Magic Squares

Name: Magic Squares
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Israel
Ingredients: 50 g/l54oz/scant ¼ cup butter; 200 g/7 oz plain butter biscuits, such as petit beurre; 200 g/7 oz plain butter biscuits, such as petit beurre; 50 g/1¾ oz/2 cups breakfast cereal, such as cornflakes; 50 g/1¾ oz/2 cups breakfast cereal, such as cornflakes; 50 g/1¾ oz/scant ⅓ cup bittersweet or dark chocolate (preferably 60% cocoa solids), broken into pieces; 50 g/1¾ oz/scant ⅓ cup bittersweet or dark chocolate (preferably 60% cocoa solids), broken into pieces; 250 g/9 oz/1 cup Nutella; 250 ml/9 fl oz/generous 1 cup double cream; 300 g/10½ oz/1¾ cups bittersweet or dark chocolate, broken into pieces; 300 g/10½ oz/1¾ cups bittersweet or dark chocolate, broken into pieces; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2-3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting

Preparation info

Makes:
20-30
squares

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Babka, Boulou, & Blintzes

By Michael Leventhal

Published 2021

About

I know only two kitchen rules... Everything tastes better if you deep-fry it (including my glasses). Nutella makes anything better. Even herring.

So, these magic squares, rich with chocolate, Nutella, ganache, cereals and cocoa - this is the stuff dreams are made of.

Ingredients

For the base mixture

50 g/l54oz/scant ¼ cup butter
200

Asia
Israel
Cookies
Vegetarian
Jewish

Method

For the base mixture, gently melt the butter in a small pan. Meanwhile, crush together the biscuits and cereal to rough crumbs, either by pulsing in a food processor or by placing them in a freezer bag and bashing with a rolling pin.
Take the melted butter off the heat, add the chocolate pieces and vanilla (but don’t stir) and wait for 3-4 minutes, then stir un