Chocolate Weetbix Squares

One of my family’s favourite breakfast cereals (when the kids were teenagers) was Weetbix, those crispy wholewheat ‘biscuits’ which most people like drowned in hot milk, but I love split open, buttered and drizzled with honey.

As this was a constant grocery cupboard item, one of my tried and trusted, extra-easy recipes was based on this staple. I remember I got the recipe from a long-lost friend, so many years ago.

These chocolatey, healthy, crunchie-type biscuits are made in the microwave – so it’s an economical and quick recipe! I can’t tell you how often this was made by and for kids who were feeling snackish because of long days swimming, or watching movies, or just getting out of doing home-work.

Chocolate Weetbix Squares

1/2 cup of butter

1 cup of brown sugar

1 egg

1 cup of crushed weetbix – crumble finely

1 tsp vanilla essence

2 heaped Tbsp cocoa

1 cup self-raising flour

1/2 cup coconut

Melt the butter, stir in the other ingredients, mixing very well
Press into a greased square microwave-proof dish, and cook on medium-high (70% power) for 6 or 7 minutes
Be careful not to over-cook, the biscuits should be slightly chewy, and if over-cooked they will break your teeth!
Cover the biscuits with chocolate glace icing (stir together some icing sugar and cocoa, add enough boiling water to mix to a thick paste), and cut into squares before they have completely cooled.

Enjoy!

12 responses to “Chocolate Weetbix Squares”

Pinkpolkadot | May 13, 2011 at 4:56 pm | Reply

So, easy!! I will have to try it!

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- Fired Up Cooking SA | May 14, 2011 at 5:39 pm | Reply
  
  And delicious too, Pink. Do try them 🙂
  
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Tandy | May 12, 2011 at 9:33 am | Reply

I used to love Weetbix when I could still have sugar but now, I cannot stomach them 🙂

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- Fired Up Cooking SA | May 12, 2011 at 9:39 am | Reply
  
  I don’t eat sugar or wheat at the moment, so this treat is one I’m not indulging in either, Tandy 😦
  
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thecompletecookbook | May 12, 2011 at 7:58 am | Reply

What a fun recipe. My hubby loves weetbix buttered with apricot jam.
🙂 Mandy

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- Fired Up Cooking SA | May 12, 2011 at 9:38 am | Reply
  
  Thanks, Mandy! I’ve never tried the apricot jam, will have to some time, it sounds interesting 🙂
  
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Cindy Taylor | May 12, 2011 at 7:57 am | Reply

I am going to make these immediately! Thanks 🙂

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- Fired Up Cooking SA | May 12, 2011 at 9:35 am | Reply
  
  It is that kind of recipe! My girls made them often 🙂
  
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  - Cindy Taylor | May 12, 2011 at 2:10 pm |
    
    Is 70% power 180C?
    
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  - Fired Up Cooking SA | May 12, 2011 at 3:53 pm |
    
    I think it may be lower, Cindy, maybe 160C ?? I’ve never made these in the oven 🙂
    
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  - theonlycin | May 12, 2011 at 4:34 pm |
    
    Sorry, didn’t read it properly, my bad 😦
    
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  - Fired Up Cooking SA | May 13, 2011 at 8:35 am |
    
    🙂
    
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