (or thereabouts)slice tin with baking paper.
Crush the biscuits (to give you biscuit crumbs)and combine with the melted butter. Place in the prepared tin and press down evenly using the back of a spoon.
As evenly as you can, sprinkle over the dried fruit, the chocolate, the almonds andthe coconut. Drizzle over the condensed milk,again as evenly as possible.
Place in the oven and bake for 25 minutes until golden ontop. Allowto coolin the tin before slicing into squares. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.