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Walnut Bars

A Digestive, coconut and cocoa powder base, topped with marshmallow, cherries and walnuts.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Servings 9 squares

Ingredients
  

Base

  • 4 oz or 110g butter, melted
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 4 oz or 110g icing sugar (powdered sugar)
  • 1 egg
  • 6 oz or 175g Digestives or Graham Crackers, crushed
  • 3 oz or 85g desiccated coconut
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Topping

  • 3 tbsp water
  • 8 oz or 225g caster sugar (superfine sugar)
  • ½ oz or 14g gelatin
  • 6 tbsp hot water
  • 3 oz or 85g glacé cherries, chopped
  • 3 oz or 85g walnuts, chopped

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350F/180C and line an 8"/20cm square tin with baking parchement.
  • To prepare the base, melt the butter and add the cocoa and icing sugar.
  • Mix in the beaten egg and vanilla, then stir in the crushed Digestives and coconut until combined.
  • Spread into the tin and bake at 350F/180C for approx. 15 minutes. Leave to cool.
  • To prepare the topping, place 3 tbsp water and the sugar in a mixing bowl and mix until thick.
  • Dissolve the gelatin in the 6 tbsp hot water. Add this mix to the sugar (strain through a fine sieve if there are any lumps of jelly that didn't dissolve). Beat until white and thick. This is best done with an electric hand whisk and should take 2-3 minutes.
  • Fold in the chopped cherries and walnuts and spread this mix over the base. Allow to set, then cut into squares. Dust the top with icing sugar if you prefer.
Keyword cherries, marshmallow, walnuts