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Chocolate Weetbix Slice

Name: Chocolate Weetbix Slice
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 375 min
Ingredients: 4 Weetbix; 1 cup Walnuts; 1 cup desiccated coconut; 1 cup Medjool dates (pitted); ¾ cup Chocolate Protein Powder; ½ cup Dried Apricots; ½ cup water; 2 tablespoons No Added Sugar Peanut Butter; 2 tablespoons Unsweetened Cocoa Powder; 1 tbsp Ground cinnamon; pinch salt; ½ cup Coconut Oil; 2 tablespoons Unsweetened Cocoa Powder; 2 tablespoons Maple Syrup

This Weetbix slice is a naturally sweetened clean eating treat, packed with protein and wholefood ingredients, many of which are pantry staples. Quick and easy to make, full of fibre and perfect as a grab and go breakfast option, as a pre workout snack, or even as a mid afternoon pick me up.

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a stack of three chocolate weetbix slices

Why Make This Weetbix Slice Recipe?

There’s no baking required as it sets in the fridge
Its got chocolate and peanut butter in it
Makes 18 delicious pieces that are deceptively filling
Its packed with protein so it keeps you fuller for longer
There’s no refined sugar, but its still perfectly sweet
It keeps for a week in the fridge
You can make it with or without the protein powder

Ingredients

Ingredient Notes

Weetbix: I sued regular sanitarium weetbix, but you could also use gluten free weetbix, or the protein weetbix. Just make sure to use a plain flavour. Weetabix is the weetbix version if you’re in the UK or US.
Dates: medjool dates are the best for this recipe as they are soft ands caramel like.
Apricots: I recommend good quality dried apricots. My preferred brand is Angus Park.
Protein Powder: Any chocolate protein powder will work. I used Genetix Nutrition Lean WPI Chocolate Bomb Flavour Protein Powder and I buy it from Nutrition Warehouse in Australia.
Peanut Butter: I recommend sugar free peanut butter, or natural peanut butter. These are available from Coles and Woolworths in Australia.

I decided to make a weetbix slice with protein powder because I wanted a protein packed snack that I could have on hand. One that was going to fill me up and was yummy. Sure I could just have a protein shake, but this idea was so much more appealing, and it didn’t disappoint.

You can definitely taste the weetbix in this chocolate slice, buts its subtle, and I can’t even taste the protein powder. What I can taste, is nuttiness, chocolate, peanut butter and fruity sweetness.

Snacks that have protein powder in them:

Keep you fuller for longer
Help you to get your daily protein intake
Are fun to eat
Are portable
And help to keep cravings at bay

How To Make This Recipe

Make the Base First

Blitz walnuts and weetbix in food processor so the resemble a crumb. Transfer to large mixing bowl, along with desiccated coconut.
Blitz dates and apricots in food processor, along with ¼ cup water until a paste is formed. Transfer into the bowl with the weetbix/walnut/coconut mixture.
Melt peanut butter in microwave, until soft
Add peanut butter, cocoa powder, ground cinnamon, pinch of salt and ¼ cup of water to the bowl, using your hands and or spoon to bring the mixture together.
Press into a large (rectangle) loaf tin, using damp hands to firmly press into all corners.

blitzing ingredients in food processor for weetbix slice base

Then Make the Chocolate Top

Melt coconut oil in microwave, and then stir through monkfruit sweetener and cocoa powder until dissolved.
Pour chocolate over the base, cover and let it set in the fridge for at least 6 hours.

Making the chocolate topping for weetbix slice

Your Questions Answered

What size tin to use

I used a large loaf tin 28cm x 13cm. You could also use a square tin that is around 20cm x 20 cm.

How long does it keep for

This slice keeps for 1 week in the fridge. Make sure to store it in an air tight container.

Can it be frozen

Whilst I haven’t tried to freeze it (it all gets eaten within a week!), I wouldn’t recommend freezing it.

Can it be made without protein powder

Yes. If you don’t want to use protein powder, leave it out, along with the water. The recipe will be just as good!

What types of protein powder work best

I love using a chocolate flavoured protein powder. I prefer to use Whey Protein Powders, and my favourite brands are Bare Blends and Genetix. For this recipe, I used Genetix Nutrition Lean WPI Chocolate Bomb Flavour Protein Powder. I would avoid using vanilla flavoured powder.

If you’ve grown up eating weetbix for breakfast as a kid, why not try making a chocolate weetbix slice that can not only double as breakfast on the go, but also as a pre workout snack. It’s a double duty snack that’s easy to make, high protein, filling and sure to satisfy sweet cravings.

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