Today I am bringing you a recipe for a Chocolate Hedgehog Slice. It's a fast and simple no-bake slice that's one of my favourites. Packed with chocolate, coconut, and rice bubbles in a condensed milk and biscuit base - perfect for afternoon tea or a quick snack the whole family will love. 
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Why you will love this chocolate hedgehog recipe
- It's a no bake slice, so minimal margin for error!
- Can be made with just a microwave, so great for the kids to help with.
- It chocolatey and crispy and crunchy all in one bite.
What you need to make this chocolate hedgehog
- plain sweet biscuits - I used Arnott's Marie
- condensed milk
- chocolate
- salted butter
- desiccated coconut
- rice bubbles/rice krispies
- vegetable oil
*Please see the recipe card below for exact quantities and detailed instructions
Step by step photos
- Melt together the condensed milk, chocolate, and butter then mix to combine.
- Mix in the crushed biscuits, coconut, and rice bubbles.
- Press mixture into greased and lined tin.
- Top with melted chocolate and place in the fridge to set.
Watch how to make it
Top tips
- You can crush the biscuits in a food processor or just put the biscuits into a sturdy plastic bag and give them a good bash with a rolling pin. I like to leave some bigger chunks for extra texture and crunch.
- It's still important to grease and line your tin even though we aren't baking this chocolate hedgehog slice, this is to help it come out of the tin when it's set. If you are still having difficulty getting it out of the tin, just sit the base of the tin in hot water for a few seconds and it should come straight out.
- As with any no-bake slice, one of the advantages is that you don't actually need a baking tin to make it in. If you don't have a baking pan or tin that's a suitable size, just use something else such as a plastic container like Tupperware etc. That being said, you could also go a bit bigger or smaller because there is no cooking time to consider.
- The vegetable oil is combined with the chocolate for the icing so that it's easier to slice (and eat) without it cracking. You could substitute coconut oil if you prefer.
- No hedgehogs were harmed in the making of this slice!!!
Variations and serving suggestions
- Nuts such as walnuts or macadamia nuts would be a nice addition to this slice. Substitute them for some of the rice bubbles.
- You could use milk or dark chocolate for this recipe, or a combination of both.
- Sprinkle some extra coconut on top if you like.
Other recipes you may enjoy
Clinkers Caramilk Slice - this quick no-bake slice combines condensed milk with biscuit crumbs plus Clinkers for the base and then tops it off with Caramilk chocolate.
Mars Bar Slice - a super easy no-bake condensed milk slice with melted Mars Bars mixed into the biscuit base and topped with Caramilk chocolate.
No-Bake Coffee Slice - the perfect no-bake, sweet treat match for your next cup of coffee! A melt and mix coffee and biscuit base with chocolate and coffee icing, then set in the fridge.
Apricot Slice - full of dried apricots, coconut and sweetened condensed milk in a quick and easy no bake slice the whole family will love.
Quick and Easy Chocolate Hedgehog Slice
Chocolate Hedgehog Slice - a fast and simple no-bake slice with crushed biscuits, chocolate, coconut, and rice bubbles in a condensed milk base.
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Calories: 215kcal
Ingredients
- 250 g Arnott's Marie biscuits crushed
- 395 g condensed milk
- 180 g chocolate milk or dark
- 100 g salted butter
- 50 g desiccated coconut
- 40 g rice bubbles
Topping
- 300 g chocolate milk or dark
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
Instructions
- Grease and line a 20cm x 30cm (8" x 12") tin and set aside.
- Place condensed milk (395g), chocolate (180g), and salted butter (100g) in a large bowl and microwave until melted, then mix to combine.
- Add crushed biscuits (250g), desiccated coconut (50g), and rice bubbles (40g) to the chocolate mixture and mix again to combine.
- Press base mixture evenly into the greased and lined tin and smooth the top.
Topping
- Melt together remaining chocolate (300g) and vegetable oil (2 tbsp) in the microwave in 30 second bursts until melted and mix to combine.
- Pour melted chocolate over base and place in the fridge to set.
Notes
- You can crush the biscuits in a food processor or just put the biscuits into a sturdy plastic bag and give them a good bash with a rolling pin. I like to leave some bigger chunks for extra crunch.
- It's still important to grease and line your tin even though we aren't baking this hedgehog slice, this is to help it come out of the tin when it's set. If you are still having difficulty getting it out of the tin, just sit the base of the tin in hot water for a few seconds and it should come straight out.
- As with any no-bake slice, one of the advantages is that you don't actually need a baking tin to make it in. If you don't have a baking pan or tin that's a suitable size, just use something else such as a plastic container like Tupperware etc. That being said, you could also go a bit bigger or smaller because there is no cooking time to consider.
- The vegetable oil is combined with the chocolate for the icing so that it's easier to slice (and eat) without cracking. You could substitute coconut oil if you prefer.
This was great. Kids loved it, and so easy to make. Thanks.
Great Sandie, glad they enjoyed it!
Love this recipe. By rice bubbles do you mean plain rice crispies? Or the breakfast cereal?
Hi Dominique! I used the breakfast cereal called Rice Bubbles.