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Nut-free Turtle Bars

nut-free, dairy-free, egg-free, sesame-free, vegan and vegetarian
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 17 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: bar, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 60 g dairy-free butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste
  • 30 g granulated sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 120 g plain flour
  • 22 g pretzels one small bag
  • 100 g caramel sauce
  • 50 g dairy-free chocolate chips or chopped

Equipment

  • 1 2lb loaf tin

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 170℃
  2. Line the loaf tin with baking paper and set aside
To make the shortbread layer
  1. melt the butter in a sauce pan, once melted stir in the vanilla, sugar and salt
  2. stir in the flour and then press into the lined loaf tin.
  3. scatter most of the pretzels on top (keeping 3 or 4 aside) and then bake for 15-17 minutes until golden around the edges
for the topping
  1. warm the caramel sauce and pour over the shortbread base
  2. scatter the chocolate over the top and dot with the remaining pretzels, crushed up
  3. return to the oven for two minutes to melt the chocolate
  4. Leave the bars to fully set (this will take a couple of hours in the fridge) before cutting into 6 even slices