Hedgehog Slice Recipe
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I love easy slice recipes and an old fashioned Hedgehog Slice Recipe is one of my favorites. This hedgehog slice without condensed milk is cooked lightly on the stovetop.
You’ll love it for it’s morish fudge-like texture with crunchy biscuits throughout!
Old Fashioned Hedgehog Slice Recipe
I have been making this hedgehog slice recipe for over 15 years and I can say with confidence that it’s my favorite slice ever!
It’s made without condensed milk which makes it less sickly-sweet. The hedgehog is lightly cooked on your stovetop because it uses eggs which contributes to its delicious fudgy texture.
What Is Hedgehog Slice?
Hedgehog slice is a no-bake chocolate slice with a fudge-like consistency that has crunchy biscuits throughout. The crushed biscuits in a hedgehog slice add a delightful crunch that contrasts with its fudgy chocolate base, reminiscent of a hedgehog’s spiky exterior, giving this beloved dessert its name.
Essential Ingredients
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How To Make Old Fashioned Hedgehog Slice
Step one: Place a medium-large flat-based saucepan over low heat, and add butter and sugar. Gently melt butter with the sugar whilst stirring then allow it to cool for 15-20 minutes.
Step two: Once cooled, stir through beaten eggs until well combined.
Step three: Add cocoa powder and stir until well combined. Return to stovetop and place over low heat. Stir through the vanilla and continue to heat through and stir over low heat until the mixture is warm and some small bubbles begin to appear in the middle.
Step four: Turn off the heat and stir through the desiccated coconut and crushed biscuits. Gently mix through until well combined.
Step five: Pour the mixture into the lined pan and smooth out the top. Transfer the hedgehog to the refrigerator and allow it to sit for 3-4 hours or overnight until it’s firm. Cut into squares and enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Crush the biscuits: Until they turn to mostly crumbs but leave some large chunks for texture and crunch.
- Mixture must be cooled: After the butter and sugar have been melted, set it aside until it’s slightly warm or at room temperature before adding the eggs, otherwise, the eggs will curdle.
- Eggs must be at room temperature: Not fridge cold. Lightly beat them before adding them to the mixture.
Does this hedgehog recipe use condensed milk?
No, this hedgehog slice recipe is made without condensed milk.
Is this a traditional hedgehog recipe?
It’s more of an old fashioned hedgehog recipe. You will find most hedgehog recipes that use condensed milk use the melt, pour and mix method. This recipe however is gently melted and heated through on the stovetop because it uses eggs.
How to store old fashioned hedgehog slice
Store the hedgehog in an airtight container, refrigerated, for 1 week – 10 days.
Freeze sliced hedgehog in a freezer-friendly container and store in the freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw the hedgehog at room temperature until defrosted.
Best Hedgehog Slice Recipes
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Hedgehog Slice Recipe
Ingredients
- 250 g (1 packet / 8.8 oz) Marie biscuits, or arrowroot / plain digestives biscuits
- 150 g unsalted butter
- 1 1/4 cups coconut sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten and at room temperature
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Line a 9 x 9 inch (22cm x 22cm) square baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a food processor or high-speed blender, add both packets of biscuits and pulse to a medium crumb, leaving some bigger chunks. Crush one packet at a time if your processor/blender is smaller. Set biscuits aside.
- Place a medium-large flat-based saucepan over low heat, and add butter and sugar. Gently melt butter down whilst stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, until it’s completely melted and sugar has begun to dissolve, it won’t dissolve completely. Turn off the heat once all of the butter has melted. Allow it to cool down for 15-20 minutes.
- This cooling step ensures your eggs won’t cook when you add them next. To test if it’s cooled enough, dip in your finger and it should feel slightly warm/at room temperature, it should not be hot. Refer to notes.
- Once cooled, stir through beaten eggs until well combined.
- Add cocoa powder and stir until well combined. Return to stovetop and place over low heat. Continue stirring through the cocoa until it’s well blended and break up any pockets of cocoa.
- Stir through vanilla.
- Continue to heat through and stir over low heat until the mixture is warm and some small bubbles begin to appear in the middle. This process will take about 3 minutes.
- Turn off heat add crushed biscuits and gently mix through until well combined.
- Pour the mixture into the lined pan and smooth out the top. Be careful handling the pan and mixture as it will still be hot.
- Transfer the hedgehog to the refrigerator and allow it to sit for 3-4 hours or overnight until it’s firm.
- Remove slice from pan and cut into squares.
- Enjoy!
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Oh my. This recipe is OUSTANDING to say the least. Delicious, mostly healthy, easy and simple! Just WOW!
So happy to hear you loved this hedgehog slice recipe! Thanks so much! It’s a family favourite and a crowd pleaser, glad to know you made and enjoyed it just as much 🙂 Thanks for sharing! Sam x
yum! this is the most delicious recipe and the kids actually eat it!
Thank you Catherine!
My aunt Betty made this and added walnuts which makes it even more delicious. Much nicer and healthier than the hedgehog made with condensed milk. Thankyou for this recipe as my “favourite recipes” book ( handwritten and 50 years old) is missing.
Hi Jill, that is wonderful to hear! So glad your aunt Betty made this hedgehog and with the addition of walnuts sounds delicious, I’ll have to try that myself next time! I agree, that this one is better than those created with condensed milk ;). You’re most welcome, I hope you can add this recipe to your new collection of favourite recipes, fingers crossed you find your one that’s missing. Thanks for sharing, Sam x