Name: Weet-Bix slice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 24 squares
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 4 Weet-Bix, crushed; 185 g (1¼ cups) self-raising flour, sifted; 110 g (½ cup) brown sugar; 40 g (½ cup) desiccated coconut, plus 2 tbsp extra; 25 g (¼ cup) cocoa powder; 185 g butter, melted; Icing: 160 g (1 cup) icing sugar mixture; 2 tbsp cocoa powder; 20 g butter, softened; 2 tbsp boiling water

This weet-bix slice recipe is written for Aussie home kitchens — australian leaning, supermarket ingredients, and timings that match a real weeknight rather than a studio set. Serves 24 squares with about 10 min prep and 25 min cook time (around 35 min (+ chill icing) total). That is a home estimate — ovens and pans vary, so use colour and texture as well as the clock. Oven cue in the method is 180°C. Preheat fully; a cold start throws off the 35 min (+ chill icing) timing and can leave centres underdone while edges race ahead. Good for weekend baking sessions and school-lunch tin fillers. One tray or tin as written — freeze extras in airtight bags. Keep Australian cup measures (250 ml) so the ratios match what we tested on the page. Method opens with: “Heat oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Grease and line a 20 × 30 cm slice pan.”. Follow the order as written; jumping ahead is how pans crowd and sauces split.

Notes

Before the heat goes on, line up Weet-Bix, self-raising flour and brown sugar and anything perishable from the list. Soften butter, bring eggs off the fridge if the method needs them room-temp, and preheat so you are not waiting mid-recipe. For a baking cook of this size (24 squares), a clear bench saves more time than any gadget.
Heat and timing: the method calls for 180°C. Fan-forced ovens run hotter and dry things faster — if your oven runs hot, check a few minutes early. Tray position matters: middle rack for even colour unless the recipe says otherwise. If you open the door a lot, add a minute or two back on.
From our tested tip, expanded: Uses up Weet-Bix crumbs. Keeps up to a week airtight. Treat that as the non-negotiable. If something still feels off — too wet, too pale, too tight — adjust one variable at a time (heat, liquid, or bake time) rather than changing three things at once.
Putting it together for Weet-Bix slice: work clean, taste as you go, and do not rush browning or reduction steps if they appear in the method. If you are cooking for mixed diets, plate sauces and toppings separately where practical. Keep this page bookmarked if it becomes a household regular — we update wording when cooks report a confusing step. Metric consistency across Scoops & Dishes means once you trust the cups and scales here, breakfast through dessert behaves the same way.