Tag: no bake

Mint Aero Bars

Aero Bar on a Bee Happy Heart

Deliciously minty treats that are really easy to make

Ingredients

I packet Digestive Biscuits 400g

I tin Condensed Milk 397g

1 bag Mint Aero Balls 92g

I bar white chocolate 150g

Chocolate to decorate

Method

Turn the digestive biscuits into crumbs using food processor or rolling pin, place in mixing bowl

Chop the mint aero balls and add to mixing bowl

Stir in the condensed milk until everything is thoroughly combined

Line a baking tray, Swiss roll tin with greaseproof paper

Tip contents of mixing bowl onto lined baking tray and spread evenly

To compact the mix, place a piece of greaseproof paper or baking parchment over the mixture and roll will rolling pin to get a flat, even surface

Roll over mixture to compact & even the surface

Melt the white chocolate and pour over the mix, spreading evenly with the back of a spoon

Chop some chocolate to decorate, I used mint aero, and sprinkle over top

Mint Aero Slab ready to chill in Fridge

Allow to cool then refrigerate overnight before cutting into bars

Store in an airtight tin

Mint Aero Bar

Updating Fifteens to Packets!

Fifteens

Back in the days of black and white TV’s, when I was a child and Dinosaurs possibly still wandered the earth, tins of condensed milk were much smaller and fifteens got the name because you used fifteen of everything plus a small tin of condensed milk. So today I decided just to use packets!

To create these little luxury home bakes, as a nod to the cost of living crisis I used own brand and budget brand ingredients. They honestly taste just fine. My friend Jane swears there’s less calories in the cheaper ones too, so every ones a winner!

Budget Brands

Ingredients

1 Packet (400g) Digestive Biscuits

1 tub (200g) Glacé Cherries

1 bag (100g) Mini Marshmallows

I tin 397g Condensed Milk

Coconut to sprinkle

Method

Crush the biscuits to fine crumbs using a food processor or rolling pin and place in a large mixing bowl

If cherries aren’t already sliced or chopped, slice them into about quarters. There’s no need to rinse off any syrup. Add to the mixing bowl and stir through

Add packet off mini marshmallows to the bowl and mix them through

Tip the entire tin of condensed milk into the bowl and mix thoroughly to combine everything together. You are aiming for a slightly sticky mix with no loose crumbs

Place a length of kitchen foil, approx 50cm, on a clean worktop, sprinkle with coconut

Place mix onto the kitchen foil and form into a log shape. There’s quite a lot of mix so you might need to do this in sections, sprinkle more coconut over the top and sides then wrap the tinfoil around the log and chill.

If you are struggling to get the log shape you can line a cake tin or roasting dish with tinfoil, sprinkle with coconut and press the mix into that. Sprinkle more coconut over the top before chilling

Once the mix has firmed up in the fridge, simply slice and enjoy