Coconut Chocolate Tiffin

Caption of Chocolate Tiffin. Image by Edward Daniel (c).

Edward Daniel If you want someone who loves chocolate to fall in love with you then this is the dessert to “die for” – I… Recipes Coconut Chocolate Tiffin European #

Serves: 16 Prep Time: 45 mins Cooking Time: 45 mins 45 mins

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 5.0/5

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Ingredients

For biscuit
400g “00” Italian zero doppio flour
200g vegetable shortening
1/2tsp salt
For chocolate covering
100g vegetable shortening
100g coconut oil
75g sugar
4tbs golden syrup
50g cocoa
50g desiccated coconut
50g raisins
Olive oil for baking tray
250g fine dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa)

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to gas mark 180 degrees Celsius.
Make the biscuit mixture by combining the flour with vegetable shortening and salt in a large mixing bowl. Use your hands to create a rough crumbly texture. Do not worry about having lumpy bits as this adds texture to the tiffin. Place on a large baking tray and cook in the oven for about 20 minutes. Set aside.
Make the chocolate covering melt the vegetable shortening and coconut oil in a pan. Add the sugar, golden syrup, cocoa and desiccated to mixture. Continuing stirring until the golden syrup have melted. Switch off the heat.
Add the raisins and biscuits to the mixture. Lightly combine, ensuring that the biscuits do not break.
Take a large baking tray. Lightly brush with olive oil and place baking paper.
Using a spatula, drip the chocolate tiffin into the baking tray. Leave to set aside.
Melt the chocolate in a glass bowl over hot water. Drizzle over the tiffin. Leave to one side for about a couple of hours.
Gently remove the baking paper with the tiffin and cut the tiffin into slices.
Place the tiffin in the fridge to set.
Serve cold.

Notes

By Edward Daniel, Vegan Chef and Former Chair of The Vegan Society. Contributor to Vegan Life Magazine, Plant Based Magazine, Vegan Food and Living Magazine and OK! Magazine. Speaker and cooking demonstrator at Vegan Life Life Festival London, Mind Body and Spirit Festival London, Veganes Sommerfest Berlin, and Bali Vegan Festival. Author of "Essence: The Beginner's Guide to Veganism".