This one took me completely by surprise by how popular it was. I say was because it is long gone. This was definitely one of those ‘messing around’ recipes that just seemed to work. It started as needing something to give the kids the next day and being really tired. I knew I wasn’t up to hours of preparation – I just wanted something that came together quickly, I could bung in the oven and wouldn’t make tons of washing up. The Kitchen Aid was redundant for the night!
I love that there are loads of possible combinations for this recipe – Look out for more ‘Creations’ coming this way over the next few weeks. Great for just using up whatever is in the cupboard – there’s a fantastic nutty version of it too.
CARAMEL COOKIES WITH CHOCOLATE, CHERRIES & COCONUT
| Serves | 16 |
| Prep time | 10 minutes |
| Cook time | 35 minutes |
| Total time | 45 minutes |
| Meal type | Dessert, Snack |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold |
INGREDIENTS
- 200g butter
- 16 Digestive Biscuits (Crumbled)
- 100g White Chocolate (Chopped into small pieces)
- 100g Milk Chocolate (Chopped into small pieces)
- 100g Glace Cherries (Chopped into quarters)
- 100g Desiccated Coconut
- 1 can Tinned Caramel
DIRECTIONS
| 1. | |
| Preheat the oven to 180C. Line an 9″ square cake tin. | |
| 2. | |
| Melt the butter in a large pan and add the crumbled digestive biscuits. Mix well until the butter is soaked up and spread evenly about the biscuits. | |
| 3. | |
| Press the biscuit mixture firmly at the bottom of the tin. I use the back of a dessert spoon but your knuckles do just as good a job. | |
| 4. | |
| Sprinkle over the chocolate, coconut and cherries so they are spread evenly over the biscuit base. | |
| 5. | |
| Pour over the can of caramel and bake for 35 minutes – you may need to turn down the oven to 160 for the last 10 minutes to stop it catching on the edges. | |
| 6. | |
| As soon as the tin is removed from the oven but keeping the ‘creation’ still in the tin, mark out cut squares. This will make it so much easier to divide into portions when it has properly cooled. | |
| 7. | |
| Leave to cool in the fridge for at least 2 hours or preferably overnight. | |
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I think I quite liked this, but I had to eat 10 pieces to make sure. Guess what I really did, yum yum
We needed it to get us through the trauma of an afternoon at my house – and the evening! 😉 x
Your recipe looks sensational! I love it and i bet my girls will love it!
thank you for linking up your recipe to the #FridayFoodie linky. The post was pinned and shared x
Will make sure to link up my recipe too x
Thank you, Otilia! I’ve tried to comment on your hospital post but can’t find the comments. Thanks for linking up
I love the sound of your caramel coconut creations and think it ‘s a great idea to try and do a bake using up leftovers from the cupboards. It’s definitely something I should try doing more often too.
I love leftover bakes too! Gives me an excuse to go shopping and stock up again!
This looks gorgeous.
Thank you Alison – I’d give you some to try but you know, its gone!
Oooh these sound so yummy!! Thank you for mentioning my cake 🙂 all linked up x
You are welcome! Thanks for linking up again x
You really can’t beat recipes that just come about, and this one sounds delicious, I love the look and sound of it.
#Recipeoftheweek
Recipes that just come together by accident are little gifts from the angels, I’m sure – when your kids eat that recipe its even better! x
Looks so yummy, you are so creative and talented with food!!! i am jealous. I love anything with coconut in it. #sharefriday
Aw thank you for your kind words – Hope you have had a good week x
Oh wow, this sounds and looks delicious. All gooey and coconutty! Yummy!
Was rather gooey and yummy, thank you!
Does look and sound rather yummy, a great creation. #recipeoftheweek
Leftover baking – genius!! These look amazing, pinned!
Your posts always make me want to bake. And I am terrible at baking. But you make them look so lovely!!
x x
These look AMAZING!!! x
This recipe looks really straightforward. Looks delicious! Great to use leftovers! #sharefriday
oh this looks so good! Carmel and coconut are two of my favourite things!
Shame I hate coconut so this a no no..
Yum!!! I definitely will be trying this!
Wow, these look incredible and I’m obsessed with all things coconut so will give these a whirl. Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays
#ToyGiveaway These look delicious and not too hard to bake!