One of the most difficult things for me participating in Dinner Divas was to decide what I will make for the first round. Our brief was to make at least 3 dishes, and each must contain one of the sponsor’s products. The sponsors are Rhodes food group, Nu-laid eggs and Sasko products. We were told to preferably not mix the ingredients in our recipes! Most baked goodies require flour (Sasko) and eggs (Nu-laid), so I it was very difficult to make something containing one of each. I played around with loads of recipes – some successful but some totally uneatable!
In the end I decided to make these chocolate crunchies, which was an adaption of a very old recipe of my Mother!! It is a very easy recipe and you can make it very quickly. For Dinner Divas I used heart shape cookie cutters to cut it, but it can be cut into rectangular shapes. It can be made without the chocolate topping for a more affordable version.
It is a great Lunchbox treat!
I used Sasko Flour in this recipe to obtain the best results!
- 140g (250ml) Sasko cake flour
- 30ml cocoa powder
- 5ml baking powder
- 1ml salt
- 150ml (125g) sugar
- 80g (250ml) desiccated coconut
- 80g (250ml) rolled oats
- 200ml melted butter
- 5ml vanilla essence
- 200g milk chocolate
- 100ml cream
- Strawberries or any other berries of your choice
- Icing sugar to dust over
- Pre-heat the oven to 160ºC.
- Butter an ovenproof dish of approximately 28 x 18 cm.
- Sift the cake flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt together.
- Add the sugar, coconut and oats and mix well.
- Stir the melted butter with the vanilla essence into the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Press into the prepared baking dish and flatten.
- Prick all over with a fork and bake in the pre-heated oven for approximately 12 minutes.
- In the mean time melt the chocolate in the microwave oven, making sure that it does not overheat.
- When just melted add the cream and return to the microwave for 30 seconds and beat well.
- Take the baked crunchies out of the oven and pour the chocolate topping immediate over the top and spread with a knife.
- Cut into squares or cut into forms with a cookie cutter while still warm.
- Leave to cool.
- Serve with some sifted icing sugar and fresh berries.
Now you’ve touched my heartstrings 😉
Life is not worth living without chocolate!!
Wow, Zirks, you were so super cool on Saturday! My children have placed their orders for the crunchies already!!
Lovely recipe Zirkie. They turned out beautifully on camera. I was so proud of you and so happy that you went through to the next round xx
I am so going to be making these as part of my Christmas gifts! Love the shaping idea!
Ooh, delicious! I’ve been looking for a recipe for choc crunchies AND also a choc topping (for other things as well) for ever… Thank you so much, Zirkie. I will check thru your recipes because I’m looking for the Pronutro (is it still around?) cookie recipe with a choc fudge topping which my MIL used to make years ago for all her grandchildren.
yummmm… wonder of ‘n goeie Feetjie een in my lunch box sal deposit?