Name: Divine Vanilla Slice Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 600 ml cream; 100 g instant vanilla pudding mix; 200 g Lattice biscuits; 2 tbs custard powder; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 1 cup pure icing sugar sifted; 1 tsp butter melted; 1 tbs milk; 1/2 tsp vanilla essence; 1/2 cup desiccated coconut *to taste

by homecooklover Last updated on 08/12/2021

Everyone raves about these little jewels. They are a hit at parties, and no one can just have one. This is a great recipe if you need to take a plate and have the time to prepare two days in advance. - homecooklover

Ingredients

600 ml cream
100 g Cottee's instant vanilla pudding mix
200 g Lattice biscuits
2 tbs custard powder
1 tsp vanilla essence

Icing

1 cup pure icing sugar sifted
1 tsp butter melted
1 tbs milk
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 cup desiccated coconut *to taste

Method

Step 1

Filling: Place cream, instant pudding, custard powder and vanilla into the bowl of a food processor and process on medium speed until combined and thick, it must be thick and not fall from a spoon.
Step 2

Alternatively, place these ingredients into a bowl and use an electric hand mixer.
Step 3

Casing: With a wooden spoon, pile a good amount of cream mixture onto a biscuit.
Step 4

Place another biscuit on top and smooth down the sides, filling in the sides with more cream mixture if there are hollows. Continue for the remaining biscuits.
Step 5

Icing: Sift icing sugar into a bowl.
Step 6

Add butter, milk and essence and mix together with a fork until a firm consistency is reached. Add a very small amount of extra milk, if required.
Step 7

Spread icing onto each slice, then dip into the coconut while it is still wet.
Step 8

If possible, store for 2 days in an airtight container in the fridge to allow the biscuits to soften.

Equipment

1 food processor
1 wooden spoon
1 bowl
1 electric mixer
1 airtight container

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

The possibilities for toppings are endless too. Passionfruit icing or even a little mango pureed and mixed into the icing.

It is possible to get more slices from the amount of filling this recipe makes, just buy adding another pack of biscuits; it can make around 15 x 2.5cm thick slices. You can extend this recipe by making the filling layer thinner and using more biscuits.

Can use vanilla essence or vanilla bean paste.

If you like the sound of this recipe, you might also like this Vanilla Biscuits.

Arnott’s has now discontinued Lattice biscuits, but this recipe for homemade Lattice biscuits shows you how to turn their SAO crackers into them, just by glazing with a simple sugar syrup. If you prefer the thinner Salada biscuits, you can easily substitute SAOs for Saladas.