Chocolate Slice
Paleo, Gluten Free, Grain Free, Refined Sugar Free.
This is probably THE most requested treat in our house. It is incredibly simple … and dangerous! It takes me back to my childhood. My Nan would always have chocolate slice waiting for us when we visited, and we would always have it with a cup of tea made in her stainless teapot. My Grandad would religiously turn the teapot 3 times clockwise and 3 times anticlockwise before pouring a cup.
Mum and I have been looking for Nan’s recipe for years but then I stumbled across this recipe from Additive Free Lifestyle and the taste is definitely the same. If you don’t have a problem with grains, then use this recipe, but if you do, here’s my paleofied version …
Now I am lucky enough to own a Thermomix so this is crazy easy if you use one, but if don’t, just use whatever food processor you have.
What You Need.
100g almond meal
40g arrowroot or tapioca
2 teaspoons coconut flour (not essential, but it’s not as crumbly)
120g butter, melted (or coconut oil for full paleo)
110g organic rapadura or coconut sugar
75g desiccated coconut
15g raw cacao powder
1 egg
2 teaspoons baking powder (gluten & aluminium free)
What To Do.
Preheat oven to 180C and line baking tray.
Place butter into Thermomix bowl and melt. (approx. 1-2 mins, 50deg, speed 3)
Add all remaining ingredients and mix for about 5secs on speed 5 until well combined.
Press into slice tray and smooth out.
Bake for 15-20mins.
Leave in baking tray to cool then ice with chocolate icing* and sprinkle with either coconut or sprinkles (the Hoppers ones are great for additive free).
Enjoy.
* My fave chocolate icing for this is just a simple chocolate ganache made by melting dairy free chocolate with half the amount of coconut cream (or cream if you can have dairy) … So if you use 200g of chocolate, you would use 100g of coconut cream. Break the chocolate into small pieces then either chop finely or mill on speed 9 for a few seconds, then add your cream and melt at 50deg on speed 3 until melted (say 3-4 mins). If it’s too thick or looks like it has split, add more cream. Then just pour over your cold slice and sprinkle coconut or sprinkles on top.
Notes: make a double batch. Trust me!