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    Home » Recipes » Christmas

    Caramilk Christmas Slice

    Published: Oct 24, 2019 · Modified: Jun 12, 2025 by Libby Hakim · 4 Comments

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    In Australia, we enjoy golden sunshine and beach sand at Christmas rather than snow. So, let's update the traditional White Christmas slice with something more appropriate – a golden Caramilk Christmas Slice.

    Caramilk Christmas slice
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    • Caramilk for Christmas
    • Christmas in Australia
    • Ingredient notes
    • How to make Caramilk Slice for Christmas
    • Storage recommendations
    • More Aussie Christmas classics
    • Caramilk Christmas Slice

    Caramilk for Christmas

    If you're a chocolate lover in Australia or New Zealand, you'll know that Caramilk is pretty big right now. In my local supermarkets, it seems to sell out as soon as it hits the shelves. 

    While it's absolutely divine straight from the packet, we've started getting a little creative with it in the kitchen too. We've had everything from Caramilk Cheesecake to Choc Caramilk Cookies.

    With Christmas on the horizon, I brainstormed some Caramilk cooking ideas and decided our traditional White Christmas recipe was ripe for a Caramilk makeover.  

    Christmas in Australia

    Christmas in Australia is hot. Often stinking hot. It's the season for BBQs and beach holidays, ice cream and fresh summer fruit.

    But in my family, like many others with an English or European background, we favour tradition over practicalities. We sit down to a hot roast dinner on Christmas Day followed by some pudding with hot custard.

    While some families have thrown away this tradition and enjoy a day at the beach, we've always gathered for a feast fit for a much cooler climate.

    It's what I've always known, and I have such lovely memories of my Nan Mac, mum and aunties cooking up Christmas lunch for our large extended family. 

    Christmas Day at Nan and Pop Mac's with my sister and some of my many cousins (I'm at the back, left)

    "Twelve sharp," was Nan's instructions year after year. And everyone obeyed.

    She also had strict requirements for whoever was stuffing the chickens and no one would have dared suggest we switch to salads and cold meats.

    I remember Nan and Pop's little air-conditioner on overdrive most Christmas days. My mum, however, remembers the many Christmases without air-conditioning that came before those I remember.

    Christmas Day at Nana Ling's house must have been a very warm affair, with no air-conditioning a fuel stove to shift the summer temperatures up even higher!

    Christmas traditions, old and new

    While we do love our tradition, there have been a few welcome tweaks and additions over the years.

    The Christmas Pavlova, for example, has become a new Australian tradition and is one of the highlights of my Christmas feast.

    Here, I've given the traditional White Christmas Slice a little update. I've substituted white chocolate for the golden magic of Caramilk so it reflects the golden sun and sand of our Aussie Christmas.

    And the taste? Well, one of my taste testers has described this recipe as "dangerously good". It's also simple, perfect for whipping together for a Christmas party or as an added treat on Christmas Day.

    Ingredient notes

    Along with Caramilk, you'll need:

    • rice bubbles
    • red glace cherries
    • slivered almonds
    • sultanas
    • desiccated coconut
    • vanilla extract.
    caramilk ingredients

    How to make Caramilk Slice for Christmas

    Prep by greasing a slice tray and line with baking paper that overhangs the tray on each side. Then, measure out all the ingredients.

    Melt the Caramilk chocolate in the microwave. Use 20 second bursts, stirring between each burst.

    Add all other ingredients apart from vanilla extract. Stir to combine. Sprinkle vanilla extract over mixture and stir well to combine.

    Place the mixture into the tray. Smooth out evenly with your fingertips or the back of a spoon.

    Place into fridge for at least an hour to set. Once set, lift slice from tray using the paper overhanging each side of tray.

    Cut into squares using a warm knife. (Warm the knife using boiling water and then pat dry)

    caramilk slice

    Storage recommendations

    Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to one week.

    More Aussie Christmas classics

    Christmas in Australia isn't complete without:

    • Fruit Punch in a punch bowl.
      Fruit Punch
    • classic trifle recipe
      Traditional Trifle Recipe
    • nuts and bolts in a bowl.
      Nuts and Bolts Recipe
    • rum balls made with weetbix
      Rum Balls Recipe

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    Caramilk Christmas Slice

    Caramilk Christmas Slice

    Libby Hakim
    A new take on the classic White Christmas - because an Aussie Christmas is more golden sunshine and sand than snow!
    5 from 7 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
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    Setting time 1 hour hr
    Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine Australian
    Servings 32 pieces
    Calories 115.22 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 360 grams Caramilk (2 x 180 gram blocks)
    • 1 cup rice bubbles
    • 100 grams red glace cherries
    • 100 grams slivered almonds
    • ¾ cup sultanas
    • ¾ cup desiccated coconut
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

    Instructions
     

    • Melt chocolate in microwave, using 20 second bursts and stirring between each burst.
    • Add all other ingredients apart from vanilla extract. Stir to combine.
    • Sprinkle vanilla extract over mixture and stir well to combine.
    • Grease a slice tray and line with baking paper that overhangs the tray on each side. Place mixture into the tray.
    • Smooth out evenly with your fingertips or the back of a spoon.
    • Place into fridge for at least an hour to set.
    • Once set, lift slice from tray using the paper overhanging each side of tray.
    • Cut into squares using a warm knife. (Warm the knife using boiling water and then pat dry)

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    Notes

    Storing: Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to one week.
    Freezing: Not suitable.
    Nutrition: The nutrition information is an automatically generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 115.22kcalCarbohydrates: 13.63gProtein: 1.64gFat: 6.48gSaturated Fat: 3.45gCholesterol: 2.36mgSodium: 15.92mgPotassium: 90.38mgFiber: 0.89gSugar: 10.46gVitamin A: 61.58IUVitamin C: 0.75mgCalcium: 32.96mgIron: 0.54mg
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    1. Sarah | Wandercooks

      December 09, 2019 at 7:57 pm

      5 stars
      Literally just bought a block of Caramilk for the first time after you shared this recipe haha we've got all the ingredients too! We'll let you know how it goes. 😀

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      • Libby

        December 10, 2019 at 8:55 am

        Hi Sarah. Awesome! Would love to hear what you think of this one 🙂 I have to hide the Caramilk when I buy it for cooking before my 9yo daughter finds it! Libby 🙂

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    2. Darlene

      November 29, 2019 at 4:29 pm

      Hi. What is rice bubbles?Also instead of raisins can you any kind of dehydrated fruit, such as cherries,oranges etc. The reason I'm asking deadly allergic to raisins.

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      • Libby

        November 29, 2019 at 10:47 pm

        Hi there. Rice Bubbles are a breakfast cereal made from puffed rice. I think they're called Rice Krispies in the US. Not sure where you are located? And yes you could substitute another dried fruit in the same quantity. Thanks!

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