Recipes · British · Desserts
Millionaire's Shortbread
One serving has 524 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin A (29%), riboflavin (26%), selenium (23%) and phosphorus (21%). Ready in 80 minutes.
- Preparation: 60 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (113 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, gluten
Ingredients
- 20 g Flour, all-purpose
- 25 g Butter, unsalted
- 8 g Sugar
- 30 g Sweetened condensed milk
- 10 g Sugar, brown
- 20 g Chocolate, milk
Method
- Rub 10 g of the butter into the flour and sugar until it resembles fine crumbs, then press firmly into a small lined tin (this is 1 square; multiply by 16 for a full tray).
- Bake the shortbread base at 160 °C (320 °F) for 15-18 minutes until pale golden; cool.
- Melt the rest of the butter with the brown sugar and condensed milk in a pan over low heat, stirring constantly.
- Simmer gently for 5-7 minutes, stirring the whole time, until thickened and a shade darker; pour over the cooled shortbread base.
- Chill until the caramel is firm, about 30 minutes.
- Melt the chocolate and spread evenly over the set caramel.
- Chill again until the chocolate is set, then cut into a square and serve.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 524 kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 61.3 g | |
| Water | 15 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.2 g | 4% |
| Protein | 6.2 g | 13% |
| Tryptophan | 0.06 g | |
| Threonine | 0.17 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.23 g | |
| Leucine | 0.4 g | |
| Lysine | 0.25 g | |
| Methionine | 0.1 g | |
| Cystine | 0.07 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.23 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.19 g | |
| Valine | 0.26 g | |
| Histidine | 0.12 g | |
| Fat | 29 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.84 g | |
| Saturated | 18 g | |
| Cholesterol | 68.5 mg | |
| Calcium | 140 mg | 14% |
| Copper | 0.14 mg | 16% |
| Iron | 1.5 mg | 9% |
| Magnesium | 26.2 mg | 8% |
| Manganese | 0.24 mg | 13% |
| Phosphorus | 146 mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 227 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 12.5 µg | 23% |
| Sodium | 59.9 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.91 mg | 11% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.21 mg | 19% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.29 mg | 26% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.3 mg | 10% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.45 mg | 9% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.04 mg | 3% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 43.1 µg | 11% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.32 µg | 13% |
| Choline | 40.9 mg | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 205 µg | 29% |
| Vitamin C | 0.78 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 1.8 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.78 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 3.1 µg | 3% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.6 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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