Inspired by the Bounty Bar, this slice has a coconut filling covered with a thin layer of dark chocolate.

Ingredients

• 100g butter
• 50g sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 tbsp cocoa
• 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1 1/2 cups coconut
• 110g dark chocolate
• 1-2 tbsp butter

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°c. Grease or line a slice tin (26cm x 20cm)
2. Cream the butter and sugar, then add the flour and cocoa. Mix until it forms a crumbly dough.
3. Press into the slice tin and bake for 15 minutes.
4. Mix the sweetened condensed milk and coconut together, and using the back of a spoon, press the mixture on to the cooked base. Place the slice back into the oven and bake for 10 minutes.
5. Put the slice on a wire rack to cool.
6. While cooling, place the dark chocolate and butter in a saucepan and melt over a low heat. Don’t try to hurry it by doing it at a higher temperature.
7. Pour the melted chocolate over the coconut, spreading it with a soft spatula if needed to make sure it covers all the coconut. The coconut layer doesn’t need to have cooled prior to doing this.
8. Wait until dark chocolate is set and then cut into squares.

This article was provided by Ben Knowles – Editor @ The Upper Hutt Connection

08/07/24