Masterchef’s Adam Liaw shares $7 allergy-free snack recipe
Masterchef winner Adam Liaw has gone viral for a $7 recipe that will create a week’s worth of lunchbox treats.
The father-of-two took to Twitter to share his recipe of chocolate-covered breadsticks. Titled “Fat Pocky”, Liaw said the recipe is free from nuts, eggs and dairy, and only requires five minutes to make.
There are three main ingredients involved, Liaw outlined: 25 plain breadsticks, 375g dark chocolate and a pack of sugar strands or nonpareil, altogether costing $7.
Explaining the method, the 40-year-old wrote: “Just microwave the chocolate for 1 minute, then blasts of 30 seconds until it's melted. Probably 3-4 minutes all up.”
After the chocolate is completely liquefied, “Put the chocolate into a glass and then just dunk the bloody things [i.e. breadsticks] in there.
“Shake off as much chocolate as you can. You'll need to top up the glass with a teaspoon or so of chocolate every 2-3 sticks. Then lay them on a tray of baking paper.”
For decoration, Liaw recommended sprinkles or other edibles such as dried mango.
Liaw also gave some tips for the aftermath. “You end up with a full glass of melted chocolate,” he warned. “Just pour that onto a sheet of baking paper and spread it out. Wait for it to harden then break it up and put it in a Ziploc bag for next time.”
The recipe came after Liaw responded to a joke on how parents are expected to create costumes or treats for “some school celebration” at the most unexpected times. “No kidding, but my son has been at school for exactly ONE TERM and this has already happened about 9 times,” he wrote.
The series of tweets has received thousands of likes and retweets. “This is freaking brilliant,” a mother responded.
“Thank you for saving my life. Was about to send my kids to boarding school to avoid this issue once again,” another woman jokingly commented.
One simply wrote, “You are an international hero.”
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