Chocolate Biscuit Slice

It has come to my attention that it has been quite sometime since I posted anything to do with chocolate. I may as well have changed the name of the blog to just plain old 'Teapot'!!! Never fear, I am here to rectify the situation post haste! While I am a little ashamed to be posting this, its a no cook, no pain kinda recipe but Hubby and I to great comfort in the knowledge that the end product is in the fridge while we are counting calories. I don't know what phenomenon causes it, but when you know you can't have something it just makes you want it even more but with this recipe you can have your cake (or Chocolate Biscuit Slice) and eat it too!

Chocolate Biscuit Slice

120g milk chocolate, broken into squares

1 tbsp golden syrup

50g low fat spread

150g shortcake biscuits, broken

30g glace cherries, chopped

50g ready to eat dried apricots, chopped

30g dried cranberries

Line the base of a 20cm square tin with non stick baking parchment.

Place the chocolate pieces, syrup and low fat spread in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Stir until melted and then remove from the heat.

Add the remaining ingredients and mix well until everything is coated in the chocolate. Press into the tin, levelling the surface. Chill for at least an hour then cut into 16 squares.

Stores in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Makes 16 pieces - 2.5 points each (in case you're a WW person too!)

WW Magazine from many moons ago

The hardest thing about this recipe is waiting for it to set in the fridge ... or maybe its the self control once it has set in the fridge ....