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Chewy Chocolate Coconut Slice

Name: Chewy Chocolate Coconut Slice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 125 g butter (salted); 220 g brown sugar ((1 packed cup)); 125 g plain flour or gluten-free plain flour ((1 cup)); 1/2 tsp baking powder ((or gluten-free baking powder)); 1/2 cup dessicated coconut; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp cocoa powder; 1 egg (lightly beaten); 1 cup icing sugar (pure); 2 tbsp cocoa powder; 20 g butter (melted); 2 tbsp hot water (approx 1.5 to 2 tbspns); dessicated coconut, extra for sprinkling on top

May 14, 2020

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I just love this Chewy Chocolate Coconut Slice! A real family favourite and it’s so easy to make with everything mixed together in one bowl – the perfect melt and mix slice. The texture is like a combination of chewy cookie and brownie – delicious! It can also easily be made Gluten-free.

A stack of 4 Chewy Chocolate Coconut Slices with white baking paper in between each slice.

This Chewy Chocolate Slice is definitely one of my favourite slices and I can even remember the first time I ate it. I was about 13 years old, at a friend’s house and her mother had made it. I remember wishing that she would offer me a second slice! When you make it, you’ll see what I mean – it’s hard to stop at just one…or even two. ☺️

The Chewy Chocolate Coconut Slice on a sheet of crumpled white baking paper on a white marble benchtop. A palette knife with chocolate icing is beside it, with plates stacked to the left of it with 2 spoons on top. A large jar of flour and a small jar of milk are behind it. — Like a cross between a chewy cookie and a brownie!

I have made many different variations of this slice over the years, trying to perfect it to get the right amount of chewiness that I remembered about the slice I’d eaten as a child. After a few attempts, I realised that brown sugar gave better chewiness than white sugar, and more cocoa in the icing balanced out the sugar better.

This slice has great texture. The base is soft and chewy (like a cookie crossed with a brownie) and the end bits are even more chewy. The icing just tops the whole slice off!

Looking down onto the Chewy Chocolate Coconut Slice with a palette knife to the right and plates and spoons to the left with a jar of milk behind it.

Close up of the sliced Chewy Chocolate Coconut Slice with a palette knife beside it and a small jar of milk behind it.

It really is a super quick and easy slice to make. Once you’ve melted the butter, everything gets added and mixed together in the one pot or bowl. It is prepared in 10 minutes and then baked in the oven. Once it has cooled slightly, the icing is poured over the top while the slice is still warm.

Close up of Chewy Chocolate Coconut Slices in squares with one bitten into at the front. In the background are a stack of 3 plates in the background. — This slice is delicious served with a glass of cold milk!

This slice can also easily be made gluten-free by simply replacing plain flour with gluten-free flour.

I really hope you enjoy this Chewy Chocolate Coconut Slice as much as I do. x

Chewy Chocolate Coconut Slices in squares with a few crumbs around it on white baking paper.

About The Ingredients

The ingredients you need to make this slice are:

Butter – I use salted, as I like a bit of salt in chocolate bakes.
Brown Sugar – Brown Sugar gives the slice a lovely chewy texture. I found when I used white sugar, the slice was more crispy.
Flour – I use Plain All Purpose Flour (substitute with Gluten-free plain flour if you wish).
Baking Powder – only a small amount is used as the slice doesn’t need to rise too much (use gluten-free baking powder if you wish).
Coconut – I use dessicated coconut as I prefer this to shredded coconut. Dessicated coconut is finer and for me, gives a better texture without overpowering the slice.
Vanilla Extract – vanilla extract is so much better than vanilla essence.
Cocoa Powder – any cocoa powder is fine – I’ve used Cadbury and Dutch Cocoa at different times.
Egg – lightly beaten, before adding to rest of ingredients.

Looking down onto a slab of Chewy Chocolate Coconut Slice with a palette knife next to it with chocolate icing on it. Behind is a small jar of milk and a jar of flour with white dessert plates and spoons to the left.

A Chewy Chocolate Coconut Slice piece on a white plate with 3 more pieces stacked on a plate behind it and a napkin beside it.

After another delicious chocolate bake which is also gluten-free? Have a look at my Torta Caprese. It’s a beatifully moist cake that is perfect for entertaining but also great with a cuppa!

Another chocolate bake is my Chocolate Brownies recipe which is always popular!

Other baking suggestions: Gingernut Biscuits (a family favourite), Anzac Biscuits or my Pistachio Blueberry Friands which are also gluten-free ?