One thing I look forward to every December is making up a batch of these chocolate ginger bites. They’ve become a really tasty festive tradition for me!
And they are really easy to make too.
Here’s what you’ll need:
- 300g ginger nut biscuits
- 300g plain chocolate
- 100g butter
- 100g golden syrup
And here’s what you do:
- Prepare a baking tin (20x30cm if you have one that size), by lining it with greaseproof paper/baking parchment.
- Crush the ginger nut biscuits. You can either put them all in a bag (make sure you can seal it well!) and then bash them with a rolling pin, or tip them in a bowl and break them up using something like the end of a rolling pin. Either way, you want to break them up into quite small pieces but there’s no need to be too fussy about it.
- Melt the chocolate, butter and golden syrup. I tend to just put all three ingredients in a pan, on the hob, and heat them gently while stirring. But you can also do it by putting the ingredients in a bowl over a pan of simmering water.
- Once the chocolate, butter and golden syrup are all melted and mixed together, take off the heat and stir in the crushed ginger nuts.
- Tip all the mixture into your tin and press it down with the back of a wooden spoon.
- Pop it in the fridge to set. Try to leave it for a couple of hours if you can, so it sets properly.
- Take out of the tin and cut into squares.
- Enjoy!
If you fancy taking a look I put together a (very) quick video for this recipe:
I really love these little treats with a cup of coffee, or for something sweet after dinner.
But I also think a little pile of them, wrapped up nicely, would make a lovely homemade present for someone!
These look delicious!! And lovely ideas as a pressie.
They really are so tasty! And in a way made even better by the fact that I only ever make them around Christmas! x
Yum, I love gingernuts – nice to see something without stem ginger in – I’m not a fan of that. #thelist
It’s a cold, wet and windy day here in New Zealand and I am heading to the kitchen to make some of these, Madeline. I’m going to parcel (the ones that make it!) up and give them as gifts. It’s supposed to be summer here but as the weather is rubbish I feel justified in making these yummy treats and – as I am on my own and Neil is out shooting – I get to lick the bowl!
Oh they sound so delicious and simple – I will totally be trying these!! I absolutely love the combination of chocolate and ginger xx #TheList
They really are so good! The chocolate and ginger work so well together! x