Rudi's, Whangamata: Nana's gluten-free 4C slice

Nana's gluten-free 4C slice, from Rudi's, Whangamata. Photo / Supplied

Ingredients

Base

350g	gluten-free flour
10g	gluten-free baking powder
120g	desiccated coconut
350g	brown sugar
200g	ground almonds
2	eggs
300g	melted butter

Filling

200g	butter
1 tin	sweetened condensed milk
2 Tbsp	golden syrup
½ tsp	vanilla extract
150g	chocolate drops or buttons (we use 50g of three different types - white, milk and caramel)

Directions

1. Heat oven to 150C.
2. For the base: Mix all dry ingredients together and then add the eggs and melted butter and mix until combined.
3. Line a baking tray with baking paper, grease, and pack two thirds of the mixture into it. (The last third of the base mix will be used in the final step. Put aside while making the filling.)
4. Melt butter, condensed milk, golden syrup and vanilla extract together and whisk until smooth. Pour over the packed base in the baking tray.
5. Sprinkle chocolate drops evenly over the filling and then crumble the remaining base over the top.
6. Bake for 25-30 minutes.