Raw Caramel Slice

Raw Caramel Slice
This raw caramel slice from Bryony and Harry Lancaster's new cookbook Egg of the Universe has been one of the more popular sweets at their café since the beginning. After playing around with it over the years to get the balance of flavour right it’s nicely rich, but not overly heavy on coconut oil as many raw desserts seem to be.

 

Makes 30 bite-sized pieces

 

Ingredients:

  • 365g coconut oil, plus extra for greasing
  • 5 cups (750g) raw cashews
  • 500g date paste (or simply deseed and mash medjool dates)
  • 100g tahini
  • 400 ml brown rice syrup
  • 100 ml coconut milk
  • 150g raw cacao powder
  • Chia seeds, to serve

 

Method:

  1. Grease a 26 cm x 36 cm (10 ½ inch x 14 ¼ inch) slice tin and line with baking paper.
  2. To make base, melt 65g coconut oil over a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water (don’t let the bowl touch the water). Pulse cashews in a food processor until coarsely chopped (be careful, too much and it can become a paste). Place 250g date paste in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and pour 100 ml water over the top, stirring to combine. Add melted coconut oil, chopped cashew and a generous pinch of salt, then beat gently to combine. Transfer to slice tin, pressing the layer flat with the back of a spoon. Place tin in freezer for base to set.
  3. To make middle layer, melt 150g coconut oil in the heatproof bowl as before. Meanwhile, combine tahini and remaining 250g date paste in stand mixer, then pour in melted coconut oil, mixing to combine. Add 1 cup (250 ml) brown rice syrup, followed by coconut milk. Mix well. Once base layer has cooled, remove from freezer and spread this middle layer on top, smoothing it with a knife. Return to freezer to firm up.
  4. Melt remaining 150g coconut oil in a bowl as before. Meanwhile, whisk raw cacao into 150 ml water in a bowl until smooth. Whisk in remaining 150 ml brown rice syrup, then melted coconut oil. Remove slice from freezer and spoon this final layer over the top, smoothing with a knife. Sprinkle with chia seeds and return to freezer to set, about 1 hour.
  5. Once fully set, remove from freezer, gently tease whole slab from the tin and cut into squares or triangles.

 

Smart Tip:

This recipe does take some time and effort so it’s well worth doing a large batch and freezing the extra in slices.

 

Images and text from Egg of the Universe by Bryony and Harry Lancaster, photography by Alan Benson. Murdoch Books RRP $49.99 AUD, and RRP $52.99 NZD.

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