Festive honeycomb

Name: Festive honeycomb
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Makes 20
Ingredients: 8g bicarbonate of soda; 500g golden caster sugar; 4 heaped tablespoons runny honey; 200g quality milk and/or dark chocolate (70%); optional: shelled pistachios, dried cranberries, freeze-dried raspberries, popping candy

Dipped in glossy melted chocolate

Gluten-free Vegetarian

25 mins

Not Too Tricky

makes 20

About the recipe

Making honeycomb is a bit like magic: one minute you’ve got a hot caramel, then within a few seconds of adding the bicarb you’ve got a sprawling frothy concoction rising up the sides of the pan. It’s great fun and super-delicious.

Jamie Oliver's Christmas Cookbook, p302

nutrition per serving

Calories

Fat

Saturates

20%

Sugars

33%

Salt

Protein

Carbs

12%

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

Jamie Oliver's Christmas Cookbook

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

8g bicarbonate of soda

500g golden caster sugar

4 heaped tablespoons runny honey

200g quality milk and/or dark chocolate (70%)

optional: shelled pistachios, dried cranberries, freeze-dried raspberries, popping candy

Method

Find the recipe!

For the full recipe, head to page 302 of Jamie Oliver's Christmas Cookbook.

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Jamie Oliver's Christmas Cookbook Chocolate Christmas Gluten-free Vegetarian

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