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Healthy Chocolate Coconut Slice

January 9, 2020 | Baked Sweets, Healthy Lunchbox

This Healthy Chocolate Coconut Slice is a delicious, very easy to make, low sugar lunchbox treat or snack. Sure to become a favourite.

This is such a yummy old fashioned style Chocolate Slice – it reminds me a lot of the one my nan always made me, only a little healthier. It’s a lovely chocolatey treat to stock your freezer with, so if you have hungry kids at home looking for a snack or need an easy lunchbox filler you’ll have this on hand ready to go!

Food memories are the best. As a kid I used to bake with my nan every weekend, we even occasionally ‘invented’ recipes. The ones that worked out, she carefully wrote on a note pad and sticky taped it into her recipe notebook. I still have that notebook, though the tape is browned and dried and the binding has seen better days.

Anyway, enough nostalgia…though I do hope that one of my recipes will perhaps form memories and be carried down in your family.

Take a look at the variations (below the main recipe) for suggestions to alter the recipe to suit your specific dietary requirements.

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Chocolate Coconut Slice

Prep 10 minutes
Cook 10 minutes
Chill 30 minutes
Serves: 12
This Healthy Chocolate Coconut Slice is a delicious, very easy to make, low sugar lunchbox treat or snack. Sure to become a favourite.
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4.68 from 74 votes
This Chocolate Coconut Slice is a delicious, very easy to make, low sugar lunchbox treat or snack. Sure to become a favourite with young and old alike!

Ingredients

  • 150 g butter or coconut oil
  • 85 g rice malt syrup, honey or maple syrup (¼ cup approx.)
  • 30 g cacao - unsweetened Dutch process or raw
  • 120 g wholemeal spelt flour (1 cup)
  • 90 g rolled oats (1 cup)
  • 100 g desiccated coconut (1 cup)

Bittersweet Chocolate Icing (see note below)

  • 30 g cacao - unsweetened Dutch process or raw (¼ cup)
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • 2 tbsp rice malt syrup or honey
  • 1 tbsp milk - of choice
  • 10 g desiccated coconut (2 tbsp)
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Method

  • Preheat your oven to 180°C/350°F (fan forced).
  • In a large pot over medium heat, melt your butter (or coconut oil). Thermomix 90, 1 minute, speed 3.
  • Turn off the heat and add the sweetener, mixing to combine. Thermomix 30 seconds, temp 90, speed 4.
  • Add all of the other ingredients and mix well until combined. Thermomix reverse speed, 30 seconds.
  • Press firmly into a lined tin and bake for 10-12 minutes. Take care not to overcook this as it can dry out. If your oven runs hot, reduce the temperature to 160°C.
  • Once cooled, pop it into the fridge to chill for 30 minutes or more.

Bittersweet Chocolate Icing

  • Make the icing by beating all of the ingredients together in a small bowl until smooth and creamy. Thermomix butterfly, 1 minute, speed 3.
  • Spread over the chilled slice and sprinkle over a little extra desiccated (or shredded) coconut.
  • Chill for 10 more minutes in the freezer, remove from the tin and carefully slice into squares by pressing straight down with a large sharp knife.

Store

  • Store in the fridge or freeze in an airtight container.

Note

  • The icing above is very rich (for dark chocolate lovers only). You can leave it off, top it with melted chocolate or a chocolate butter cream. This recipe works really well as a super healthy ganache too.
  • Refrigerating before slicing makes it much easier to cut without crumbling.

Variations

Gluten-free

Substitute the spelt with your favourite gluten-free flour and the oats can be replaced by quinoa flakes.

Dairy-free or vegan

Replace the butter with coconut oil (this will produce a tougher/ crisper slice).

Low-fructose

Use brown rice syrup as your sweetener.

 

 

I'd love to hear how you like this slice. Post a comment below or rate this recipe. 

Course: Snack
Author: Georgia Harding
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  1. Gina says

    5 stars
    What a lovely slice, Georgia! It was enjoyed by all for afternoon tea today. Quite rich, so I cut the slice into small squares. I’ll definitely be making this one again, maybe for variety I’ll add some finely chopped up walnuts to the base next time. Thank you for sharing and Happy New Year to you & your family. xx

    January 18, 2020
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    • Georgia Harding says

      So glad you enjoyed it Gina. It is rich (especially with the bittersweet icing), the walnuts would be a great addition too I think. Thanks for your feedback and the 5?s too G x

      January 19, 2020
      Reply
  2. Claire says

    5 stars
    Delicious! Didn’t Ice it and it is lovely. Small squares are plenty for the kids so made plenty for the freezer. Thank you Georgia ☺️

    January 23, 2020
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    • Georgia Harding says

      So glad you loved it Claire – I like it plain too. Appreciate your feedback and the 5 ?s G x

      January 24, 2020
      Reply
  3. Rae says

    5 stars
    I made this yesterday and I love it!!
    I got the thumbs up from both kids and hubby too! We do like dark choc so the icing is perfect. Yum yum yum.

    January 30, 2020
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    • Georgia Harding says

      Thrilled you enjoyed them Rae, and thanks for rating the recipe too G x

      February 5, 2020
      Reply
  4. Sally O’Grady says

    Hi Georgia, whipped this one up tonight while I had the oven on for dinner, delicious! Thumbs up from everyone here, I love these super quick and easy recipes where you can just chuck everything in, and added bonus that it’s healthy too! Keep em coming! Xx

    February 2, 2020
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    • Georgia Harding says

      So glad you all loved them Sally, doesn’t get much easier then this! G x

      February 5, 2020
      Reply
  5. Bel D says

    5 stars
    This is sooo good! I think I have eaten most of it because hubby and 5yo “can’t find it” in the freezer! Thank you for the exquisite treat.

    February 7, 2020
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      Ha ha – so glad you love it G x

      February 12, 2020
      Reply
  6. Demelza Carter says

    5 stars
    Absolutely delicious! The whole family love it. Thanks Georgia!

    February 9, 2020
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      So glad Demelza. Thanks for your feedback and for rating the recipe too G x

      February 12, 2020
      Reply
  7. Emily Hayes says

    5 stars
    Yummy, yummy, yummy. Just about to make again, this time a double batch!

    February 11, 2020
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      Enjoy Emily ☺️??

      February 12, 2020
      Reply
  8. Wendy Baker says

    5 stars
    Love this! Just drizzled a little 78% dark choc for the icing. Kids love it, and sugar-loving husband just went back for seconds!
    Thanks again!

    February 17, 2020
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      Perfect Wendy, so glad you all enjoyed it and appreciate the 5 ? rating too G x

      February 21, 2020
      Reply
  9. Lyn says

    5 stars
    Delicious slice! Making some to take to our fundraising stall next week at the hospital. Always good to have a healthier option!

    February 21, 2020
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      So glad you enjoyed it and cheers for rating the recipe ☺️

      March 1, 2020
      Reply
  10. Glenda says

    5 stars
    Such a yummy slice! We all loved it and it has become a firm favourite in our house. I substituted the butter for ghee due to food allergies and it turned out perfectly. Thank you Georgia x

    February 24, 2020
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      Glad you all loved it Glenda and that it suits your DF family. Thanks for your feedback and the 5?s G x

      March 1, 2020
      Reply
  11. Ella says

    5 stars
    Fantastic!

    March 28, 2020
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      So glad you enjoyed it Ella. Cheers for the 5? rating too G x

      March 28, 2020
      Reply
  12. Jodi says

    4 stars
    Loved this chocolate slice, so happy to have something on the heathy side to reach for when my sweet tooth hits. I did swap Cocoa for the Cacao in the icing and that obviously gave it a more sweeter taste which I preferred but I did also try just the base and would be happy to just eat that as well.

    April 11, 2020
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    • Georgia Harding says

      So glad you enjoyed it Jodi G x

      April 13, 2020
      Reply
  13. Fiona says

    5 stars
    Love this! I have made it twice now. Will be become a family regular. I use rice malt syrup for the base and the icing is divine! Thanks Georgia. I’ve made three of your recipes today. All great 🙂

    June 8, 2020
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    • Georgia Harding says

      So glad you loved it Fiona, cheers for rating the recipe too G x

      June 15, 2020
      Reply
  14. Debbie Harris says

    I love this slice, however the kids are finding it a bit bitter (it is currently un-iced as I heeded the warning on the bittersweet chocolate icing). I have done a search for a chocolate buttercream instead, as suggested, however I can’t seem to find anything. Please can you point me in the direction of a sweeter icing that might mask the bitterness for the kids.

    October 27, 2020
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      Yes, you could combine –
      70 g butter – at room temperature (important it’s not over softened or too cold)
      3 tbsp rice malt syrup or honey (more or less to taste)
      3 tbsp tapioca flour – or arrowroot
      2 tbsp cacao
      Hope that helps. Next time you could add extra sugar to the slice to offset the cacao (or use less cacao is another option) G x

      October 27, 2020
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      • Debbie Harris says

        5 stars
        Thank you so much! Will give this a try today, so it is ready for an afternoon snack after school 🙂

        October 29, 2020
        Reply
  15. Tara says

    2 stars
    So mine ended up quite dry and crumbly. I used coconut oil instead of butter. Do you think this is the reason why?

    October 27, 2020
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      Strange. It sounds like it has been overcooked perhaps or an ingredient mistake perhaps. Coconut oil toughens and tightens as it cools which is nice to produce a crisp slice (but not dry). You could perhaps crumble it over yoghurt to re-invent it? G x

      October 27, 2020
      Reply
  16. Katie Jodrell says

    5 stars
    This is an absolute winner!!! So easy and so delicious. My kids have been loving it as a little sweet treat!

    October 29, 2020
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    • Georgia Harding says

      Ah brilliant, it’s a great easy to make snack for sure G x

      October 31, 2020
      Reply
  17. Emma says

    I’m not sure if my scales are way out, but 45g of oats only seemed to be about half a cup, if that? Not sure if I should be going off the cup measurements or the weight… I ended up adding a heap more oats because it was super wet.
    Not sure how it turned out as it’s still cooking… but just wanted to check on that oats quantity because I feel like either it’s wrong, or my kitchen scales are gaslighting me! 🙂 please help 🙂 🙂

    November 2, 2020
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    • Georgia Harding says

      Hey Emma, I hope it was okay. This recipe was remove by accident just before you accessed it and in re-entering the ingredients the grams were in error (cups were right). We noticed it when the proofer checked it but it was live for a while, sorry, this has never happened before. It’s all good now though G x

      November 4, 2020
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      • Emma says

        No problem – I’m just glad I’m not crazy 🙂
        And it turned out pretty good anyway, even though I winged it on the oats in the end. Yum!

        November 5, 2020
        Reply
        • Angela says

          I don’t have a thermomix, any suggestions on how to modify the method? ?

          February 14, 2021
          Reply
          • Georgia Harding says

            All of my recipes have the regular method, the first half of each step is the regular method eg; melt the butter in a pot, add the sweetener and the dry ingredients and mix together. Hope that clarifies G x

  18. Anna says

    5 stars
    This slice is so yummy and so very easy, what a winner. I used Georgia’s tapioca icing with 10g coconut added and it turned out really delicious.
    Thanks for transforming my life with all your amazing recipes Georgia.

    February 5, 2021
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      Ah thank you so much Anna, I’m thrilled to be able to support your cooking G x

      February 8, 2021
      Reply
  19. Phyllis says

    What can I substitute whole meal spelt flour?

    May 13, 2021
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      Either a regular wholemeal flour or a mix of almond meal and buckwheat flour. It’s very versatile Phyllis

      May 14, 2021
      Reply
  20. Alison Donpon says

    Love this slice. I like to make it for school lunches and keeps well in the freezer. Yummy!

    July 27, 2021
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      Yes, its great to make along side the Lemon Slice too G x

      July 30, 2021
      Reply
  21. Amy Faulds says

    A hit with the family! Perfect sweetness for us, but we are still transitioning from a not so great phase! 😜

    November 5, 2021
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    • Well Nourished Team says

      Oh so happy your family loved it Amy 🙂

      November 6, 2021
      Reply
  22. Amy Faulds says

    5 stars
    I would add,.. i dont have kitchen scales.. is it possible to put cup measurements on things like the cocoa as well?

    November 5, 2021
    Reply

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