Chocolate tiffin
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This is a nice easy recipe for tiffin made from digestive biscuits, quick and easy and no cooking!
- Prep Time 15 mins
- Difficulty Level Easy
Preparation
- Total Time 15 mins
- Preparation Time 15 mins
- 100g butter
- 25g soft brown sugar
- 3 tbsp cocoa
- 4 tbsp golden syrup
- 225g digestive biscuits, crushed
- 150g raisins
- 225g milk chocolate
For the topping
- 100g white chocolate (optional)
- Add the butter, sugar, cocoa and golden syrup to a bowl and either microwave or heat in a saucepan over a gentle heat on the hob for a couple of minutes until melted
- Add the crushed biscuits, raisins and any other dried fruit and mix well (crunch some of your biscuits finely and leave some in bigger chunks, this gives a really good texture)
- Next press into a 20cm square greased tin
- Melt 225g milk/plain chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of gently simmering water, pour on top and smooth over mixture
- Mark into squares and chill in fridge for an hour or so before cutting
- Optional: before cutting into squares, melt 100g white chocolate and drizzle over the top for an impressive finish
You will need
Square cake tin - This non-stick tin releases your food creations effortlessly and seamlessly – see more details here at Amazon.
Rolling pin - This rolling pin has rotating handles, making it very easy to roll out very smooth pastry. See more details here at Wilko.
Tips
This is a brilliant recipe for cooking with kids. Even young kids can help by crushing the biscuits (pop them in a freezer bag first for minimal mess). Older kids will love helping you weigh and measure the ingredients, and stir them all together.
When you pour your chocolate over the top (if using) when it's just started to set, mark it by lightly running a fork through it in lines to give a textured finish
Heating tips
When heating the butter/sugar/cocoa/syrup mixture, either pop in a microwave-safe dish and heat on high for 20 seconds at a time (stirring after each 20 seconds), until melted, OR pop it in a saucepan on a medium heat and keep stirring until it's all melted. This part is for adults only!
If you're going for the white chocolate drizzle, the best way to melt the chocolate is in a glass bowl over a saucepan of water. Bring the water to a simmer, and make sure the bottom of the bowl doesn't touch the water. Break the chocolate into squares, add it to the bowl, and stir until all the lumps are gone. Alternatively, you can heat it in the microwave for 20 seconds at a time, stirring in between, until it's melted.
Storage tips
The finished tiffin will keep in the fridge for up to five days. You can also freeze it for up to two months – defrost in the fridge overnight before eating.
Variations
The recipe above will make a classic, traditional tiffin, but there are really no rules as to what you can include in your own personal tiffin! This is one of those recipes that's really fun to experiment with again and again, adding different ingredients each time until you find your favourite combo.
You could even split the butter/sugar/cocoa/syrup mixture into separate bowls, and let everyone in the family add their own favourite ingredients; a perfect activity with the kids on a rainy weekend afternoon!
Here are some ideas to get you started...
- Use chopped dried fruits such as apricots, glace cherries, cranberries, coconut, nuts etc instead of raisins if preferred - a mixture of a couple of these is particularly nice
- Berries work really well, too; strawberries, raspberries, blackberries...
- Add some of your favourite sweets, such as jelly worms, fudge or strawberry laces
- Roughly chop up your favourite chocolate bar and add that into the mix, too!
- Experiment with different biscuits; ginger biscuits add a lovely warm flavour, while wafers provide a totally different texture.
- This tiffin recipe is great for using up any leftovers from Christmas or Easter such as plain chocolates, Christmas tree chocolates, biscuits such as biscotti, amaretti, or lebkuchen
If you really want to go all-out (perhaps as a way to keep the kids occupied), you could even make your own biscuits to go in your tiffin recipe. We recommend these super easy sweet biscuits – perfect for baking with kids and cooks in just 10-12 minutes.
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Reviews
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 8 ratingsRate this recipe
Polly L(45)
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
I love this! I make it kind of like a rocky road by adding marshmallows, too. Cereal like cornflakes works really well in there, too.
Guest
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Quick, easy and works every time. I only put in 3 tablespoonfuls of syrup, and it still worked. Works with any nuts, and really good with dried cherries! Thank you.
Guest
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Delicious and so easy! Win:win!
Guest
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Wonderful! :)
Guest
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
I've made this recipe so, so many times for my own family and sociable occasions. It's really simple, the kids enjoy making and eating it too.
emma h(637)
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Love this recipe for someone who likes no fuss cooking but still wants to impress it's great
Guest
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4
this is delicious and so easy!
Guest
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Delicious, yummy
Guest
i add marshmallows too! Also we like the dried fruit soaked in a little cheeky brandy or cherry brandy for a little treat...
Guest
This is absolutely delicious! Only discovered this recipe last week and have made it twice already!!!!
Guest
I have made many times since discovering the recipe on here. All ingredients are the supermarket basics but I always use Green & Blacks cocoa which makes it amazing. Everyone loves it. I tend to melt plain and milk chocolate and add a spoon of cocoa to pour on the top so that it doesn't become too sweet.
Guest
Have just made a second batch, this time I replaced the raisins with mini marshmallows! Ideal treat for my youngest son who has an egg allergy and so can't have any cakes. Now he doesn't feel he's missing out so much! :-)
Guest
This is a firm favourite in our house. We tend to vary the fruit we put in including dried apricots cranberries etc. We also tend not to put the chocolate on top either as it makes it too sweet.
Guest
delicious, we're fans in the Moon household but it is very moreish !!
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This is best without any fruit just biscuits and use dark chocolate! its the best cake in the world!!!
Guest
Made this this morning, didn't put the topping on as felt it unhealthy enough but it would help it keep together and make it easier to cut. I have put raisins and cherries in - it is scrummy and very easy!
Guest
just made this for the first time and I had all the ingrediants apart from digestives so used chocolate chip cookies instead :-)
Guest
All I can say is OMG..........choccy heaven! Havnt had this for years! My little boy was laughing at me making Mmmmm, oooooh yummmmm noises whilst eating it, lol x Oh he loved it too!
Guest
Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmy!!!!!! :D
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Any sugar will be fine to use
Guest
Have no brown sugar , can normal sugar be used or caster suger??
Guest
I made these yesterday and doubled up the recipe. Used sultanas and glacier cherries and dairy milk chocolate for the topping......they are gorgeous, i cant stop eating them. As they are very rich and quite sickly i have cut them into very small squares. Thanks for the recipe x
Guest
Made these for my daughter's 4th birthday party yesterday but don't think the little ones got a look in - the mums loved them too much! They are so easy to make which is a big plus in the stressful run-up to a party, you can make them a couple of days before if you keep them in the fridge. Seriously calorific but well worth being naughty for, can't recommend them highly enough!
Guest
sooo amazingly yet so naughty!!!
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Just made this is a gift for people at christmas but there is no way this is leaving this house!! Easy to do, delicious, delicious, delicious! I would need to double recipe next time though. I used a 20x10cm tin rather than a 20x20 but there is no way it would have filled one that size. And the 225g of chocolate only just covered it so will need more of that next time too. I made it with half raisins and half cherries, gorgeous. Enjoy!
Guest
its cocoa powder!
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ive got a question is the cocoa a powder or what xxx
lisa s(1149)
omg this is yummy!!! i put glace cherries in mine and a LITTLE bit less chocolate on top. a firm favorite in our house
Guest
Looks brilliant, I only like the Costa coffee Tiffin but adore it. I wonder if this will match up??
Guest
i made thesse for my brother i used hobnobs insted of the cookies in the repice he loved it
Guest
yummmmmmy me and my son have just made this with all ledft over easter choc and biscuits and baking stuff it was gorgeous ... not good on weightwatchers lol
Guest
MMMMM Yum Yum!!! it's soooo good but sooo naughty and very bad in your diet. Everyone can be naughty sometimes :) very easy to make and could not resist munching whilst making, don't think they will last long! Thank you so much whoever posted this recipe!
Guest
For an adult on version, I soaked the dried fruit for half an hour in brandy before adding to recipe. Very nice, if not a little naughty lol.
Guest
This is so easy and absolutely delicious, have already passed the recipe on to all my friends and family! yum yum!
Guest
This are seriously good - but very very bad! You have been warned....!
Guest
My Mum used to make this for me 20 years ago. Now i can make if for my family. gorgeous recipe. Try 100g of Muesli instead of the digestive biscuits for a slightly healthier take on this.
Guest
LUSH!!!!!!!!
Guest
What a perfect recipe for a busy mum looking to make something everyone will love but not make a big mess in the kitchen or bust a gut trying to impress! So so gorgeous! Thank you for posting this recipe.
Guest
DELICIOUS! AMAZING - SO QUICK AND EASY GREAT FUN TO MAKE
Guest
This was yummy!!!!! My children are always asking me to make it as a treat
Guest
This is gorgeous, very moreish and really easy to make... just be prepared to be fat!
Guest
If you want to make it really bad for you, but extra yummy throw a few handfuls of maltessers in too.
Guest
Really gorgeous! Easy to make and my 2 1/2 year old loved helping and enjoyed by all tonight.
Guest
Yum Yum Yum! I put in a mixture of sultanas, dried apricot, cried cranberries, flaked almonds and walnuts. I have just had to put the remainder in the freezer or else the whole thing would have been devoured this evening by my husband and I!
Guest
My friend made this for her childrens birthday party, she changed the recipe for vegans and used 70% chocolate it was soooo tasty, it didn,t last long and the kids really did enjoy it. Angela
Guest
this is gorgeus! i've tried making tiffin before with different recipes that complicated it and turned out nasty this one though, easy enough for the wee one to make and sooooooo tasty, i'll need bigger clothes soon!!!!!
Guest
I tried this recipe out with my two children. We were meant to be making it for my son't school bake sale but I think we ended up eating more than went. It was so easy and extremely yummy. I even took some to work and it was gone within seconds.
Guest
My mil made this for my niece who is allergic to eggs and so can not have regular choc cake, just 1 problem tho - she put in 25g of biscuit insted of 225g and wondered why it was so runny! Stil tasted lovely tho mite i add even when messed up!
Guest
Really easy and really tasty... probably really calorific but worth every mouthful ;)
Guest
This was absolutely delicious and my children said they'd like to eat it every day!
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