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Chocolate tiffin

This easy no bake treat is a delicious mix of chocolate, crunch, and little juicy bites of raisin. A great option for lunch boxes, bake sales and more.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
cooling time (min)
1 hr
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 16 squares,
Calories: 227 kcal
Course: Snacks
Cuisine: British , Scottish

Ingredients

  • 8 ½ oz digestive biscuits or can use graham crackers, see notes
  • 4 oz unsalted butter (4oz is 1 stick)
  • ¼ cup golden syrup
  • 2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ cup raisins
To top
  • ⅔ cup milk chocolate chips
  • ⅔ cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

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  1. Prepare a 9 x 9in (23 x 23cm) or 8 x 8in (20 x 20cm) baking tin by lining it with parchment paper - it's usually best to fold or cut the corners and gently rub the tin with butter to help the paper stick in place better. Set aside.
  2. Place the digestive biscuits/ plain cookies (eg graham crackers) in a large freezer bag, press out the air and seal. Use a rolling pin or eg mallet to crush the biscuits/cookies into small pieces. You want them to be fairly small, but not all just crumbs. A few slightly larger chunk in there is fine, just not too big. Turn over the bag and crush from the other side as likely some larger pieces fell to the other side.
  3. Place the butter, golden syrup and cocoa powder in a pot/pan and warm over a medium-low heat to melt the butter and dissolve everything into each other. Stir now and then so that everything mixes together. Remove from the heat.
  4. Add the crushed biscuits/cookies and raisins to the melter butter-syrup mixture and mix in well so everything is well incorporated and mixed. If needed, break up any pieces of biscuit that seem too big.
  5. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and press the mixture out into the corners and flatten the top relatively smooth.
  6. Place both types of chocolate in a heatproof bowl and either place in the microwave in intervals of around 30-40 seconds, stir, then re-warm as needed until the chocolate is almost melted. Stir to melt the last pieces in the warmth of the chocolate. Alternatively, place the bowl over a pot of gently simmering water so that the water reaches part way up the side of the bowl but doesn't overflow into the bowl (or use a bain Marie) and warm to melt the chocolate.
  7. Pour the melted chocolate over the mixture in the tin and spread it out to cover the top. Make sure you spread right to the edges and corners and try to make the top relatively smooth, though it doesn't need to be perfect.
  8. Place the tin in the fridge to chill and let the chocolate firm up for at least an hour, or longer as time allows.
  9. To cut into pieces, lift the whole piece of parchment with the whole chunk of tiffin onto a chopping board. Either leave to sit out around 5 minutes at room temperature or warm your knife by dipping in boiling water to help cut through the chocolate layer in particular without cracking. You can cut in smaller/larger pieces as suits your needs. Store in a sealed container in the fridge until needed.

Notes

  • While this is probably more typically made with digestive biscuits, other plain biscuits/cookies can be used instead eg rich tea biscuits are sometimes used in UK, you could substitute graham crackers in US (as I used here) and other similar eg Marie biscuits/cookies.

Nutrition Information

Calories 227kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 29g (10%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 12g (18%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 2g Trans Fat 0.2g Cholesterol 15mg (5%) Sodium 88mg (4%) Potassium 145mg (4%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 15g (30%) Vitamin A 178IU (4%) Vitamin C 0.3mg (0%) Calcium 44mg (4%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 16squares,

Amount Per Serving

Calories 227

% Daily Value*

Calories 227kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 29g 10%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 12g 18%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 2g 10%
Trans Fat 0.2g 10%
Cholesterol 15mg 5%
Sodium 88mg 4%
Potassium 145mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 15g 30%
Vitamin A 178IU 4%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Calcium 44mg 4%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.