Oat & Ginger Crunch

Makes about 20 slices

This is a slice full of crunchy, spicy deliciousness. If you like crystallised ginger, some can be chopped finely and added to the top of the icing for an extra-gingery hit.

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Ingredients

• 150 grams butter

• 2 tablespoons golden syrup

• ¾ cup brown sugar

• ¾ cup coconut

• 1 ½ cups rolled oats

• ¾ cup flour

• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

• 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger

  For the icing

• 4 tablespoons butter

• 4 tablespoons golden syrup

• 2 teaspoons ground ginger

• 1 cup icing sugar

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Method

1. Preheat oven to 180’C

2. Line a 20 x 30cm slice tin with baking paper

3. Combine all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl

4. In a small saucepan melt together the butter, golden syrup and brown sugar and remove from the heat

5. Pour the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients and mix well to combine

6. Press the mixture into the slice tin

7. Place in central position in the oven

8. Bake for 15-20 minutes

9. Cool completely then ice with ginger icing

For the Ginger Icing

1. Sift the icing sugar and ginger together into a small mixing bowl

2. In a medium sized pot, gently heat the golden syrup and butter together until melted

3. Remove from the heat

4. Add the icing sugar mixture to the butter/syrup mixture by the spoonful, whisking after each addition so that it is nice and smooth

5. Pour over the slice and spread evenly with a hot knife

6. Let the icing set before cutting into pieces

7. Store in an airtight container