Last week, I felt like something sweet and I was having friends for tea so instead of stopping at the local bakery, I decided to get baking…
A quick and easy recipe. And note: first official recipe on this blog (not including my recipe challenge)
Chocolate Crunchies:
Ingredients: - 180g margarine or butter
- 2 cups oats
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp syrup
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped cherries
(You can add any fruit or nuts)
Icing: - 2 cups icing sugar
- 2 tsbp cocoa
- hot water
(You can leave the icing off too)
Method: - Melt butter and syrup together.
- Add bicarbonate and stir until it froths.
- Mix dry ingredients in.
- Flatten mixture out on a greased baking tray
- Bake at 180' for 20 - 30 minutes
- Ice while still hot.
- Cut into squares and serve.
- Delicious!!