Chocolate cracknell

[angry2008]

Can anyone remember eating this at school?? We used to have it with mint cutard... I've tried to make it myself guessing the ingredients but it doesn't work.. will someone please help!! I need this recipe

[lorri24601]

i have the recipe for both the cracknel and mint custard, bear with me as i don`t type quickly lol, but will put them here for you as soon as i can lol

[angry2008]

thank you so much.... I've tried looking on search engines but none of the sites work they're that old... I'm really grateful thank you so much

[lorri24601]

Chocolate cracknel

200grm golden syrup
75grms dried milk powder
75grm puffed wheat
25grms cocoa
120grms butter or margarine

1.Melt the butter/margarine and golden syrup together in a large pan, remove from heat.
2.Sieve together the cocoa and dried milk powder.
3.Whisk the milk and cocoa into the saucepan containing the butter and syrup.
4. Once mixed thoroughly return to the heat and cook gently for 20 mins, stirring often to prevent the mixture from catching on the bottom of the pan.
5. Place the puffed wheat in a large bowl and add the chocolate coating.Stir until all the puffed wheat is sticky and chocolaty.Press into a tin,cut into squares and leave to set.


mint custard

300mls milk
20grms cornflour
2 tbsp caster sugar
peppermint extract
green food colouring (optional)

1.Measure 300mls milk into a jug
2.In a small bowl mix together the sugar and cornflour and several tablespoons of the milk to make a smooth paste.
3.Place the milk in a pan and add the cornflour and sugar paste.Stir well to combine and slowly bring to the boil stirring all the time.
4.As the mixture thickens add the peppermint extract to taste.If using add the food colouring.

Enjoy :-)

[lorri24601]

Let me know how it comes out, i bought a book with old school recipes in it, not made any myself yet,but half expect in my case the memories to be better than the results lol