Easy Gluten Free Anzac Slice – Chewy & Delicious
Chewy and delicious gluten‑free ANZAC slice made with simple pantry ingredients. Easy one‑bowl recipe with classic ANZAC biscuit flavour, which is perfect for lunchboxes, afternoon tea, or weekend baking.
WHY YOU WILL LOVE THIS GLUTEN-FREE ANZAC SLICE
This gluten-free ANZAC slice is everything you love about the classic but made completely gluten‑free with simple pantry ingredients. It’s an easy one‑bowl recipe that comes together quickly, making it perfect for lunchboxes, afternoon tea, or weekend baking.
The texture is beautifully soft and chewy in the centre with crisp edges, just the way a good ANZAC slice should be. Whether you’re baking for the family or prepping snacks for the week, this gluten‑free version delivers the same comforting taste as the original, without any fuss. It’s reliable, delicious, and guaranteed to become a regular in your baking rotation.
INGREDIENTS YOU’LL NEED
Almond Meal – you can use almond meal or almond flour to make this Anzac Slice. If you see any clumps just make sure you break them up when you are mixing the dry ingredients together.
Coconut Oil – it does not matter if the coconut oil is liquid or solid as you will be warming it up, when you mix together the maple syrup
Maple Syrup – you could substitute another sweetener if you don’t have maple syrup, however I have not tried it. The key is to make sure it is mixed properly with the coconut oil.
HOW TO MAKE THIS ANZAC SLICE
1: Pre-heat oven. Pre-heat oven to 180 C | 355 F and lined a square baking tin with baking paper.
2: Prepare the wet ingredients. Warm the coconut oil and maple syrup in a small saucepan on low heat. Remove from the heat and whisk together. Then, whisk together the water and bi-carb soda in small bow. Then add to the maple syrup and coconut oil mixture and whisk to combine.
3: Prepare the dry ingredients. Add the almond meal, flaked almonds, shredded coconut and coconut sugar to a large mixing bowl and mix well to combine. Make sure you remove any clumps in the almond meal (if there are any).
4: Combine the wet and dry ingredients. Pour the liquid mixture in the mixing bowl with the dry ingredients and mix together really well.
5: Spoon the mixture into the baking pan. Add the Anzac mixture into the square baking pan and press down and smooth over with the back of a spoon or a wooden spoon.
6. Place into the oven and cook for 25-30 minutes or until golden. Allow to cool completely in tin before slicing.
SUBSTITUTIONS
To make this recipe nut free you can swap the nut products as per the below suggestions:
Almond meal – you can swap the almond meal with gluten free flour blend. I am a big fan of the gluten free flours at Nodo.
Flaked Almonds – you can swap these with wheat free/gluten free oats. Oats is part of the original recipe so if you have oats that you can eat, then you can definitely use them instead of the flaked almonds.
TIPS FOR THE BEST CHEWY ANZAC SLICE
- Don’t overbake it
The secret to that classic chewy centre is pulling the slice out while it’s still a little soft. It will firm up as it cools, so take it out as soon as the edges turn golden. - Press the mixture firmly into the tin
Use the back of a spoon or a flat spatula to compact the mixture before baking. This helps the slice hold together and gives you those clean, even pieces. - Let it cool completely before slicing
This is key. Cutting too early can cause crumbling, but once cooled, it slices beautifully into neat bars. - Adjust the texture if needed
If the mixture feels too dry before baking, add a teaspoon of water. If it feels too wet, add a little extra coconut.
FAQS
Store in an air-tight container (out of the fridge) for up to 5 days. You can also freeze for up to 12 months.
You could substitute with honey or rice malt syrup, however you need to make sure that the sweetener is mixed together well with the coconut oil.
Yes, you can! You won’t need to bake them for as long as you need to for the slice. I would recommend only cooking for approximately 15 minutes.
Looking for other baked desserts to make? Try these:
Gluten Free Raspberry Brownies
Flourless Orange and Almond cake
Chocolate Macadamia Fudge Brownies
Lastly, if you make this baked slice, then I would love to hear from you. You can either leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! If you do make this recipe, please tag me on Instagram! It really makes my day when I see your creations of my recipes.
Anzac Slice
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 cup almond meal
- 1 cup flaked almonds
- 1 cup organic shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/2 teaspoon bi-carb soda
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven. Preheat oven to 175 C / 347 F. Line square baking pan with baking paper
- Prepare wet ingredients. Melt the coconut oil and maple syrup in a saucepan over a low heat. Remove from the heat, whisk well to combine. Mix the bi-carb soda and water in a small bowl, then add to the coconut oil & syrup mixture, stirring thoroughly
- Prepare dry ingredients. Mix together the almond meal, flaked almonds, shredded coconut and coconut sugar in a large mixing bowl.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients. Pour the liquid mixture into the mixing bowl with the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
- Spoon the mixture into the baking pan. Spoon the mixture in square baking pan and press down and smooth over with the back of the spoon or a wooden spoon.
- Bake. Place into the oven on a middle rack and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden. Allow to cool completely before cutting into squares to serve.
- Storage. Store in an air-tight container for up to 5 days.
This slice is delicious! I made two and did half flaked almonds and half gluten-free oats – tastes so good! The whole family loved it.
I made this a few weeks ago for my family and we really enjoyed it 🙂
I will make it again for a busy bee I’ll be attending this weekend and I’m sure it will be smiles all round 🙂
Thank you for a great recipe!
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If I’m already adding Maple syrup can I leave out the coconut sugar for my diabetic husband? Ta
The coconut sugar is a direct swap for brown sugar, however I think that would still work ok. I have not tested it though.
Hi Vanessa, can you sub the flaked almonds for gf oats? Thanks
Hi Sonia, yes that should be fine. I am going to test that out today also, but the almonds is pretty much a direct swap for the oats, so should be absolutely fine.
very good