Aussie Crunch - Chocolate Coconut Slice
Caramelised crunchy snack heaven! Aussie Crunch is actually a British recipe for a decadent chocolate coconut slice with crushed cornflakes. Super quick prep, easy to batch and freeze!
Servings 12 triangles
Calories 275kcal
Cost $8
Equipment
Ingredients
For the slice base:
- 200 g butter salted
- ½ cup caster sugar 100g
- 2 tbsp golden syrup
- 1 cup desiccated coconut heaped or 80g
- 3 cups cornflakes crushed, 90g
- 1 cup self raising flour heaped or 150g
- 1.5 tbsp cocoa
For the chocolate top:
- 1 block milk chocolate 180g
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 180°C / 360°F.
- Pop a large saucepan on low heat. Add in the butter and melt first. Then pop in your sugar, golden syrup, coconut, cocoa and self-raising flour. Mix well until combined, then add in the crushed cornflakes last and mix again. Finally, pour into a slice tray or glass baking tray 20 x 30 cm / 8 x 12 inches.
- Using the back of a spoon or spatula, press firmly and flatten (especially into the corners) then pop in the oven and bake for around 25 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
- Once cooled, break up the chocolate in a bowl and melt in 30 second intervals in the microwave, stirring between each session. Once completely melted, layer with a spatula on top of the slice and place in the fridge to set.
- Allow to set for a minimum of 15 minutes, before removing and slicing into squares, triangles or slices, ready to eat straight away or pack for a lunch snack.
Video
Notes
- Storage - Keep them in the fridge in an airtight container for up to a week. You can also cut them up into bite size pieces and freeze them. Perfect for snacks or lunch boxes just when you need it most!
- Crushing Cornflakes - Use the back of a spoon to crush your cornflakes in a bowl. Or pop them in a bag and crush them up by hand, then pour them in a bowl ready to mix.
- Triangles - We’ve been told these MUST be cut into triangles, but we won’t tell anyone if you decide to leave them as squares or long slices!
- Ingredients Notes:
- Butter - We used salted butter, but you can also use unsalted or margarine.
- Self Raising Flour - If you don’t have self raising flour, sub with all purpose flour along with 1 tsp of baking powder and ½ tsp of baking soda.
- Golden Syrup - This gives the slice a real caramelised taste along with the butter. You can also use honey, brown sugar or molasses as alternatives.
- Caster Sugar - Any white sugar will work, or you can also use brown sugar.
- Cornflakes - Crushed cornflakes make up the traditional crunchy base, but you can easily swap them for rice bubbles and weetbix.
Nutrition
Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 173mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 542IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 2mg