This award winning cornflake honey slice is the best thing you could make with cornflakes! It tastes like honey joys, but in slice form, and is much easier than making individual honey joys. Perfect for freezing and popping in lunchboxes. You can't past this Cornflake Slice for delicious baking that takes no effort that kids love.

Why you're going to love this slice
Lunchbox treats that are quick and easy to make are kind of my thing. Nobody wants to spend ages working on snacks for the lunchbox. You should have everything you need for this slice in your cupboard and fridge, so you might even be ready to go.
Here's why you're going to love this slice:
- quick and easy to make
- staple, basic ingredients from your pantry and fridge
- sweet and delicious
- freezer friendly
- crunchy, sticky and chewy
- kid favourite
- like honey joys but in slice form
- golden caramel colour
- perfect for when you kids decide they no longer eat certain breakfast cereals
What goes into the recipe
don't forget to scroll to the recipe card for quantities and full method
- cornflakes- choose gluten-free corn flakes if you want this slice to be gluten free
- desiccated coocnut- helps to make everything stick together
- rolled oats- you can switch for quinoa flakes if you are gluten free
- cinnamon- works really well to add extra sweetness
- butter- I choose unsalted butter, this recipe will also work with coconut oil or copha as a substitution for the butter
- honey
- brown sugar- this is a recent addition to the recipe and is optional
How to make this recipe
- Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl.
- Heat the butter, honey and brown sugar together in a small pan over medium-low heat, stir, until melted and bubbling.
- Add mixture to the dry ingredients. Mix well with a spatula.
- Press mixture into a lined slice pan and bake for 20 minutes.
- Cool completely (fridge for 2 hours) before slicing into bars or small pieces with a sharp knife.
Expert Tips and FAQs
This slice MUST be completely cold before slicing. I refrigerate it for at least 2 hours before cutting. This allows the butter to seize and it helps to keep the slice together. For this purpose it is best stored in the fridge.
Either slice up and pop in the fridge for the week ahead, or freeze in portions ready for lunchboxes. To do that: freeze until completely solid on a baking tray before transferring to a container or a ziplock bag. It will defrost easily in the lunchbox if you put it in frozen in the morning, even with an ice pack. You can use parchment or baking paper between layers in the fridge.
"Just wanted you to know that your Cornflake Honey Slice took the Blue Ribbon in today's Iowa State Fair "Foods Made With Honey" Honey Bar class contest. The "Lamington Tin" had me going only to find out today that a Lamington Tin is a 9 x 13 x 2 baking pan. I ended up using a 8 inch by 8 inch by 2 inch baking pan and baked for 25 minutes. They came out nicely "chewey" but I had to freeze them to sharply cut them with a serrated knife. Judge raved over the flavor and texture. Not bad for the first time I made your Cornflake Honey Slice recipe. Thanks - Ron Marr, Waukee (Des Moines), Iowa "
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Cornflake Slice Recipe
Ingredients
- 55 grams cornflakes
- 125 grams rolled oats
- 115 grams desiccated coconut
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 125 grams butter
- 175 grams honey
- 50 grams brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius. (355F), 200 conventional.
- Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl.55 grams cornflakes, 115 grams desiccated coconut, ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- Melt together the butter and honey and sugar.125 grams butter, 175 grams honey, 50 grams brown sugar
- Pour over the dry ingredients and mix well to combine.
- Press into a lined lamington tin and bake at 180 degrees celsius for 15-20 minutes
- Remove from the oven and cool completely.
- Refrigerate before cutting until cold. The butter needs to seize to keep the slice together, or it will fall apart during cutting.
- Cut through the middle and then into 20 bars.
- Store in the fridge.
Notes
Recipe video
Nutritional Information
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Andrea says
Crumbled apart. I would say it needs a lot more honey and butter than the recipe suggests
Kylie says
Actually no it doesn't it work just as it is, you do however need it to set completely in the fridge before cutting.
Mel says
Totally fell apart as soon as it was taken from the pan! The crumbled mess tasted good though…
Kylie says
OH NO! I've never had this happen, do you want to trouble shoot? I make it regularly and haven't had it fall apart.