Remember, please reach out if you have any other questions or need further assistance. Happy baking! Other recipes you might like In a small saucepan over a low-medium heat (or in bowl in 10 second intervals in the microwave) melt together the butter (125g | 1/2 Cup + 1 tbsp) and golden syrup (1 tbsp) then set aside to cool.

The original, chocolate chip and gluten-free Hobnob biscuits are what you would call ‘accidentally vegan’. That means that although they are suitable for vegans, they were not intentionally made to be vegan-friendly. Are there any vegan chocolate Hobnobs?

Golden Syrup – This is a really key ingredient for both flavour and texture but I realise it’s not available everywhere in the world. Corn syrup is a good alternative if you can’t get it. Oats – Real hobnobs use a combination of jumbo oats and rolled oats. Either will work great on their own though.

In a small bowl, melt the butter and golden syrup together in the microwave in 10 second intervals. Set aside to cool. But a third aren’t put off if this happens as they’ll just continue drinking their tea despite the mush that gathers at the bottom. Only one in 10 would throw their brew away altogether should their biscuit break off and then make a fresh new cup. Flour – Self raising flour is best but if you don’t have any, you can use 125g of plain flour and 1.5 tsp of baking powder instead. The drink that Kate likes the most is tea dripped. It’s a sturdy, oat-based base dipped in golden syrup and coated in chocolate. Once dipped in chocolate, the biscuit does not become completely soggy and retains some bite. Because how hobnob biscuits are made has always been a mystery, Kate wanted to try it out. It is a type of chocolate biscuit made from hjorthornssal (a.k.a. Baker’s ammonia (rather than baking powder) is used instead. This method resulted in even lighter, crispier biscuits. Hobnobs is also a brand of British biscuits launched by McVities in 1985. They’re made from rolled and jumbo oats, and are marketed in some countries as a digestive biscuit.

Do Hobnobs Contain Milk?

An insane choice? Surely not? Well, you better believe it. Jammie Dodgers have been deprived of acclaim for far too long. Sure, they’re not as established as some of their biscuity counterparts. They didn’t burst onto the scene until a short 50 years ago, but they’ve made great headway in that time. Their salty shortbread mixed with root canal-inducing raspberry jam provides a legitimate party in your mouth with every bite, especially combined with a mandatory cup of tea. You feel satisfied after a Jammie Dodger. Not all biscuits truly sate your appetite like these beefy boys do. I've been a hobnob eater for years as well as a home cook/baker but for some reason never thought about making them. These are delicious. I subbed Lyle's golden syrup for honey since I'd seen several British recipes that used it. I reduced the amount of sugar by about 1/8th cup and added an extra pinch of salt. So good! My teenage son ate about 12 of them after dinner and I enjoyed mine with my morning cup of tea #anglophile. The company introduced the world to the biscuits by marketing them as “Hokkobs” in 1985. A digestive biscuit is made of rolled and jumbo oats, and it is marketed as such. Despite the fact that the original Hobnobs are vegan, there are no animal ingredients in them, only vegetable oil derived from palm fruit, which is highly controversial for its impact on the environment and animal lives. Palm oil has a bad reputation, which is due to its use in pollutive mono-crops that kill animals, and the fact that it is necessary for critical habitats (rain forests) to be bulldozed. Between 1999 and 2015, 100,000 Bornean orangutans died as a result of the demand for conventional palm oil. Use whatever chocolate you find palatable. Sometimes I will use 70/80% in my cooking and add a little extra sweetener like honey/agave/maple syrup. Dark chocolate is almost always dairy free unless it’s a cheap brand where they will add crappy fillers. My fave brands to eat and use in cooking are ( also allergy-friendly) Milk Chocolate [Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Dried Skimmed Milk, Dried Whey (Milk), Butter Oil (Milk), Vegetable Fats (Palm, Shea), Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin, E476), Natural Flavoring]