Malteser Slice | 10 Minute No-Bake Recipe (2024)

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Our famous no-bake Malteser Slice takes only 10 minutes to prepare... and tastes AMAZING! A chocolate rice bubble base topped with sweet and creamy white chocolate anddecorated with extra Maltesers.

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When it comes to our Top 5 Most Popular Slice Recipes, this Malteser Slice is right up there, along with Caramel Slice, Chocolate Coconut Slice, and Mars Bar Slice.They're all quick, easy and delicious!

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Malteser Slice Recipe

Everyone loves this recipe because:

  • it's no-bake (just mix together and chill in the fridge)
  • it takes just 10 minutes to make
  • both the base and the topping are full of yummy Maltesers
  • it's the perfect slice for lunch box treats, morning or afternoon tea, school fetes or fundraisers
  • it's the ultimate chocoholics recipe!

Ingredients

To make Malteser Slice, you will need:

*Please scroll to the printable recipe card at the bottom for ingredient quantities and the method

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How To Make Malteser Slice

This recipe is as simple as 1,2,3,4...

Step 1: Melt the butter, sweetened condensed milk and cocoa

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Step 2: Stir through the crushed biscuits, rice bubbles and chopped Maltesers

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Step 3: Press firmly into the tin

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Step 4: Pour over the melted white chocolate, top with Maltesers and refrigerate until set

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How To Store Malteser Slice

Malteser Slice can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week or frozen for up to 1 month. Note that the rice bubbles will soften over time.

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More Malteser Recipes

If you love Maltesers, then you're going to need these yummy recipes in your life!

  • Chocolate Crackle Malteser Slice
  • Baileys Malteser Cheesecake

FAQ

How can I cut this slice neatly?

Use a small, sharp serrated knife to gently score through the chocolate layer and then use a large flat knife to press down through the base. Check out all of my tips for cutting slices in this post.

What are Maltesers?

Maltesers are a brand of malted milk flavoured crispy balls covered in milk chocolate manufactured by Mars. Hershey's brand of Whoppers can be used instead of Maltesers.

Can I make this ahead of time?

This slice can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 1 week or frozen for up to 1 month. If freezing, remove the slice from the freezer the night before you require it and allow it to come to room temperature before serving.
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Malteser Slice

Our famous no-bake Malteser Slice takes only 10 minutes to prepare... and tastes AMAZING! A chocolate rice bubble base topped with sweet and creamy white chocolate anddecorated with extra Maltesers.

5 from 55 votes

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Course: sweets

Cuisine: Slices

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Chilling time: 2 hours hours

Total Time: 2 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 16 serves

Calories: 395kcal

Author: Lucy - Bake Play Smile

Ingredients

  • 125 g butter
  • 395 g sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 tbs cocoa powder
  • 250 g plain sweet biscuits like Arnotts Marie
  • 2 cups (60g) rice bubbles
  • 280 g Maltesers
  • 200 g white chocolate
  • 2 tbs coconut oil or vegetable oil/copha, melted (optional)

Instructions

Conventional Method

  • Line a 18cm X 28cm rectangular baking tray with baking paper.

  • Melt the butter, condensed milk and cocoa in the microwave on 50% power until melted. Whisk until smooth.

  • Crush biscuits in a food processor.

  • Stir the crushed biscuits, rice bubbles and 1 cup halved Maltesers (leave the remaining Maltesers for decorating the top of the slice) through the melted butter/sweeteened condensed milk and cocoa mixture. Mix until completely combined.

  • Press firmly into tray.

  • Melt the white chocolate and coconut oil in the microwave in 30 second bursts (50% power), stirring each time until smooth.Pour over slice.

  • Press the remaining Maltesers into the chocolate.

  • Store in the fridge for up to 1 week.

Thermomix Method

  • Line a 18cm X 28cm rectangular baking tray with baking paper.

  • Place the biscuits into the Thermomix bowl and crush on Speed 8 for 10 seconds. Set aside.

  • Place the butter, condensed milk and cocoa into the Thermomix bowl and melt on Speed 2, 50 degrees for 3 minutes (or until completely melted).

  • Add the crushed biscuits, rice bubbles and 1 cup of halved Maltesers.Mix on Reverse Speed 3 for 15 seconds or until completely combined.

  • Press firmly into tray.

  • Break the white chocolate into the Thermomix bowl, add the coconut oil and melt on Speed 2, 50 degrees, 3 minutes.

  • Press the remaining Maltesers into the chocolate.

  • Store in the fridge for up to 1 week.

Notes

Recipe Notes

Maltesers - Maltesers are a brand of malted milk flavoured crispy balls covered in milk chocolate manufactured by Mars. Hershey’s brand of Whoppers can be used instead of Maltesers.

Types Of Cookies To Use:You can use any type of plain sweet cookies for the base (like graham crackers if you’re in the US,Arnott’s Marie biscuits if you’re in Australiaor digestive biscuits).

Rice bubbles -you can use any brand of puffed rice in this recipe (rice bubbles, rice crispies etc).

Equipment -you will need a microwave, stove-top or Thermomix for melting the ingredients. You will also need a food processor, rolling pin or Thermomix to crush the biscuits.

Storing the slice - Malteser Slice can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week or frozen for up to 1 month. Note that the rice bubbles will soften over time.

Cutting the slice - Use a small, sharp serrated knife to gently score through the chocolate layer and then use a large flat knife to press down through the base.

Nutrition

Calories: 395kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 183mg | Potassium: 207mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 280IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 107mg | Iron: 1.2mg

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  1. Leonie Tippett

    Malteser Slice | 10 Minute No-Bake Recipe (13)
    Really delicious, great recipe.
    My family will enjoy eating this for our Mothers Day afternoon tea.

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FAQs

How do you make Maltesers? ›

Maltesers are made in two stages. The inner crunchy part is made by making small pellets of a dough like mixture. This is placed in a low pressure container which forces the bubbles in the mixture to expand, making the pellets larger. The pellets are then coated with chocolate and polished.

What is the diameter of a Malteser? ›

Maltesers are a kind of confectionary shaped like small balls approximately 1cm in diameter, and consisting of two layers.

What are the main ingredients in Maltesers? ›

In Europe, the ingredients are: sugar, skimmed milk powder, cocoa butter, glucose syrup, barley malt extract, cocoa mass, palm fat, lactose, demineralised whey powder, milk fat, wheat flour, emulsifiers (E442, soya lecithin, E492), palm oil, raising agents (E500, E501, E341), salt, gelling agent (pectin), flavouring.

What are Maltesers called in America? ›

In 1947, Overland merged with Chicago Biscuit Company, Leaf Gum, and Laf Machinery. Two years later, Leaf Brands reintroduced malted milk balls under the name of "Whoppers". All products manufactured by Leaf Brands were purchased by W. R. Grace in the 1960s; however, they were repurchased by Leaf in 1976.

What is the filling of a Malteser? ›

MALTESERS® are irresistibly delicious honeycomb spheres covered in a creamy layer of milk chocolate. These poppable bite-sized pieces are perfect when you're looking for a sweet treat and are great for sharing with family and friends.

Is it honeycomb inside a Malteser? ›

Hi Rachel, it is a honeycomb structure rather than actual honeycomb. We hope that settles the debate!

What is the inside of a malteser made of? ›

Firstly, Maltesers are made up of a crunchy, light, and airy malt honeycomb centre that is then coated in milk chocolate. But what makes this centre so distinctively crunchy? The secret ingredient is malt extract, a sweet and sticky syrup that is created by sprouting and drying grains of barley before roasting them.

Are Maltesers the same as malted milk balls? ›

Maltesers are simply malted milk balls coated in chocolate. On the U.S. side of the pond, they are known as Whoppers. While there are some subtle differences between the two, they are essentially the same sweet candy. Whether you call them Maltesers or Whoppers, you can make them at home with three ...

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