Use any rectangular or square baking tin - it is fine for there to be small gaps between the biscuits. I used a 20cm x 26cm sized tin and set the biscuits out 3 x 3. Butter –melted butter is used to bind the base together. I recommend using real, unsalted butter rather than margarine or dairy spreads. South Africa is well known for its fridge tarts (why not try this recipe for pineapple fridge tart?) and this is one of the easiest fridge tarts to make. It literally takes 15 minutes from start to tart. The hardest part is waiting for it to set in the fridge afterwards. It’s simply a matter of keep stirring until the callets/drops have melted. The video shows how my chocolate progressed from callets to fluid chocolate.

Have you tried this with milk? Try biting off either end of the bar, after that, using the bar as a straw on a glass of milk! A deliciously unique minty creamy treat with its green mint flavoured crystals that shatter providing a delightful texture and flavour.

Even with my subpar attempt, my family loved the creamy dessert so much they stood around the island and ate it with spoons straight from that dish! No bake slices are so easy to make and perfect for parties, celebrations and last-minute gifts. Try this classic lemon coconut slice, Mars bar sliceor Maltesers slicetoo! Ingredients you will need Beat the egg yolks in a heat proof bowl or in the bowl of a double boiler, until they become fluffy. Beat in the sugar and the Marsala wine. The food colouring is entirely optional – you don’t have to add it. But I wanted this peppermint slice to be reminiscent of the one I remember from my childhood. Plus I’m a child of the eighties, so I’m not against a tiny amount of food colouring every now and then. the chocolate topping

square or rectangular baking dish - I used a 20cm x 26cm sized tin and set the biscuits out in rows of 3 X 3. One way to gauge the popularity of a product is when there’s a chorus of consumers claiming they can’t find it on supermarket shelves, as I discovered when I tried to source some Peppermint Crisp chocolate for a Heritage Day-inspired fudge recipe recently. Peppermint extract. I’ve found that 3 teaspoons gives you the full fresh flavour of peppermint without being overpowering. Peppermint Crisp Bars - a classic favourite (obviously both here in Australia and in South Africa). Crunchy peppermint encased in milk chocolate... absolutely delicious!

Use an electric hand mixer or whisk attachment on a stand mixer to beat this into soft peaks Orley Whip Substitute Option 2: Cool Whip Incredibly easy to make as there are only three ingredients. Plus, you don’t need a chocolate mould. If you can’t get hold of Tennis biscuits, the best alternative in the UK is Nice biscuits. McVitie's coconut rings and Shirley Coconut Biscuits are also good options. If you can't get coconut biscuits, digestive biscuits are your last option. My no bake mint Aero traybake is one of my oldest and most loved recipes on here, so it seems like I’m definitely not alone in my love of mint chocolate. If the idea of a fudgy mint chocolate cake appeals, you might want to take a look at my easy mint chocolate cake recipe.