"He made me do it"

[LadyMud]

Inspired by pwhole's comment on the Cave Snacks thread:
"Sadly dark chocolate Bountys seem to have been discontinued by Mars - tragedy, as I find the milk choc ones just too cloying. I'm already considering making my own."
. . . I've just made thirty (yes, 30) dark chocolate bounty bars! Unfortunately, I then remembered that no-one else here likes coconut. I've eaten two already, and whilst they are delicious, I'm not sure I fancy another 28.

So, what has UK Caving "made" you do?

 

[Pitlamp]

Take them to the next CNCC meeting; I’m sure they’ll find a good home! 😏

 

[LadyMud]

Well, by sheer co-incidence, an article has just appeared on a popular newspaper website about the discontinued "Bounty Dark".

(I won't name the newspaper, as I'm embarrassed to admit looking at it)

 

[tony from suffolk]

Inspired by pwhole's comment on the Cave Snacks thread:
"Sadly dark chocolate Bountys seem to have been discontinued by Mars - tragedy, as I find the milk choc ones just too cloying. I'm already considering making my own."
. . . I've just made thirty (yes, 30) dark chocolate bounty bars! Unfortunately, I then remembered that no-one else here likes coconut. I've eaten two already, and whilst they are delicious, I'm not sure I fancy another 28.

So, what has UK Caving "made" you do?

Cor, just reading this has made me spontaneously salivate. And I haven't eaten a Bounty of any description for donkey's years. Have you a recipe by any chance please Ms. LadyMud? I shall instruct Mrs Suffolk to make some of these immediately if not sooner.

 

[LadyMud]

Just three ingredients: condensed milk, dessicated coconut, and dark chocolate

Mix plenty of coconut into the condensed milk, to form a very thick paste. Shape into bars, and freeze.
Sometime later, melt the choc in a pyrex bowl over boiling water in a pan (aka "bain marie")
One at a time, drop a frozen bar into the melted choc. Then carefully lift out with a fork, and place on a tray to set.
(Use proper "eating" choc, not cooking choc, otherwise it'll melt on your hands.)

Enjoy! Well, enjoy the first couple . . . you'll probably be sick of them by the fifth or sixth

 

[emma7027]

Just three ingredients: condensed milk, dessicated coconut, and dark chocolate

Mix plenty of coconut into the condensed milk, to form a very thick paste. Shape into bars, and freeze.
Sometime later, melt the choc in a pyrex bowl over boiling water in a pan (aka "bain marie")
One at a time, drop a frozen bar into the melted choc. Then carefully lift out with a fork, and place on a tray to set.
(Use proper "eating" choc, not cooking choc, otherwise it'll melt on your hands.)

Enjoy! Well, enjoy the first couple . . . you'll probably be sick of them by the fifth or sixth

They sound fantastic LadyMud. I'll be giving them a go!

 

[ChrisJC]

Mmm, yeah. Almost one of my 5 a day!

Chris.

 

[pwhole]

Jeez, I thought I was maybe involved in some sort of media-driven sex scandal for a minute when I saw that strapline - what a relief.

Anyway, I have it on good authority (and it concurs with my only ham-fisted attempt decades ago), that shredded coconut is preferred to desiccated as it makes a less-dense product once mixed with the condensed milk - and that's what Mars used. I did a bit of searching on that and Morrison's do frozen shredded coconut:

https://groceries.morrisons.com/products/shana-shredded-coconut-308172011

I'm guessing luxury dark chocolate is still within budget, given how many you'd get out of it.

https://www.lindt.co.uk/lindt-cooking-70-chocolate-bar-200g

https://www.lindt.co.uk/lindt-cooking-51-dark-bar-200g

Right, I'm off to prowl the local bars.

 

[Tim Pickering]

If you want to really go for that taste of paradise, use sweetened condensed coconut milk. Yes. It's a thing.

 

[mikem]

& all because 39% of people surveyed voted to remove them from tubs of Celebrations. However, you can still get the protein powder:

 

[owd git]

Jeez, I thought I was maybe involved in some sort of media-driven sex scandal for a minute when I saw that strapline - what a relief.

Anyway, I have it on good authority (and it concurs with my only ham-fisted attempt decades ago), that shredded coconut is preferred to desiccated as it makes a less-dense product once mixed with the condensed milk - and that's what Mars used. I did a bit of searching on that and Morrison's do frozen shredded coconut:

https://groceries.morrisons.com/products/shana-shredded-coconut-308172011

I'm guessing luxury dark chocolate is still within budget, given how many you'd get out of it.

https://www.lindt.co.uk/lindt-cooking-70-chocolate-bar-200g

https://www.lindt.co.uk/lindt-cooking-51-dark-bar-200g

Right, I'm off to prowl the local bars.

look out Sheffield!! Phil is on the prowl! 😅

 

[pwhole]

I don't think I could cope with a protein powder version to be honest - the bite into a solid lump is half of the appeal to me. I think it might just make me feel sad at the limpness of the alternative.

Ironically I spent most of last night sorting through emails, phone calls and WhatsApp messages and didn't go out at all. Mind you, that's probably what you do most of the time in a sex scandal nowadays, so who knows??

 

[LadyMud]

"look out Sheffield!! Phil is on the prowl! 😅"

"Hello young lady, would you like a nibble on my fun-size Bounty Bar?"

 

[tony from suffolk]

I don't think I could cope with a protein powder version to be honest - the bite into a solid lump is half of the appeal to me.

You'd enjoy SWMBO's custard & gravy then…

 

[TheBitterEnd]

Sadly dark chocolate Bountys seem to have been discontinued by Mars

Wait, what? That's a shame, definitely gonna try making some

Mmm, yeah. Almost one of my 5 a day!

Almost one? Two are least surely, after all nothing in there is animal or mineral

 

[kay]

Wait, what? That's a shame, definitely gonna try making some


Almost one? Two are least surely, after all nothing in there is animal or mineral

Remember each one of the five a day has to be a 90g (approx 3 oz) portion. 6 oz of dark chocolate Bounty requires quite a strong stomach.

(Which reminds me of the old cartoon - man saying sympathetically to other man draped over the rail of a ship "weak stomach, old man?". The afflicted one replies indignantly "I can throw it as far as the next man!")

 

[kay]

You'd enjoy SWMBO's custard & gravy then…

After that, I imagine you'll be making your own Bounties and not "instructing Mrs Suffolk to make some of these immediately if not sooner."

 

[tony from suffolk]

After that, I imagine you'll be making your own Bounties and not "instructing Mrs Suffolk to make some of these immediately if not sooner."

I'm not afraid of her you know...OK, she may be a six-foot Scot who's bigger & younger than me, but she doesn't read this forum so no worries!

 

[TheBitterEnd]

6 oz of dark chocolate Bounty requires quite a strong stomach.

I'd be up for giving it a go

 

[wellyjen]

Had a go. Picked up evaporated milk by mistake, instead of condensed at the supermarket. Left my reading glasses at home! Really needed the extra sugar in condensed, so not totally successful, but batch 2 will be better. Also going to try freezing the coconut/milk in an ice cube tray for extra rectangularity, instead of amorphous lumpiness. Lindt 70% chocolate. Dessicated coconut seemed to rehydrate nicely.