No Bake Millionaire Shortbread

I love caramel shortcake, or millionaire’s shortbread. But there’s no denying that the traditional recipe can be a faff to make. Baking the shortbread base, attempting to make caramel that’s just the right consistency from sweetened condensed milk, and then topping with chocolate. Hence this cheat’s, no bake millionaire shortbread tiffin.

Why bother with all the baking and caramel making when these millionaire shortbread bars taste every bit as good? They are also made in minutes. Simply melt the chocolate, stir in the shortbread biscuit and fudge pieces, add sprinkles, then refrigerate. Done.

I’ve gone for fudge rather than caramel for a couple of reasons. Firstly, some of the best millionaires shortbread I’ve tasted has a fudge rather than caramel topping. Also, I use Rolos in my honeycomb tiffin, so I wanted to make this one more different from that. The sprinkles I used are Dr Oetker Glamour and Sparkle.

The first time I made these millionaire bars I was impressed with how like caramel shortbread it tasted. As well as how little time it took to make in comparison. Why bake millionaire shortbread when there’s this easy shortcut? The best millionaire shortbread recipes is a quick one, in my book. Admittedly you don’t have the usual layering going on. Both neither do you have to make a biscuit base, then a caramel layer, then top it all with chocolate. This all-in-one easy caramel shortbread does away with all that.

There are just 4 ingredients in this millionaire tiffin – shortbread, fudge, chocolate and sprinkles. As the last is optional, this is really just a 3 ingredient cheat’s millionaire shortbread. Various recipes I’ve seen include all sorts things – coconut oil, almond flour, maple syrup, coconut flour, brown sugar, golden syrup and even peanut butter. Why weigh, mix, bake and stir all that when this version has that classic taste we all know and love?

No bake millionaire shortbread ingredients

• Chocolate, milk, dark or both, 400g
• Shortcake biscuits, 200g
• Fudge, 200g
• Sprinkles, to decorate

Equipment

• Rectangular or square ceramic dish
• Baking paper
• Mixing bowl
• Sharp knife
• Chopping board

How to make No Bake Millionaire Shortbread

• Line a rectangular or square ceramic dish with baking parchment paper. This will stop the finished quick millionaire shortbread from sticking, making it far easier to remove.
• Melt the chocolate. Break into squares first, then microwave in a large bowl for 30 seconds, then 20 or 10-second bursts until done, stirring each time.
• Allow the chocolate to cool to around room temperature while you chop the biscuits and fudge into small pieces.
• Stir in the shortcake and fudge pieces before the chocolate sets.
• Press the mixture into the lined tray and add some sprinkles (I used Dr Oetker ‘Glamour & Sparkle’ mix), then refrigerate to set.
• If you can, remove the tiffin from the fridge a while before cutting, so it can soften a little.

Related recipes:

• Biscoff fridge cake
• Nutty no bake slice
• ‘Drifter’ bar tiffin
• Malted rocky road
• ‘Crunchie’ slice

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