When the first timer goes off (after 25 - 30 minutes) turn the oven down to 300 degrees F and bake an additional 5 - 10 minutes depending on how chewy or crunchy you like them. I just found your blog and cant wait to try some of ur stuff. Mix in the lightly beaten egg. i just made my 1st batch of cookies ever. (I used food grade gloves and get in there with my hands!). PT. One day, Ronelle Hart was overcome with nostalgia and a craving for the golden oat crunchies of her childhood. Simply delicious and easy to make. I love Eilat – haven’t been in many many years. Everyone should try this recipe at least once. Set the oven rack to the middle and preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (160 C) convection (preferably) or standard. I’ll have to try that next time – thanks for sharing! I don’t want the recipe that badly. Next time, I’ll reduce the brown sugar and butter by 25%. I was fortunate enough to grow up with these delicacies. And good to know about the gluten free flour. Or freeze for three months. Make 30 ball shaped cookies with the help of a tablespoon and arrange them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, leaving room for them to spread. This is my most searched and requested recipe. https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/fruit-recipes/jools-easy-oaty-fruit-cookies I warmed the oven, weighted all the ingredients, and in one hour I was nibbling at these rolled oat and raisin cookies, so grateful in my heart for Jamie’s simple and fun recipe. Hi Orna, I visit your site from Pinterest. My first instinct would be to say no. We’d love to have you link this recipe. Looking forward to hearing what you think! Yours look delicious. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Thank you so much for your site and recipes. Using a … That muesli sounds yummy – might have to try it! The Crunchies were so easy to make…. Fill an Oxo Cookie Jar with fresh Crunchies for a hostess gift. But we don’t work with cups and ounces in Holland. ~ Ros. (I recommend crunchies and bulkas! I made these on the spur of the moment (couldn’t wait for my mom to text me her recipe so Googled ‘crunchies’ and found your page) – I didn’t have any shredded coconut in the house; left it out and the crunchies still taste really, really good. So I thought I buy her some for her birthday coming up, does anyone know where I can get Jamie olivers actual ones(preferably the ones with smarties I think she was talking about) Even after all that! Cookie Jar: a nice jar with all the ingredients ready to make cookies. 3/4 cup Sunflower seeds. I turned my passion for food into something to cherish and appreciate instead of something to fear. 2. Stir in the rolled oats and walnuts, if desired. If the middle bars are too chewy, put them back on the baking sheet and return to the warm, turned off oven for about twenty minutes. crunchy on the outside. After the First day of the year, I start feeling that the days are getting longer, the air gains a new smell. How many weight watch points plus are these, please? My South African cousins shared a pic of these the other day on Facebook and I immediately wanted to try them. Thanks for sharing. Once she had unearthed and dusted off her mother’s old cookbook, Ronelle pages through the baking-stained pages only to find this delicious traditional South African oat crunchies recipe from her past… What can possibly be a better activity than baking! So good! Melt the coconut oil, coconut sugar and maple syrup in a saucepan. Thank you for sharing! Please let me know how you liked them! All in all the most basic yet delicious recipe I have ever used! If you ask me, it’s spring already. These crunchies bring back memories of my gran making them for us, and then my mom, and now me, and they’re divine. Pop in your kid’s lunch box or grab for breakfast on the go. Your email address will not be published. Jen Thank you! i think they are quite light too… or is that just me? Like in grams? Allow to cool and refrigerate until set before cutting into smaller bars. Soon she’ll be able to help you make them. just forward them to me. Please repost the old recipe for crunchies, its most frustrating for those of us who have memory problems!! Melt the butter in a small pan over a low heat, then stir in the golden syrup. may I have crunchie recipe plz. Please let me know how the next batch turns out! If you do this recipe you’ll never buy supermarket cookies agian. Add brown sugar and oats; mix well. We are having an oatmeal challenge this month over at a blog to which I contribute. Yum! Thanks Sunday morning and me gonna scoff some of dem cookies! 3. | OrnaBakes. I’m telling you, Lyles Golden Syrup is THE secret ingredient. I did use quick cooking oats (that was all that I had in my pantry) – is that why it was so crumbly? Our 5th cookbook, finally available in English! Please hurry with the Recipe , I’m all for the sweet but Healthy! Will realy appreciate it! Thank you! Many thanks. DIRECTIONS Melt butter, syrup and brown sugar in a saucepan large enough to mix all the ingredients. It IS a small world indeed, I can’t believe you know Aubrey! Combine the rest of the ingredients with a spatula and mix until everything has been incorporated. Hi Lisa, Great to know about the sunflower oil – thanks for letting me know. de Villiers. They are irresistibly good. I’m so disappointed!!! Hi Cam, I’m sorry you feel that advertising on blogs is cheesy. Just made a batch of crunchies , they look and taste amazing, I even added sesame seeds for some omega 3, but they are too chewy . Welcome to OrnaBakes. I’m sure it’s delicious with homemade syrup! I also reduce the sugar to .75 cup and I add 1tsp ground ginger. Thanks for the great recipe. I know. Dear Orna, will you please mail me your Original Chrunchy Recipy to arinagrobler@gmail.com. Crunchies were my favorite “biscuit”—the South African term for cookies. I was wondering if you know the number of calories in one 100g krunchie? It’s a freezing cold day in Hobart, snow on the mountain and I am missing my Mom and Dad terribly, think I might just give this recipe a go – hopefully it will not only warm up the kitchen, but take me a little closer to them back in Cape Town. and i love them. I am in Eilat en ek is Afrikaans. Can’t stop thinking about the cookie. Enjoy! PLUS my updated recipe below with easy steps and healthy options. Very Very Chongly Bongly. If you’re wanting a more’ish, easy-to-make biscuit that is a tad healthier than others, then you gotta try this crunchie recipe, passed on by my gran. 1/4 cup Milk or almond milk or oat milk. Cover with the date mixture, then sprinkle the other half of the oat mixture on top, … Please can you send me the receipe for traditional crunchies. @ Cooking ninja: it has been my first time.. and I adore them! 29. OrnaBakes is not affiliated with Weight Watchers International, Inc. All PointsPlus® values were calculated by OrnaBakes, and all recommendations and weight loss tips are in the opinion of OrnaBakes and in no way represent Weight Watchers International, Inc., the owner of the Weight Watchers® and PointsPlus® trademarks. I hope to inspire you with my recipes, stories, and favorite food finds. Orna Purkin is the creator of OrnaBakes—where healthy meets yummy. BTW – do you have an oven thermometer? Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with milk chocolate chips or white chocolate chips and spread evenly with an off-set spatula. 1 cup Butter or margarine or coconut oil, unsalted. measurements mean, ie “4 Cups (11 1/2 oz), 3 Cups (9 oz), etc. Then cooled on a sheet pan. Learn how your comment data is processed. This feels like a really cheesey thing to do. Place butter and syrup or honey in a small, microwave safe bowl and microwave about one minute until just melted. Recipe Tips. Oat crunchies are a great baked good that can be a fine treat for the whole family. Many thanks. Crunchy, chewy, toasted-oat-and-coconut squares of goodnessMakes about 48 2-inch bars or 56 smaller bars. Yummy. I used the sweet, shredded coconut available here in the US and added a dash of vanilla. Thank you Nelly – I am hoping to have the Crunchies recipe posted in the near future. If I don’t have golden syrup, I use Silan, which is a date honey, and is the perfect substitute. Warmest regards, Orna, I am so glad I am came across your website when I was looking for a good old South Africa version of crunchies, I made it plent of times and my hubby simply loved it so did many others. You can gift-wrap these cookies for your children, even if at the beginning they were designed for a D.I.Y. We like crispy in this house. (I hope this makes it up to you ), The traditional way of making them is with Lyle’s Golden Syrup—or they’re also delish with honey. Was a little home sick for Africa today. @ Chocolate Shavings: thank you! Saved by OrnaBakes. I NEED SOME CRUCHIE BISCUITS PLEASE IF YOU CANT MIND SEND ME SOME AM IN KENYA. Dear Julsi, Please share it with all your friends and family!!! I am watching my weight these days and really love krunchies. Put the oats in a blender and blitz for 3 seconds (skip this step if you are using fine quick-cooking oats). As a frequent SA visitor and cookie lover I’d love to make your crunchies. Forget it. (One of my favorite words from the old days in SA. Will let you know how it goes. My family loved them. . Beat the softened butter with the sugar and the seeds scraped from the vanilla pod with an electric mixer, until pale and fluffy. Write to info@julskitchen.com for questions, cooking class inquiries, foodie recommendations on Tuscany, collabs or suggestions! Helen, I’m so happy you and the family liked them! Glad you liked them. Let me know…, Orna, I am so excited to try these! I’ve also made your version without changes (others Han reducing the sugar to 1c) and it’s just a no fail recipe! Recipe courtesy of Jamie Oliver. It’s just as nice and slightly different. Yum, yum, yum! Flatten the cookies with the back of the tablespoon. All the family loved them and they worked well with gluten free flour so my wheat intolerant child could join in with the treat. The kids have already eaten half the pan and say they are delicious (they don’t know I changed the recipe…) Thanks again from a cloudy and cool Somerset West, SA! Add the golden syrup or light corn syrup, sugar and salt and stir until the sugar has dissolved. I will eat them and maybe share with the rest of the crowds that are always trying to steal my crunchies!!!!! I’ve never even seen Lyle’s Butterscotch syrup – but how could that be bad?! Was laasjaar in Israel. It’s pretty common in the States now in the Int’l sections. How To Make Crunchies video on YouTube >>, Bob’s Red Mill unsweetened shredded coconut, http://theycallmemummy.com/2012/10/22/peppermint-crisp-pudding/, http://domesticatedlife84.com/2014/10/19/crunchies/, http://www.ornabakes.com/2012/10/crunchies-traditional-south-african-oatmeal-cookie-bars/, Trader Joe’s Shopping List—with Weight Watchers PointsPlus Values | OrnaBakes, Bulkas on YouTube, and a makeover for OrnaBakes! Orna, I made them with buckwheat honey because that’s what I had. it is absolutely a pleasure! 3/4 tsp Sea salt or kosher salt, fine. As a mom, I am always running around, driving and in need of quick, healthy (or healthy-ish) snacks. Where do I see the recipe? Great recipe! Crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside. I hope to hear more from you in the near future! . The oz (ounces) measurements are for those who like to bake by weight – which is the most accurate method. Thanks so much! Thank you for taking the time to comment . A South African crunchie recipe with dates | Drizzle and Dip I love them because they are unique – yet vaguely familiar (hints of an oatmeal cookie but sooo much better). Thanx for receipe.How would I adjust a receipe if I want to use the crumbs (I have a LOT:20 cups) in a muesli rusk receipe and your receipe-adjusting the sugar etc? OMG, my love dem cookies. Hi Arina, Hi, my girlfriend mentioned she saw these the other day and really fancied them. OK – I’ll make you some! I’m in Perth. Chocolate Oats Chocolate Recipes Tasty Yummy Food Fun Food Yummy Recipes Oatmeal Cookie Bars Baking Set Baking Tips. I have a possible opportunity to manufacture them, so it doesn’t make sense for me to leave the recipe out there anymore. I’m sorry you’re having trouble finding a good Crunchie recipe. Hi Orna , after trying many oatmeal cookies and energy bars recipes I tried your crunchies recipe and it is absolutely perfect!! Food looks delicious : ). Children will be chasing me down the street trying to eat me and it’s all your fault, Jamie. Also can’t find the recipe on this page …, Good day Orna, what temperature and for how long must these be baked? Those look delicious and I love the presentation! Hi, just wondering what the oz. Stay tuned. I made thes yesterday and they were great, however very crumbling. Makes a delicious crunchy. I have hardly ever baked in my life but have recently found out that I am Gluten intolerant and ,remembering crunchies from my South African childhood thought that I might try (in order to replace the tons of bought biscuits I was prone to consume before the Gluten intolerance). cooooookie! This book is a collection of traditional and seasonal recipes and a guide to the best food markets in Tuscany. I’ll return the favour and give you my favourite South African recipe: Peppermint Crisp Pudding! Sorry I couldn’t be of more help. 10 Reviews. And the next South African recipe on my list was melktert – my absolute fav! It is not available on your site and I have been looking for a good recipy for ages. Orna. They are typical South African. My four children love your prior crunchies recipe and so do I. I’m sure the new one will be just as good. I’d love to try your crunchies version with the egg – please email it to me. Hi Orna, ), Thank you for the great post, I tried the recipe out, and linked this page to a blog post. Just waiting for them to cool a little , I hope they gave you a taste of home and that your little one loved them! Nuts & Seeds. me keep making this cookie, me love it. The recipe I use I find the crunchies very dry and crumbly. Try them for Anzac Day! I choose baking and I choose cookies. I couldn’t find unsweetened coconut in the stores here in suburban Chicago, so I used sweetened coconut and cut the sugar added in half. I love cooking and baking and it is a wonderful stress reliever when I’m busy in the kitchen. Hi Orna I’m truly sorry if it inconvenienced any of you. Jools Oliver says that this recipe should make around six pots of overnight oats, so you can double, or divide, the quantities as you see fit. It’s so perfect! But I work in a laboratory and I can follow a scientific protocol. Orna, I hit thumbs down when I totally meant thumbs up:-) – everyone loves them ! Please let me know. I was about 10 when I moved to the states and could never get over the stuff I grew up on in South Africa. So glad your kids enjoyed them! There’s something strange happening to my skin, I’m starting to smell like sugar and I’m worried. Oat Crunchies Recipe. Worked out the calories, too. Crunchies — Traditional South African Oatmeal Cookie Bars. It helps to know if your oven is accurate. Thanks!!! It’s almost exactly how my mom made them (and she can’t remember the recipe). I have never tried one item here but I already can’t wait to go buy some of these! I live in Israel and sometimes yearning for home tastes, I am always experimenting with how to make the perfect melktert, rusks, boolkes and crunchies. If they’re difficult to cut, pop them in the freezer for 10 - 20 minutes. Let me know if this helps! You wrote that recipe so detailed, just like a lab procedure. . They were so good I ended up making them twice only for the three of us and by the evening it was all gone. Preheat the oven to 180°C. These are too good to leave on my desktop therefore you have inspired me to bake up a batch. I actually made something good for once, it looks just like your photos and I went into the kitchen to find my husband scarfing down crunchies before they were even cooled. Hi Shayne, I agree that Lyle’s Golden Syrup give them that special taste that we know and love! So I just made these crunchies. Good morning. Now I can make my own and its great. I took it out after 25 minutes and it was very wet inside. This took me straight back home! http://thekrazykitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/what-did-you-bake-this-montha-challenge.html. With seven ingredients, this recipe takes about 12 minutes from prep to oven. Why did you have to make these, they are so chongly bongly! After 15 minutes carefully rotate the pan and set it on a second baking sheet; cover loosely with foil. We are going to Cape Town in November – SO excited, I haven’t been back home in over TEN years! I even broke some of them up and mixed with nuts and raisins to make my own muesli! Hi Sharon, your Canadian maple-ginger versions sound delish! Obviously I can’t post recipes with asparagus, wild strawberries and fresh herbs. My very best to you. I moved it to a 9×13 inch pan, spread it out to fill and back in oven for 10 minutes. I have been in Australia for fourteen years and haven’t eaten one of these since I left South Africa. Even out and flatten slightly by hand and then flatten/compact well with a rolling pin or flexible spatula so the cookies won’t flake/break apart. These crunchies are the perfect combination of a healthy and delicious snack. I did turn down the temp but was worried the bottom was burning so took them out at 36mins. I’m addicted to these cookies now and I can’t stop eating them, I’ve been eating 10 a day for the past two weeks. Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4. https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/fruit-recipes/gluten-free-oat-raisin-cookies Going to buy the “proper” syrup tomorrow though I’m in Port Elizabeth (SA). Previous 1 ; 2 3 Next On TV See Full Schedule. I hope you like my video. Just checking tho. You’re awesome! Thank you for this list! Love and light, Hi…Plz mail me ur crunchie biscuit recipe..thanks in advance…. But if you don’t have a scale, the recipe works perfectly if you just use a dry cup measure for the dry ingredients. Make sure to incorporate all the dry ingredients at the bottom of the bowl. thanks for your site, Method. Thank you for sharing. I’m a South African living in Germany and I remember eating crunchies as a child.I baked these today and they tasted just like the ones I remember eating back in SA.Thx for sharing your recipe. So I looked and cannot find the recipe. Stir in 100g (4oz) plain chocolate chips, then turn into the prepared tin and follow the rest of the method for the above South African living in the States just found some south African syrup. Combine thoroughly, cover with cling film and leave in the fridge overnight to swell. Mix in coconut,oats and flour until combined. Orna, you are terrific. Adapted from “Kook en Geniet” by S.J.A. Food is love. Two half sheet pans (16.5 x 11 inches) (one for cookies, one to protect the bottoms), Serrated knife (recommended Victorinox Steak Knife, Crunchy, chewy, toasted-oat-and-coconut squares of goodness, Makes about 48 2-inch bars or 56 smaller bars, unsalted butter or margarine or coconut oil, (I use Kerrygold butter for the superior grass-fed flavor), unsweetened shredded coconut (dessicated coconut), all-purpose flour (bleached) or white whole wheat flour, sunflower seeds, raw or toasted (optional). The result was fabulous! Thank you for posting the recipe. Let me know if you try it, or find a better answer. Thank YOU so much Maya for your lovely comments. It would mean a great deal to me if you could take a peek at my website blog. . – Orna. I added cashew nuts since its just something I always imagined to be in crunchies for some reason. Thank you so much for your feedback. They will harden as they cool. Make sure to sign up for my newsletters and follow me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube so you don’t miss anything. I have the ingredients, but need instructions on adding ingredients and baking degrees and , Hi Heather, I really hope you made the Crunchies and they gave you that warm taste of home! Help? Where about in Israel are you? Snap a pic and tag, Coffee break. The Lyle’s syrup makes it, I almost cried when I saw it in the International Aisle at the grocery store. Start checking after 20 minutes. Baking time. I hope you could help me out! Hi there. Your email address will not be published. I am baking them for a Women’s Club program about South Africa. These are delicious! I have just made a batch but I didn’t have any butter in the house and I don’t use margarine so I substituted oil instead – I used 180ml sunflower oil instead of the cup of butter (I googled the conversion.) YAY ORNA for bringing this awesome South African Recipe to my world! Loved your comment and I hope you don’t mind I posted it on my OrnaBakes Facebook page! Ooh…those look so yummy. It is pouring with rain here in Sydney, and the weather is starting to turn chilly with Winter on its way. Recipe instructions for your Traditional South African Oatmeal Cookie Bars. Just about to make crunchies Takes me back to my childhood. I am just about to put my batch in the oven and the family of teenaged boys cannot wait to taste them! Hi Ukesha, you should use regular oats – the quick cooking ones don’t hold up as well – plus they don’t have the same nutritious value Let me know how they turn out next time. xo Orna. bar, Comment I just love the simplicity of your recipes.. I cant find the actual recipe. Required fields are marked *, Dear Orna I will definitely do my bit Please do tag me, it would tickle me pink if you could mention Gourmonde as well, its my passion project, featuring modern design from fellow South Africans. You’re most welcome, Liam! Form the dough into small balls about the size of a quarter, or a little smaller. I use Pinterest as my recipe book. So you should come and see Eilat, developed and expanded much. And of course I go to his Hair Art and Science Academy for my locks too. My kids are anxious to try it. http://thekrazykitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/what-did-you-bake-this-montha-challenge.html. I would bet a zillion dollars I could not eat one! I made them with raisins and some with a mix of raisins and cranberries, I’m thinking in doing when with chocolate chips too. I have just tried this recipe with Lyles Butterscotch syrup. My family and colleagues are equally upset! Required fields are marked *, Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. Thank you. Orna. Me want cookie cookie sauce, me want cookie cookie sauce. I’m sure that’s due to the added sugar and moisture in my coconut. Part of the series: Easy Recipes. I’m excited to try something new. Very forgiving. Cut into 2-inch squares (you will have 6 x 8 rows with one skinny row of tasters) with a sharp, serrated knife–preferably with a round tip. Listen, I’m not a cook at all. Read more on the blog. Looking through other folks’replies, it seems you don’t reply either. We love to see your creations! In a small bowl, combine the bicarbonate of soda with 3 tablespoons of boiling … Cool completely and store in an airtight container for one week. One tip is to do step 4 before step 3 so the cooling can happen automatically instead of having to wait a while…, Now I’m off to see what other tasty recipes you have here…. I would love to have your oatmeal crunchie recipe. The flavour is perfect and is wonderful to enjoy with a cup of coffee. Please go have a read http://domesticatedlife84.com/2014/10/19/crunchies/. Mine are sometimes a little chewier in the middle (which I like), but I’m going to increase the bake time on the recipe to 25 – 35 minutes for those of you who like their crunch! When I found your recipe I was really excited and tried it out this passed weekend. Great recipe. I didn’t have any I hand so made some with honey as want some crunchies NOW but am saving recipe for later and will try a few more of yours. I’m afraid it’s the only way to make back some of the $$ we spend when giving out tons of information for free. I grew up in South Africa and haven’t been back for 10 years. Place the butter, coconut oil, sugar and honey in a saucepan. Baie life vir Jerusalem. I’ve never used sweetened coconut flakes, but you could try cutting the sugar in half and see how they turn out! Thank you so much for the recipe! Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat (make sure it does not bubble). Hi, I just wanted to add my bit. I’m happy you found me Michele! Add the oats, sun ower seeds, linseeds and poppy seeds and mix until coated in the coconut oil mixture. Nice website BTW Thanks for taking the time to write in… Best, Orna. please if possible could you email it to me to shanza123@gmail.com, Thank you for you sweet and kind way of asking for the recipe. INSTRUCTIONS Mix the oats, chopped nuts, coconut, cake flour, sugar and bicarbonate of soda together. Push down any edges that come up with your fingers or the spatula. I wish I had one right now! Hi Romny, I loved reading your message – I hope that you and your boys enjoyed eating the Crunchies! I had to substitute the coconut for shredded almonds but it was soooo good. And also, in regards to my Crunchies recipe. Stay tuned for a fun promo/Crunchies giveaway. I had a cup of flour and lots of oats to use up before Passover. Running to see your website blog! Thank you for this beautiful recipe. Mix all dry ingredients (except for seeds and other mix-ins) in a large bowl until very well combined.
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