Weet-Bix Slices

Weet-Bix Slices

Our Weet-Bix slices recipe is simple to make, easy to pack for picnics or pop into the kids lunchbox for a healthy morning or afternoon tea treat.

Serves: 18

Time to make: 40 mins

Ingredients

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½ tablespoon golden syrupmaple syrup corn syrupX

4 ½ tablespoons reduced-fat spread

⅓ cup castor sugar

5 Weet-Bix or similar biscuit-type cereal, crumbled

1 ½ cups self-raising flour

1 ½ cups coconut

½ teaspoon cinnamon

1 egg

½ cup chopped dates

½ cup chopped dried apricots

½ cup chopped walnuts

zest of 1 lemon

⅓ cup boiling water

IcingFrostingX

juice 1 lemon

½ cup icingfrostingX sugar

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Instructions

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1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Melt syrup, spread and sugar in a saucepan. Add crumbled cereal biscuits and flour. Combine. Add remaining ingredients, except water. Stir till combined then add hot water and mix well. If needed, add extra hot water.

2 Using wet hands, press mixture into a greased sponge-roll tin and bake for 30 minutes.

3 To make icing, mix lemon juice into icing sugar. Add a few drops of water if necessary and drizzle icing over top of golden biscuit base. Slice into bars.

Variations

Try different combinations of fruits and nuts, other spices such as ginger, or add chocolate chips and ice with chocolate icing.

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Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 198 cal

Kilojoules 830 kJ

Protein 4 g

Total fat 9 g

Saturated fat 5 g

Carbohydrates 25 g

Sugar 14 g

Dietary fibre 3 g

Sodium 50 mg

Calcium 20 mg

Iron 1.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.