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Oaty ginger slice

April 01, 2014
by Chelsea Winter
ginger crunch, ginger crunch recipe, ginger recipe, ginger slice recipe, oaty ginger crunch
81 Comments

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Oaty ginger slice

(Click here for the gluten-free version)

I found the recipe for this slice hand-written over 15 years ago in our family recipe book, way before the internet was around. I’ve since discovered the original version was Jo Seagar’s recipe – an amazing Kiwi cooking icon to be admired! There are a few versions of it floating around now, this is my slightly tweaked one. Somewhere between ANZAC and ginger crunch, it really is the most gorgeous recipe – super easy to make and a little too easy to eat, as well.

Base
150g butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp golden syrup
3/4 cup plain flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 1/2 cups whole oats
3/4 cup desiccated coconut

Icing
125g butter
3 tbsp golden syrup
5 tsp ground ginger
1 1/2 – 2 cups icing sugar, sifted

Method

Preheat the oven to 180c. Line a 32cm x 22cm slice tin with baking paper.

Melt the butter, sugar and golden syrup in a large saucepan over a medium heat, stirring gently to combine. Remove from the heat.

Sift the flour, baking powder and ginger into the pan with the buttery mixture. Add the oats and coconut, and stir to combine. Press the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth out with your fingers, or the back of a spoon. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Remove and leave in the tin.

To make the icing, gently melt the butter and golden syrup in a saucepan over a medium heat. Remove from the heat and sift in the ginger and icing sugar. Stir with a wooden spoon to combine to form a thick, smooth icing. Tip on to the warm slice and press out flat. Leave in the tin to cool then cut into slices. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week (a ludicrous notion – I bet it won’t last 2 days).

81 Comments
  1. Alison Blandford April 1, 2014 at 7:12 am Reply
    Thank you so much for sharing the Ginger Slice recipe on F B. This has to be the yummiest slice ever. My friends just love it and I shall be making it forever. I will be making sure that all those who I share your recipe with will know that it came from you. Cheers Alison. Blandford
  2. Cathy April 1, 2014 at 7:21 am Reply
    Drat! This looks so delicious, I'll have to bake it tomorrow. Thank you!
  3. Fiona Bayne April 1, 2014 at 9:00 am Reply
    Hi Chelsea, I love the look of this slice and my mum is a huge fan of ginger slice the only problem is she can't have coconut so I was curious as to weather the coconut is optional or if it could be replaced with something else. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Sincerely Fiona Bayne.
    • Chelsea Winter April 1, 2014 at 8:51 pm Reply
      Yes, you can leave it out or just put more oats in!
      • Meg May 12, 2021 at 7:36 am Reply
        Kia ora Chelsea, best recipe ever. Has always been a favourite, and I love that your website gets straight to the point, no bull shit. My dad could eat the entire tin
  4. Lynda Whitwell April 1, 2014 at 10:16 am Reply
    Please can we have some low fat and lower sugar healthier options for those of us who are diabetics!
  5. Tracy Pinfold April 1, 2014 at 10:25 pm Reply
    Beautiful! thanks so much for sharing the recipe with us all. Nothing like a good ginger slice!
  6. Nate April 2, 2014 at 1:12 am Reply
    Just wondering if you have a Dairy Free version too? :)
    • Chelsea Winter April 2, 2014 at 3:37 am Reply
      You can try using coconut oil (cold pressed extra virgin) and that should work!
  7. Carol Chapman April 2, 2014 at 2:49 am Reply
    Dear Chelsea,the ginger slice looks lovely but Grandaughter would not be able to eat it because it's not Gluten Free because of the Rolled oats and Cealiacs cannot eat them.If you are an older adult you may be able to tolerate them.It does look delicious.
    • Chelsea Winter April 2, 2014 at 3:36 am Reply
      Hi Carol, if you click the link just below the heading there is a gluten free version there!
      • Wendy April 17, 2014 at 4:27 pm Reply
        I used gluten free oats, turned out pretty good, only thing is I would recommend not using paper to line tin as it just stuck to it!
  8. Trevor April 2, 2014 at 5:57 am Reply
    Chelsea,this recipe looke so delicious Im gonna go to shop just to get some butter so I can make it tonight,and Im willing to bet anything yoy like,that,even tho I live alone,this will NOT last the week in a starage tin.Im drooling already hehe
  9. Shelley April 2, 2014 at 7:46 am Reply
    SO GOOD!!! don't think this will last long in the fridge :)
  10. Fleur Pagan April 2, 2014 at 7:49 am Reply
    Wow, Chelsea this recipe is awesome, so easy and quick! I love it, thanks for sharing.....delicious!
  11. Michelle April 2, 2014 at 10:46 pm Reply
    Bit of a fail... Ran out of golden syrup and my oats had weevils! Round 2 tonight, I am determined to nail this!
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  13. kate April 3, 2014 at 5:45 am Reply
    Is this the famed Takaka Oaty Ginger Slice recipe ? Looks virtually identical to the copy I have - other than the quantitty of topping. Is a particularly tasty version of the old fashioned ginger crunch... :)
    • Chelsea Winter April 3, 2014 at 8:44 am Reply
      Yes, I think there are quite a few versions of a similar recipe floating around! This one was handwritten in our family cookbook over 15 years ago, and I made a few changes to it for my recipe. I've updated the introduction above the recipe to reflect this, so there's no confusion :)
  14. Huitau Rogerson April 3, 2014 at 11:33 pm Reply
    The best chelsea I had to have a piece while still warm and I grated some walnuts over some of it YUMMO lovee xx
  15. Kylie April 3, 2014 at 11:47 pm Reply
    Not normally one to post comments, but...this slice is AMAZING. So simple to make but by far the best ginger slice I have ever had. Will be my all time favourite recipe now... will also try using this base to make my caramel slice.... thank you for sharing...
  16. maree April 4, 2014 at 9:12 am Reply
    Made it and everyone loved it. Second batch to do this weekend. Looks just like the picture !!!
  17. Maureen Ransfield April 5, 2014 at 9:19 pm Reply
    Made this yesterday and definitely got the thumbs up :)
  18. Kelly April 5, 2014 at 11:20 pm Reply
    Made this on Wednesday….. lasted (just!!) till Friday. Making again today (sunday). Mr 9 loves and is going to help make it. thank you
  19. Stephanie Franssen April 6, 2014 at 1:48 am Reply
    Just made it. Delicious! Couldn't stop eating the icing out of the pot hehe. But it did look like the picture. First of many of your recipes I will try.
  20. Sarah April 11, 2014 at 12:22 am Reply
    Lovely! Best ginger slice EVER.
  21. Andy April 19, 2014 at 10:06 am Reply
    I just made this. It is absolutely YUM! Thanks Chelsea,
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  23. Kathleen April 22, 2014 at 10:49 pm Reply
    To die for! I made this for morning tea at work and I had several requests for the recipe - and I NEVER get asked for recipes. I gave them the link to your website, thank you so much for sharing this recipe.
  24. Monique April 29, 2014 at 6:33 am Reply
    Yummo, I made this and it was so hard to stop eating!! I bought your book yesterday and now I'm just waiting for it to arrive in the mail, so excited I can't wait. I love cooking and baking and I'm really looking forward to trying all of your yummy food :)
  25. Aggie Brown May 15, 2014 at 9:50 am Reply
    Wow...........this oaty ginger slice was a great hit with the mothers at my son's play group this week when I was rostered to do morning tea. Absolutely scrummy and a really nice alternative to the traditional ginger crunch.
  26. Emma June 2, 2014 at 8:34 am Reply
    I've made this scrummy slice 3x in 2 weeks - every1 loves it! Thanks Chelsea!
    • ang September 19, 2014 at 7:43 pm Reply
      what scrumps you on about? the 8% or the 4.8%, booze in the mix is always a good thing, wink wink..
  27. Nikki June 10, 2014 at 3:31 am Reply
    I think I have passed this recipe on to everyone that I know. This doesn't last one day in our house! Just posted it on a mummy page on FB and it seems that there are now going to be lots of mums doing some rainy day baking!
  28. Zoe June 16, 2014 at 8:52 am Reply
    Hey Chelsea, I've just been given a stack of unsalted butter and was wondering if it would be ok to use for these and if so do I need to add any extra salt? Can you just use unsalted butter in any baking - whats the go here? Thanks!!!!
    • Chelsea Winter June 16, 2014 at 11:32 pm Reply
      Yes, just add a wee pinch of salt and you're away! Lots of people only use unsalted butter for baking - I don't really mind either way.
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  30. Nicole July 18, 2014 at 8:48 am Reply
    Made this with Honey replacing the Golden Syrup in both the base and icing (because I ran out of golden syrup) and it was delicious! Turned out great! :)
  31. Claire July 28, 2014 at 7:16 am Reply
    I'm a big fan of ginger crunch. Well yum - this one 'takes the cake' excuse the pun. I had to ration it out to make it last longer. Perfect balance of ginger, and love the oaty base. Perfect.
  32. Bev Bushett July 30, 2014 at 4:10 am Reply
    Hi Chelsea About to make your ginger crunch....am I dumb or what but cant quite understand 1.5 teaspoons B Powder ginger etc could you please explain
    • Chelsea Winter July 30, 2014 at 8:55 pm Reply
      Sorry Bev, that just means one and a half teaspoons :)
  33. Leah August 6, 2014 at 7:38 pm Reply
    Wondering if I can use either honey or molasses or a mixture of both in place of the golden syrup?
    • Chelsea Winter August 11, 2014 at 5:45 am Reply
      Yes :)
  34. Jess August 7, 2014 at 12:35 am Reply
    Would rolled oats work okay instead of whole oats?
    • Chelsea Winter August 11, 2014 at 5:45 am Reply
      Yes!
  35. Lisa August 11, 2014 at 9:29 am Reply
    Hi Chelsea, is the base supposed to be crunchy or more on the soft side? Thanks
    • Chelsea Winter August 12, 2014 at 11:48 pm Reply
      It's more chewy than crunchy :)
  36. Andy Satterthwaite August 29, 2014 at 10:46 pm Reply
    My wife doesn't like coconut (or indeed any nuts!) - what would be a suitable substitute? just more oats or is that going to make it too dry?
    • Chelsea Winter August 30, 2014 at 9:52 am Reply
      More oats is fine!
  37. Andy September 20, 2014 at 6:38 am Reply
    This is just sooooo delicious!! Too delicious - I have made it 4 times in the last month a huge hit in our house!
  38. Jan-Maree October 4, 2014 at 10:09 pm Reply
    Deeeelicious!!! I baked this in the morning and it was gone by the afternoon hehe. I'm about to bake another just to take to school camp - for the adults of course - there's no way the kids are going to get any!
  39. Jeanne July 26, 2015 at 2:34 pm Reply
    Loved it. Got finished in no time... do you have a chocolate version? Some of us cant go without chocolate!
  40. Jeanne August 2, 2015 at 7:37 pm Reply
    Hi Chelsea Love the recipe. The cookies were gone in a flash. Is there a chocolate version?
    • Chelsea Winter August 8, 2015 at 5:36 am Reply
      You could always add choc chips in the base!
  41. Halley August 23, 2015 at 2:00 am Reply
    Hi Chelsea, I just made this slice today for my little sister and she LOVED it! Will def make it again :)
  42. Caroline August 23, 2015 at 5:55 pm Reply
    Hi, I want to try this as it looks lovely & I love ginger, but what type of brown sugar is it I need? Thanks x
    • Chelsea Winter August 26, 2015 at 11:57 pm Reply
      Just soft brown sugar :)
  43. Lee October 27, 2015 at 12:16 am Reply
    Hi Chelsea Currently have my first batch in the oven. Looks and smells great and the 'batter' tasted great. I did only use 100g butter in the batter part and 50g butter in the icing. I LOVE butter but the original was even too much for me. Thanks. p.s.I 'm also putting some coconut over the top of the finished slice. :)
  44. cathy October 29, 2015 at 3:09 am Reply
    Hi Chelsea I made this for our morning tea at work to raise money for breast cancer went down a treat and we raised $180.. Just making another batch now for the family as they kept wanting to pinch the other one. ☺☺
  45. Lois Thrupp May 23, 2016 at 9:58 pm Reply
    Hi Chelsea - I add chopped crystallised ginger and sliced almonds plus extra ground ginger and it is just to die for. A fantastic hit with anyone whom I share it with. I also make 1 1/2 times the recipe for the icing so it is nice and thick - yummmmmmm
  46. Shelly June 18, 2016 at 4:38 am Reply
    Thank you Chelsea! I always enjoy your recipes but this is one I make often. No words to describe just how downright good it is. Thank you and all the best :) :)
  47. Kirsty Andrews June 28, 2016 at 7:38 am Reply
    Hi Chelsea, Thanks for another amazing recipe...soooo easy and completely delicious! Everyone at work raved about this gorgeous slice. Every recipe of yours that I've tried (quite a few now) has been a winner!!! Have got all your books at home and love the recipes on your website. Thanks again :D
  48. Della Butts July 3, 2016 at 5:31 am Reply
    Searched around online to find a ginger crunch recipe just like my nana used to make - tried your recipe with the oats, and it is even better! I now make this ginger crunch every other week for the girls school lunches (well, with the 'intention' of it being for the school lunches) - lucky if it lasts 2 days!! Thanks for sharing xx
    • Emily Sweeney August 25, 2016 at 3:53 am Reply
      Can an elderly person eat it ?, just wondering because i want to make it for my grandmother. Thanks.
      • Chelsea Winter August 26, 2016 at 12:05 am Reply
        I don't see why not!
  49. Rose November 25, 2016 at 9:08 am Reply
    Hi Chelsea, This is an awesome recipe and my mother-in-law just LOVED it. She is not of the internet generation and was wondering if this recipe is in any of your cookbooks, and if so, which one please? Thanks
    • Chelsea Winter December 1, 2016 at 1:10 am Reply
      Yes, its in At My Table :)
  50. Tania March 30, 2017 at 10:55 pm Reply
    This recipe is so delicious I've made it three times in three days and I'm not even a ginger fan! I was looking for a recipe with oats for a family member who's just given birth who likes ginger. I chopped up most of it to take it into her and we ate the left overs. Hubby asked me to make more the next day for a shared morning tea at his work and then everyone who tried it wants more! I'm so glad I found your recipe.
    • Chelsea Winter April 4, 2017 at 1:34 am Reply
      Awesome Tanya, thanks :)
  51. Mary Miller August 8, 2017 at 12:26 am Reply
    Hi Chelsea, This happens to be my favourite slice recipe. I frequently make as a treat for friends and family. We all love it. :)
  52. Amanda August 12, 2017 at 8:50 pm Reply
    Absolutely gorgeous recipe Chelsea - I think one of the sections at Christchurch Central Police is fueled predominantly by this slice! Definitely the most requested for the regular section shouts I end up doing for my partner.
  53. Natalie October 9, 2017 at 3:18 am Reply
    Made this for round 1 of a bake-off competition at work today and it was a huge hit! So delish and lots of people have asked for the recipe. It was really easy to make too and sliced beautifully. I am through to the finals - so thank you!!!
  54. Emma June 23, 2018 at 10:27 am Reply
    Thanks for this fabulous easy recipe! Made it this morning and it turned out perfect! I will add this to my list of best chelsea recipes, along with your pork belly recipe! I love that your recipes are easy to follow and reliable, the end product is always as great as you say it will be.
  55. Dale July 22, 2018 at 6:19 am Reply
    Hi Chelsea I think this receipt or a similar version has been around in country Womens receive books long before Jo Seagar. My grandmother had it and she was born the same year as the Queen mother. Dale
  56. Suzie Rielly August 4, 2018 at 3:34 am Reply
    Hi Chelsea, I didn't read all the comments, but another variant for the icing is to whip it and make it like a butter cream, its a sort of pale creamy colour and if whipped can make the topping quite high and gives another texture to the mix. One of our all time classics x
  57. tizzy March 4, 2019 at 5:32 am Reply
    super yummy recipe used it heaps and all ways goes rite
  58. Sheridan April 6, 2020 at 1:36 am Reply
    My family and I are huge ginger lovers so I had to more than double the ground ginger in the icing to really get that proper ginger kick. The base is so yummy, much better than the classic crunch base.
  59. Georgie Laurenson June 13, 2020 at 11:54 pm Reply
    Wow this is so good our fam loved it we put it is our school lunch boxes and it is gone by the time we get home
  60. Nicki Brown September 18, 2020 at 10:13 pm Reply
    My eldest daughter & grandson were part of our bubble. She made this during lockdown. It was delicious and needless to say was consumed fairly quickly ❤
  61. Steph November 9, 2020 at 1:45 pm Reply
    I have made this so many times and love it!! Every time I make it for people it's always a hit. This second lockdown has caused me to make it way too much 😂😂
  62. Sarah Chant March 20, 2021 at 2:51 am Reply
    Oh my goodness, this is amazing!!

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