Easy-peasy decadence, that’s how I will describe this Easy Chocolate Tiffin recipe. This classic Scottish no-bake dessert needs only 2 main ingredients; chocolate and biscuits.
This chocolate fridge cake is filled with scrumptious ingredients that pack all their flavor in one big bite. Experience is not required to make this homemade treat; all you need really are your sweet tooth and your creativity.
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Easy Chocolate Tiffin Recipe
You don’t need to travel to Scotland to try this delectable fruity tiffin recipe. This tiffin chocolate bars are a pride of the Scots and is called by other names such as chocolate cement, chocolate concrete, and biscuit cake.
Chocolate Tiffin is a refrigerator cake which means that you don’t have to bake it. It’s made up of sweet cookies and chocolate and is famous for being the perfect dessert anyone can make. Kids will also love this recipe. This recipe is rich, decadent, and easy to pair with nuts, fruits, and berries of your choice.
Why Does This Recipe Work?
- This recipe is easy to make, you don’t need a lot of ingredients to start with. You can make it with the usual ingredients you have in your pantry
- You save a lot of time with this recipe. Thirty minutes is enough time to make this dessert.
- This recipe is kid friendly. The main ingredients of this recipe are chocolate and biscuits, a sure hit for kids. You can also make this dessert with your kids as a bonding activity
- It is freezer friendly and can be made ahead of time.
Ingredients
Digestive biscuits: It holds liquids very well and does not break its shape or crumble easily, making it a good base for your tiffin.
Butter: It is a staple in any ingredient for desserts. Aside from adding richness to the flavors of the recipe, it also adds structure to the final product.
Light brown sugar: It is another ingredient that is a must-have in any dessert. Light brown sugar adds a more subtle sweetness and moisture to desserts.
Golden syrup: This is a popular sweetener used in the United Kingdom. It is also called Treacle and looks like honey.
Cocoa Powder: It is mainly used to add a rich and deep flavor to chocolate-based desserts. Cocoa powders are bitter and help really bring out the sweetness of the chocolate mixture.
Raisins: They are basically, dried grapes. Raisins have that taste which is a mix of sour and sweet, that makes them the perfect toppings for chocolate-based desserts.
Chocolate, for the topping: melted chocolate adds another layer of decadence to this dessert.
How to Make Chocolate Tiffin – Step by Step
Preparation: Before you start, make sure to line a 20×20 cm baking pan with parchment paper.
For The Chocolate Tiffin
One: Put the biscuits in a Ziplock bag and beat with a rolling pin until crushed. You can also put them in a food processor so you can crush them easily.
Two: In a large saucepan, add butter, sugar, and golden syrup over medium heat and mix until the butter is melted.
Three: Turn off the heat, add the crushed biscuits, raisins, and cocoa and stir until incorporated well.
Four: Press the mixture into the pan. Make sure that there are no bubbles in the mixture. You can put a towel underneath the pan and give it a few good whacks on a counter to remove air packets.
Five: Put the mixture in the fridge for 20-30 minutes.
For The Topping
Seven: Pick your favorite chocolate and melt it in the microwave. To melt the chocolate in the microwave properly make sure that the inside of your microwave is dry.
Eight: Put the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and put it inside your microwave.
Nine: Heat the chocolate in 30-second intervals. Take the chocolate out and mix it. Reheat until all chocolate chunks are melted. The consistency of the chocolate must look like a ganache (creamy) and it should be looking glossy.
Ten: Take out the mixture from the freezer and pour your melted chocolate mixture on top. Put the chocolate and tiffin mixture back into the fridge until it becomes firm (at least 2 hours). Cut into squares for serving.
Top Tips!
- Make sure to melt the butter on medium heat to avoid burning it. Burnt butter will add bitterness to the taste of the recipe.
- When pouring the mixture onto your pan, use a spatula and press the mixture well to make an even layer.
- To make this treat more enjoyable, make sure to use chocolate that you or your family love. I recommend using milk chocolate for this recipe because it has that sweetness and richness to it that gives this recipe its decadence.
- You can add nuts to the recipe. If you’re a huge almond fan, I recommend that you toast the almonds. It enhances the sweetness of the chocolate and adds a nutty, earthy flavor to it.
Recipe Variations
- You can add other toppings to this dessert. Berries pair well with chocolate, or you can add chocolate shavings for extra sweetness. Also, nuts, and pumpkin seeds are a healthy and tasty addition to any recipe.
- You can make this recipe gluten-free by choosing any gluten-free biscuit as your base.
- If you don’t have digestive biscuits, you can crush graham crackers. You can also buy crushed Grahams in the grocery store.
- Lightly salted butter is okay to use for this recipe.
- If you don’t have golden syrup, you can use brown rice syrup or light corn syrup. Honey is a good choice as well.
Serving Suggestions
This Easy chocolate fridge cake recipe is best served after a meal as a dessert. Serve as a dessert after having pasta or chicken. You can also serve it with tea or coffee.
Storage
To Store: Tiffin is best stored in the fridge to avoid the chocolate from melting. When storing it in the fridge, put a paper towel at the bottom of the container so the chocolate won’t bloom.
Make Ahead of Time: To make the recipe ahead of time, you can make the Tiffin mixture the night before you plan to serve it. This will give enough time for the Chocolate Mixture to cool. All you must do next is to melt the chocolate and pour it into your firm mixture.
To freeze: You can also freeze this dessert but storing it in the fridge is already enough. Make sure to wrap the it well before storing it in the fridge.
Recipe FAQs
Yes, you can, but make sure that you’re doing it properly. You can use a double broiler to make it easier for you to melt the chocolate.
Technically you can. But the cocoa powder is bitter and dark chocolate is bitter as well. You might need to add more sweeteners to the recipe or pick chocolate that is only 70% dark.
If stored outside of the fridge, the chocolate tiffin is good for 3 to 5 days. If it’s in the fridge, a week is long enough but storing it in the freezer can make it last for 2 months.
Take the Chocolate Tiffin out of the fridge before serving it, and let it cool for a bit. Once you’re ready to serve it, heat your knife by running it through hot water. This will make it easy to cut the Chocolate Tiffin and avoid any chocolate sticking to your knife.
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Recipe
Easy Chocolate Tiffin
Ingredients
- 300 g Digestive biscuits
- 150 g butter
- 140 g light brown sugar
- 200 g golden syrup
- 25 g cocoa powder
- 125 g raisins or sultanas
For The Topping
- 200 g chocolate
Instructions
- Line 20×20 cm baking pan with parchment paper.
For The Chocolate Tiffin
- Put the biscuits in a ziplock bag and beat with a rolling pin until crushed.
- In a large saucepan, add butter, sugar, and honey over medium heat and mix until the butter is melted.
- Turn off the heat, add the crushed biscuits, raisins and cocoa and stir until incorporated.
- Press the mixture into the pan (Push it down firmly) and put it in the fridge for 20-30 minutes.
For The Topping
- Melt the chocolate in the microwave and then pour it over the tiffin, then put it back in the fridge until firm. Cut into squares.
Notes
- Make sure to melt the butter on medium heat to avoid burning it. Burnt butter will add bitterness to the taste of the recipe.
- When pouring the mixture onto your pan, use a spatula and press the mixture well to make an even layer.
- To make this treat more enjoyable, make sure to use chocolate that you or your family love. I recommend using milk chocolate for this recipe because it has that sweetness and richness to it that gives this recipe its decadence.
- You can add nuts to the recipe. If you’re a huge almond fan, I recommend that you toast the almonds. It enhances the sweetness of the chocolate and adds a nutty, earthy flavor to it.
Variations
- You can add other toppings to this dessert. Berries pair well with chocolate, or you can add chocolate shavings for extra sweetness. Also, nuts, and pumpkin seeds are a healthy and tasty addition to any recipe.
- You can make this recipe gluten-free by choosing any gluten-free biscuit as your base.
- If you don’t have digestive biscuits, you can crush graham crackers. You can also buy crushed Grahams in the grocery store.
- Lightly salted butter is okay to use for this recipe.
- If you don’t have golden syrup, you can use brown rice syrup or light corn syrup. Honey is a good choice as well.
Farah
Delicious and easy to make. I used dark chocolate!
Cico
Can I make this recipe with white chocolate?
Radwa
Yes, you can.