Gluten-Free Choc-Hazelnut Meringue Dessert Slice

Gluten-free choc-hazelnut dessert slices that everyone will love - your challenge is not to devour them all at once!

Ingredients:

• 125g butter, melted
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup gluten-free self-raising flour
• 3/4 cup hazelnut meal (ground hazelnuts)
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, sifted
• 3/4 cup Nutella
• 2 egg whites
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
  

Method:

• Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Grease an 18cm x 28cm (base) slice pan. Line base and sides with baking paper, allowing 3cm overhang on all sides.
• Combine butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, flour, hazelnut meal and cocoa powder in a bowl. Spread over base of prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes or until the top is just firm to touch (base will sink slightly). Spread with Nutella. Set aside to cool.
• Increase oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until dissolved. Spoon meringue onto Nutella. Using a spatula, swirl the mixture to create small peaks. Bake for 5 minutes or until golden. Cool. Cut into squares. Serve.