SERC students serve up delicious ways to cut waste

We’re excited to be working with talented catering students from South Eastern Regional College (SERC) to create a fantastic recipe book filled with tasty, affordable meals designed to help you reduce food waste and save money.

We anticipate the recipe book will be published later this year, so keep an eye on our socials for updates. In the meantime, here’s a little taste of what’s to come — enjoy!

Chocolate Tiffin Squares recipe

Transform your leftover Easter egg chocolate into these quick and easy treats!

Ingredients

• 150g butter or margarine cubed, plus extra for the tray
• 3 tbsp caster sugar
• 3 tbsp golden syrup
• 6 tsp cocoa powder
• 225g digestive biscuits or similar (crushed)
• 100g cherries or raisins (chopped if large)
• 220g chocolate

Method

1. Grease and line a 15-20cm baking tray with parchment paper, leaving some overhang to make it easier to lift the treats out later.
2. In a large saucepan, melt the butter or margarine, sugar, syrup, and cocoa. Stir in the crushed biscuits and cherries or raisins until they are well mixed.
3. Pour the mixture into the prepared tray and press down firmly, then smooth the top with the back of a spoon. 
4. Microwave the chocolate in short 20 second bursts, stirring frequently, until melted. 
5. Pour the melted chocolate over the mixture in the tin, spreading it evenly with a spatula or spoon.
6. Place the tray into the fridge to chill for at least 2 hours, or until the topping is set.
7. Once set, use the parchment paper to lift the traybake out of the tin.  Cut into squares and serve.