This slice is quick to throw together and is a favourite in our house. You can slice into small bites for a great lunch box snack or into bigger slices for a shepherd that needs the energy for a long walk. Full of yummy bits that you can change depending on what you have on hand, this slice is like an ANZAC biscuit mixed with scroggin and is similar to a Cookie Time Bumper Bar.
INGREDIENTS
125g butter
- 2 Tblsp Golden Syrup
- 1/2c brown sugar
- 1 cup Rolled Oats
- 1 cup Dessicated Coconut
- 1 cup Flour
- 3/4 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/4 cup (with a splash out) Warm Water
- 1/2 cup Dried Cranberries
- 1/2 cup Chopped Dried Apricots
- 1/2 cup Chopped Almonds (can use slivered)
- 1/2 cup Chocolate Drops or Chunks (can use milk, white or dark choc depending on preference)
METHOD:
Preheat the over to 180 degrees celcius. Grease a slice pan.
Place the butter and golden syrup into a saucepan and melt slowly.
Add in sugar and stir. Add flour, oats and coconut.
Mix water and baking soda together and then stir through mixture.
Add fruit, nuts and chocolate. Press into slice pan and bake for 20-25 minutes. Until golden on top but still soft in the middle.
TIPS:
- Don’t over bake this one, take it out of the oven while the middle is still soft- it firms up as it cools.
- Cut into little squares for lunch boxes and bars for days in the hill.
- You can swap out the fruit and nuts for what you have in the cupboard or for your favourite combinations:
- I swap the almonds for sunflower seeds often
- Cranberry and white chocolate
- Dried strawberries with both white and dark chocolate (fav in our house)
- Apricot, walnuts and dark chocolate
- I use chocolate drops for small lunch boxes bites because they are easier to cut
Yum yum xx
