Recipes that are packed with fruit are not only delicious they’re homey and satisfying. Well that’s my opinion anyway! You will find that these Chewy Sultana Squares are definitely satisfying. They’re also kind of comforting; they strike me as something that my grandparents would have liked!
If you want a nice treat to have with a coffee (or any other drink) then a couple of these chewy squares will certainly fit the bill perfectly. You could also grab a couple of squares for breakfast if you were in a hurry.
This Chewy Sultana Squares recipe is also super easy to make. There are only 3 ingredients and one mixing bowl required!
This recipe is a modified version of one that I clipped out of the local newspaper a few years ago. The original recipe used mixed fruit but I chose to use just sultanas instead.
Once you have mixed all the ingredients together you just have to press it into a slice tin and bake for around 20 minutes.
You can also cut it up into different sized squares if you want. I got 36 squares (4cm in size) but you could cut it into bigger squares if you like. It’s not too bad if you are counting calories either. I found that there were 82 calories per square using My Fitness Pal.
These Chewy Sultana Squares are great if you want to make them ahead of time and freeze them. I have found that they keep for up to 3 months in the freezer. When thawed you would never know that they had ever been frozen!
- 375g of sultanas
- 400g tin of sweetened condensed milk
- 1¼ cups of self-raising flour
- Line a 20cm x 30cm rectangular slice tin with baking paper and preheat oven to 180 °C (350 °F).
- Combined all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
- Spoon mixture into prepared tin and spread out as evenly as possible (mixture is quite sticky).
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown (you can also test it with a cake tester (or toothpick) and make sure it comes out clean).
- Allow to cool in tin before slicing.
Just made these chewy sultana square oh boy so easy and yet so yummy great for the grandkids when visiting. Thank you for an easy bake Angie
You’re welcome Angie! I’m glad you and your grand kids liked them!
Made these chewy sultana squares, just for fun added some choc bits ,sorry didn’t measure ,2 or 3 ozs worked well ,mixing heavy for me so warmed in micro for 30 sec ,easier to handle ,came out well tasted great . thank you
Thanks Beverly, what a great tip to warm the mixture in the microwave – it is a little hard to work with! I also like the choc chips suggestion, I’ll have to try that myself next time!
This is now my quick go-to recipe. Thank you!
Glad you liked it!
What’s Sultana??? These look great, but I’ve never heard of Sultana (I live in Dallas, Texas, by the way).
Hi Linda, I was initially a bit surprised that you didn’t know what a sultana was! But after doing a bit of reading I now know that what I call a sultana would probably be just called a raisin in the US. Here in Australia we have sultanas and raisins, with the sultanas being just a specific type of dried grape which is the sultana grape. I have grown up with sultanas all my life so I never realised that they were not called that all over the world. Even the cereal that I grew up with, Sultana Bran, seems to be called Raisin Bran in your part of the world! Thanks for your comment I know now that I have to clarify that if I ever use sultanas in a recipe again!
Hi Linda, I have just seen on another website that sultanas are called ‘golden raisins’ in the US! I hope this helps!
Have made this slice a few times now and it tastes delicious and is so easy to make.
I have substituted the sultanas for Sultanas, Cranberries and walnuts to the same measurement as just the sultanas…awesome!!!!
Adding cranberries and walnuts sound delicious Robyn; I’ll have to give that a try next time I make it!
I took these to a bring a plate do where everything else looked very yummy.Guess what?These sultana chewies went first and several other folk asked for the recipe.Some of the alternative add ins sound nice.
Glad they were a hit Chuck! I like the sound of the other suggested add ins too, especially chocolate chips!
Could you use dates instead?
Hi Lani, I haven’t used dates in this recipe but I’m pretty sure that they would work okay. I have read comments on Pinterest where others have used different dried fruits and some have even added nuts, seeds, and chocolate chips! Let us know how you go if you do give it a try!
Just found your blog and it looks great. Going to start working through the archives! This receipe looks delicious but I need some help with the measurements. You have the weight shown for the sultanas and the tin of condensed milk in grams but then no weight for the flour. How many grams are in 1 and a quarter cups? I live in Scotland and we don’t use cups here as a measurement. Thanks.
Hi Olga, one and a quarter cups of self raising flour would be 190 grams. Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoy these yummy sultana squares!