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No-Bake Coffee Squares

An easy, no-bake traybake. Soft, coffee-flavored biscuit base. Vanilla buttercream and a buttery, chocolate topping.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Servings 9 squares

Ingredients
  

Base

  • 8 oz or 225g Digestive biscuits/Graham Crackers
  • 2 tbsp ground almonds/almond flour
  • 4 oz or 110g icing sugar/powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp Camp coffee essence (or 1-2 tbsp instant coffee dissolved in 2 tbsp hot water)
  • ½ can condensed milk (approx. 7oz/200g)

Buttercream Layer

  • 4 oz or 110g butter
  • 4 oz or 110g icing sugar/powdered sugar)
  • ¼ tsp vanilla extract

Chocolate Topping

  • 4 oz or 110g chocolate (milk or dark)
  • 2 oz or 55g butter
  • 1 tsp Camp coffee essence (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Crush the Digestives/Graham Crackers into fine crumbs.
  • Add the almonds, sugar, coffee essence, and condensed milk and mix well.
  • Press into a lined 8"/20cm tin. Place in the fridge to firm up a little.
  • Make the butter icing by creaming the icing sugar and butter with the vanilla extract until it is light and fluffy. Then spread over the biscuit base.
  • Melt the chocolate, butter and coffee essence (if using) in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Spread over the butter icing. Place in the fridge to set and cut when cool.

Video

Keyword coffee, easy, traybake