African Vanielje on Feb 17 2008 at 1:59 pm | Filed under: apples and thyme, baking, chocolate, vkcb
Mix in a large bowl
- 500ml organic rolled oats
- 500ml dessicated coconut
- 250ml organic granulated sugar
- 50ml cocoa
- 10ml baking powder
- 500ml organic plain flour
Melt
- 250g organic unsalted butter
and add it to the dry ingredients, mixing well.
Press the mix into a greased baking dish and flatten until about 2cm thick.
Bake for 25 minutes @180*C, then cool.
Once cool add the topping and allow to set.
Topping
- melt 250g organic dark chocolate (50-70% cocoa solids) with
- 1 Tbsp butter
This recipe came from Val, who made it for her daughter Dani and I when we were children, and it has stood the test of time. I now make it for my daughter. Thanks Val.
Oh those do look good.
Thanks COurtney, I’ve just eaten three! With some delicious orange and cinnamon tea.
How could I resist checking out a deseert named after me
It does look good and as you have mentioned stood the test of time.
I love baking with coconut and don’t do it as much – it looks so good!
What size baking dish do you use for this recipe?
Amanda, it varies but you want your mix to be about 2-3cm deep. This generally fits into one of my le creuset baking dishes which measures about 16cm x 23cm. Good luck