South African Chocolate Crunchies

These Chocolate Crunchies are a traditional South African treat, they are completely different to anything you'll find across the globe. In the UK, we call this dish flapjack, however our version tends to be more chewy than crunchy. In the US, the closest you'll get to a crunchie is a granola bar. So this dish is a true South African delicacy-born and bred in SA.

Ingredients:
250g butter
2 cups brown sugar
2 jumbo eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 cups flour
2 tsps baking powder
2 tbsps cocoa powder
1 cup desiccated coconut

 Method:
Cream the butter and sugar together, and beat in the eggs.
Add the vanilla essence.
Sift together and then add the flour, baking powder, and cocoa, and finally add in the coconut.
Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 25 minutes in a greased brownie tray.
As soon as they come out of the oven, cover with icing, as below.

 Icing Ingredients:
1 ½ cups sifted icing sugar
1 ½ tbsps butter or margarine
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla essence
2-3 tbsps boiling water

 Method:
Mix all the ingredients in a heatproof bowl over a low heat, stirring continually.
Once the icing is smooth, pour over the tray of warm crunchies and smooth out with the back of a spoon.
Allow the crunchies to cool, cut into squares and then sit back, relax and enjoy one of the best desserts South Africa has to offer.

 Happy baking!

 Charley x

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