No-bake Chocolate Weetbix Slice

This no-bake chocolate weetbix slice is a super easy kid-friendly recipe. I was going to say baking idea, but it is no-bake! In New Zealand we say Kiwi Kids are Weetbix kids, it is a very very popular breakfast cereal, low in salt and sugar it ticks a lot of nutrition boxes for me.

Ingredients

• 5 Weetbix, (Weetabix or Wheat Biscuits)
• 1 Cup Dates (pitted)
• 1/2 Cup sunflower seeds
• 1/2 Cup desiccated coconut
• 4 Tbsp Cocoa
• 2Tbsp Honey
• 2 Tbsp Water
• 40g dark chocolate (optional)

Instructions

1. Watch the quick recipe video before you get started, scroll up a little to find it
2. Check the notes at the bottom of the recipe for little bits of extra info and help
3. Place first 7 ingredients in a food processor
4. Blitz until comes together into a ball (takes 3-5 mins)
5. While food processor is doing its magic line a loaf tin with baking paper
6. If you have chosen to use dark chocolate on the top, you can also get this melted. I either use a double boiler, or for a small quantity like this I do short 30 second bursts in the microwave on 50% power)
7. Press the mixture into the loaf tin
8. Top with the melted chocolate
9. Refrigerate for 2 hrs
10. Slice

Notes

Store in the refrigerator for 3-5 days, or freeze

For dairy-free ensure the chocolate used is dark chocolate that is dairy free or skip the chocolate layer on top. For wheat and gluten free the new gluten-free weetbix work well in this recipe