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- 200g/8oz crushed vegan digestive biscuits (Graham crackers)
- 100g/4oz dairy-free spread (not reduced/low fat)
- 2 tbsp soft brown sugar
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 4 tbsp golden syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (or your choice of coffee, peppermint, orange extract etc)
- 100g/4oz chopped dried fruit (I used raisins, glace cherries and apricots)
- 100g/4oz dairy-free chocolate, melted.
Put the spread, sugar, cocoa, and syrup in a bowl and melt on a low setting in the microwave. Stir well.
Add the flavouring, dried fruits and crushed biscuits.
Mix until all the biscuit crumbs are coated.
Pour into a greased square baking tin and press down well with the back of a spoon.
Melt the chocolate on a low setting in the microwave.
Pour over the biscuit base and spread over to cover.
Chill in the fridge.
Cut into squares when cold.
Keeps for up to a week in an airtight container.
Not suitable for freezing.
Alternatives: You can really use any plain biscuits in this recipe such as rich tea, shortbread, Nice etc or use a combination if you wish.
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Oh wow, excellent, thanks for this post! I'm allergic to eggs and intolerant to milk, and so always on the lookout for yummy recipes I can make and this is definitely going on my list! :-)
ReplyDeleteYum - so simple and so effective.
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ReplyDeleteBased on 10 servings, your lovely recipe comes up to 240 calories. (http://caloriesinformation.com/recipes/chocolate-tiffin).
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ReplyDeleteCalories info...that's really interesting, I thought they'd be worse than that!
Oh this looks good! I always presumed tiffin involved A LOT more chocolate, but I already have most of those ingredients. Reminds me of making chocolate fridge cake in Guides. :)
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ReplyDeleteJust wondering why you advise not to use reduce/low fat spread? I am trying to lose weight and wanted to make these as a treat and using low fat spread cuts the calorie/ fat content in half! I am going to make little balls and then drizzle/dip in choc, under 100 cals each
Hi Anon, low fat spread contains a higher percentage of water, so the tiffin won't set as well and may taste soggy. By all means try it, but they may collapse!
ReplyDeleteI'm such a sucker for chocolate, so I can't wait to try this out myself! :)
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy it!
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