How to make chocolate tiffin

Make Chocolate Tiffin

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First, crush you biscuits. You want some chunky but most very fine. You can't see the fine ones here because crumbs fall to the bottom.

First, crush you biscuits. You want some chunky but most very fine. You can't see the fine ones here because crumbs fall to the bottom.

Melt together the glucose/honey/syrup. Use a low heat so the chocolate doesn't burn.

Melt together the glucose/honey/syrup. Use a low heat so the chocolate doesn't burn.

Add optional extras to the biscuits whilst the chocolate mix melts. I've used meringue and cookies. You could use nuts, dried fruit, choc chips, anything really.

Add optional extras to the biscuits whilst the chocolate mix melts. I've used meringue and cookies. You could use nuts, dried fruit, choc chips, anything really.

Here's the melted chocolate mix.

Here's the melted chocolate mix.

Pour it on to the biscuits, and mix aggressively to ensure all parts have a chocolate coating.

Pour it on to the biscuits, and mix aggressively to ensure all parts have a chocolate coating.

Put it into a lined tin. I use a potato masher to pack the biscuit in tight, but as long as it is packed in, it's fine.

Put it into a lined tin. I use a potato masher to pack the biscuit in tight, but as long as it is packed in, it's fine.

There should be very few gaps.

There should be very few gaps.

Mix the glucose/honey/syrup with the sugar and water.

Mix the glucose/honey/syrup with the sugar and water.

It looks strange, but it does work. Once it gets to this point, do not touch it.

It looks strange, but it does work. Once it gets to this point, do not touch it.

Her the cream slowly.

Her the cream slowly.

The sugar/syrup now looks like this, approx 3 mins later. It's not quite ready.

The sugar/syrup now looks like this, approx 3 mins later. It's not quite ready.

This is now ready. If you use glucose or honey, it will be darker, more golden brown. You want the bubbles only around the edge.

This is now ready. If you use glucose or honey, it will be darker, more golden brown. You want the bubbles only around the edge.

Mix in 1/3 of the cream. Careful, as the caramel may spit.

Mix in 1/3 of the cream. Careful, as the caramel may spit.

Then add the rest of the cream.

Then add the rest of the cream.

Now add butter and a pinch of salt.

Now add butter and a pinch of salt.

Leave it to cool.

Leave it to cool.

Pour the caramel over the base. Then set it in the fridge.

Pour the caramel over the base. Then set it in the fridge.

And you're done.

And you're done.

Mine has been super rushed, so sone properly it can be much nicer looking.

  • 200.0g Biscuits or cookies
  • 125.0g Unsalted butter
  • 75.0g Golden syrup
  • 75.0g Dark chocolate
  • 100.0g Optional extras (or more biscuits)
  • 1.0Tbsp Liquid glucose or runny honey
  • 100.0g Caster sugar
  • 150.0ml Double cream
  • 25.0g Salted butter (or unsalted with a pinch of salt)
  • 100.0g Melted chocolate (dark preferably)