Jamie's Food Team
By Anna Helm Baxter
25 mins
Not Too Tricky
makes 20
About the recipe
Big up the store cupboard with an easy four-ingredient treat that’s so much fun to make! Drizzled with chocolate, it has big Crunchie vibes, and is delicious served with ice cream. Or pop the pieces in airtight jars for a brilliant gift that’s gluten-free, too!
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Ingredients
2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
350g golden caster sugar
150g runny honey
100g quality dark chocolate (70%)
Top Tip
This is a great way to use up any honey that has crystallised. Simply place the bottle or jar of crystallised honey in warm (not boiling) water and leave to melt again, then start making your honeycomb!
Method
- Line a deep baking tray (25cm x 30cm) with greaseproof paper. Measure out the bicarb and put it in a little dish next to the hob – you’ll need to work quickly once the sugar reaches the right temperature.
- Put the sugar, honey and 50ml of water in a deep, medium-sized, heavy-bottomed pan. Stir, then heat to 150°C/300°F on a sugar thermometer. Do NOT be tempted to touch or taste the caramel – it will burn you. It’s best to keep kids and pets out of the room while you make this.
- As soon as the caramel reaches the right temperature, turn the heat off and add the bicarb, whisking quickly and carefully to combine. It will froth up, but that’s normal. Carefully pour the mixture straight onto the lined tray, but don’t touch it or tilt the tray – you want to keep it still so you don’t knock the bubbles out, and remember: it’s still super-hot! Leave to one side to cool completely.
- Once cool, crack the honeycomb into bite-sized pieces (saving any smaller bits for sprinkling over puds).
- Snap up and melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of gently simmering water, then drizzle over the honeycomb pieces and finish with a pinch of sea salt. It will keep for up to 2 weeks in an airtight container.
Recipe adapted from Jamie Oliver’s Christmas Cookbook by Jamie Oliver, which is published by Penguin Random House ⓒ Jamie Oliver Enterprises Limited (2016 Jamie Oliver’s Christmas Cookbook).
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