I love easy slice recipes. I am certain you can never have too many at your fingertips that are quick and use every day ingredients! Enjoy this delicious Easy Chocolate Coconut Slice
Published November 2, 2015, Updated April 5, 2024
This classic recipe is such a hit, especially if you love coconut. So easy to make, these simple slices have been popular for such a long time.
This is a hybrid version of a few recipes and it worked really well. I have a recipe that feels similar with my Grandma’s Chocolate Squares which is just delicious with sultanas added too, but this recipe is even more simple than that!
It follows the basic idea of mixing the dry ingredients then adding the wet, combining and baking, it would be a perfect recipe for the kids to bake on their own to try or for you to whip up when you need a recipe in a hurry!
I used brown sugar in this one and it is just lovely, adding a nice depth to the flavours and also a grand idea when you are completely out of white sugar like I was!
So please enjoy making this recipe, it is quick and sure to become a favourite in your home! I doubled this recipe for the camp, simply using our large roasting dish for the tin, preparing it the same way as the recipe states below.
Easy Chocolate Coconut Slice Recipe
Chocolate Coconut Slice
Delicious classic recipe for chocolate coconut slice
Ingredients
- BASE
- 125 g Butter, Melted
- 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar, Firmly Packed (100 grams)
- 1 Cup Desiccated Coconut (90 grams)
- 1/2 Cup Plain Flour (75 grams)
- 1/2 Cup Self-Raising Flour (75 grams)
- 1 Tablespoon Cocoa
- 1 Medium Egg
- ICING
- 1 1/2 Cups Icing Sugar (210 grams)
- 1 Tablespoon Cocoa
- 1 Teaspoon Butter, Melted
- 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Essence
- 1-2 Tablespoons Water
Instructions
Base
- Preheat Oven to 180C
- Prepare a 25cm Slice or Square Cake Tin with baking paper (I spray with baking spray first to help it stick!)
- Melt the butter in the microwave (covered) in 30 second bursts and set aside
- Combine the sugar, coconut, flour, self raising flour and cocoa in a medium bowl.
- Make a well in the centre and add to this the melted butter and lightly whisked egg.
- Combine well and pour into the prepared tin and using your hands or the back of a spoon if you wish spread the mixture evenly.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until firm to touch.
- Remove from the oven, set aside and make the icing
Icing
- In a medium bowl place the icing sugar, cocoa, melted butter and vanilla and gently mix
- Add water a teaspoonful at a time to the mixture until you get the desired consistency similar to thick but runny peanut butter
- Spread over the still warm base and set aside for half an hour, feel free to add sprinkles or chocolate hail if you like to jazz it up!
- Cut while still a little warm with a clean warm knife then allow to completely cool in the tin.
- Store in an airtight container.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 189Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 124mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 1gSugar: 19gProtein: 2g
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So as you can see it is really very simple, you can use your own favourite chocolate icing for this recipe, this is my go to simple chocolate icing that is delicious every time. Be sure to let me know in the comments below if you make it!
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Happy Baking
Anna
Hannah West says
Any idea what the UK equivalent of brown sugar is please ?
justamumnz says
Looks like you can purchase light brown sugar in the Uk, Tescos has it. Otherwise google alternatives of none in your area.
Tanvi says
Hey Anna!
Can the flour be substituted with almond or other kinds of flour?
justamumnz says
Hi, I haven’t tried this recipe with other sorts of flour sorry, if you do try please let me know how you get on
Liz Gibson says
Who knew this was good without eggs? I did. I knew. I knew this was good without eggs because I FORGET TO PUT THE BLOODY EGGS IN!! And, do you know what Anna, it still tastes lovely! Of course my nonsense didn’t stop there – because I am SO impatient I then decided to get one of the two I made out of the tin too soon and nearly broke the whole slice apart … there followed some quick pushing and shoving to make it resemble a square, chucked the icing over it (that’s the only thing I might have to tweak, way too sweet for me but not for my menfolk, I daresay!) and threw it (not literally) in the fridge to ‘set’. Two slices made – one for Uni son heading back tomorrow (doubt that’ll survive the car journey with his mates) and the other one for stepson to take when he goes to ‘camp’ with his Day Centre. Happy days! Now’s where the wine …??!!
justamumnz says
Ha ha love it!!! Glad I’m not the only one who has moments like this in the kitchen ?
Maureen says
They are all a must try.
Thanks
justamumnz says
Thank you ?