Oreo Tiffin

I've been making 'Chocolate Tiffin' for quite a while now, and I decided that I would quite like to create a variation on this favourite.

After much thinking I came to the conclusion that it could be nothing other than 'Oreo Tiffin'. 

Tiffin, being one of the quickest things to make, does not require much effort or time...yet the results are somewhat fabulous! 

So let us embark into this mysterious world of tiffin!

Makes: 18 triangular pieces

Ingredients:

300g Oreo's

110g butter

2 tbsp golden syrup

2 tbsp caster sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

50g raisins

300g milk chocolate

30g white chocolate

Directions:

• Crush 200g of the Oreo's until they are extremely fine. (I use a food processor but you could use a potato masher)
• Break up the other 100g of the Oreo's so that they are in little chunks and add to finely crushed biscuits.

• Melt the butter, sugar and vanilla in a pan over a low heat, stirring continuously.
• Once melted add the raisins and stir.
• Add butter mixture to the Oreo's and mix until combined.
• Press down into an 8x8 inch tin.
• Melt milk chocolate in a glass bowl over a simmering pan of water.
• In a small microwave safe bowl put the white chocolate and as this is a much smaller quantity, I would melt it in the microwave, checking it every 20-25 seconds until smooth.
• Pour milk chocolate over biscuit base.
• Make a small piping bag from baking paper and fill it with the white chocolate.
• Pipe straight lines all the way across one direction of the tin.
• Drag a cocktail stick across the white chocolate lines to create an effective decorative look to the tiffin.

• Place in the fridge to set.
• Once set cut into 9 squares and then cut each square in half diagonally so you have 18 pieces of tiffin.
• Store in the fridge and Enjoy!

Quick and Easy Banana Milkshake

I absolutely love milkshake.

I therefore thought it would be a good idea for me to share my 'Quick and Easy Banana Milkshake'. 

It literally takes a minute to make this shake and the results are brilliant! 

This milkshake goes really nicely with some scotch pancakes topped with golden syrup and sliced banana.

Makes: 2 large or 4 small glasses of banana milkshake

Ingredients:

• 3 frozen bananas, halved and frozen the day before.
• 600ml milk
• 1 Tbsp of Golden Syrup

Directions:

• Put bananas, milk and golden syrup into a blender.
• Blitz the ingredients until they create a smooth consistency.
• Pour into glasses and Enjoy!

I think the milkshake is best if it is served when it is still really cold as this makes it seem like there is ice cream in it.

Scotch Pancakes

These simple pancakes can be made super quickly and make a great breakfast. I make a full batch and keep them in the fridge so that I can have them for breakfast for a couple of days. They will last up to 3 days if covered tightly with cling film and stored in the fridge.

Sliced banana topped pancakes drizzled with Golden Syrup is among my favourite toppings however I also love Nutella and banana on top of the scrummy little 'cakes!

I love the fact that when I make these you can tell they are not shop bought because every single one is uniquely misshapen! 

Makes: 12 Scotch Pancakes

Ingredients:

• 4oz Self Raising Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 and 1/2oz Caster Sugar
•  1 egg
• 4floz milk
• Oil

Directions:

• Mix the flour, baking powder and sugar in a bowl.
• Crack in the egg and mix together.
• Gradually pour in the milk, a little at a time, until you have a thick batter.
• Lightly oil a large frying pan and allow to become hot.
• Once the pan is very hot, turn down to a low heat and spoon three small separate discs of batter into the pan.

• When bubbles begin to appear on the tops of the pancakes turn them over and cook the other side.
• Continue to do this until all the batter is used.
• Finish off with a topping of your choice! Enjoy!

If you are keeping some in the fridge, you can reheat them in the microwave for 30 seconds to 1 minute.

Quick and Easy Oreo Milkshake (With a Subtle Banana Flavour)

If you've had a look around you may have seen my 'Quick and Easy Banana Milkshake'. This Oreo milkshake is near enough identical to it, the twist being, not to state the obvious...Oreo!

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I'm a big fan of the classic Oreo (I'm sure I'd be a fan of the other varieties but I'm afraid we don't have many in England!)  

I'd be looking around and saw that a few people had made their own cookies and cream milkshake using Oreo's, I thought to myself that I just had to try this simple variation on a normal milkshake.

Now I must admit that my milkshake will not be as indulgent as some of the other recipes you can find for this milkshake as they use cream as well. However this is about ease and convenience and unfortunately cream is not something you will always have in the fridge.

Makes: 2 large or 4 small glasses of milkshake

Ingredients:

• 3 frozen bananas, halved and frozen the day before.
• 600ml of milk
• 1 Tbsp of Golden Syrup
• 3-4 Oreo's
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract

Directions:

• Put bananas, Oreo's, milk, golden syrup and vanilla into a blender.
• Blitz the ingredients until they create a smooth consistency.
• Pour into glasses and Enjoy!

I've said to put the Oreo's into the blender however depending on how big you want the pieces of Oreo to be in your milkshake, you could just break them up by hand and then stir them into the milkshake at the end.