Weetabix barfi
No-cook wheat cereal barfi
No-cook barfi of wheat biscuit cereal, coconut and condensed milk
A quick no-cook barfi made from crushed wheat biscuit cereal and tea biscuits bound with butter and sweetened condensed milk, with coconut, nuts, nutmeg and saffron. It's chewy, sweet and easy enough for children to help with. Makes 40 pieces.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 20
Ingredients
- 4 ½ oz butter
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 8 oz wheat biscuit cerealsuch as Weetabix, crushed
- 4 ½ oz marie biscuits, crushed
- 3 ½ oz desiccated coconut
- 2 ⅞ oz mixed nuts, coarsely ground
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp saffron powder
To decorate
- 2 tbsp almond and pistachio flakes
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Melt 4 ½ oz butter and 1 tbsp ghee in a pan over a low heat. Pour in 14 oz sweetened condensed milk and stir until smooth.
4 minStep 2: Take off the heat, add 8 oz wheat biscuit cereal, 4 ½ oz marie biscuits, crushed, 3 ½ oz desiccated coconut, 2 ⅞ oz mixed nuts, coarsely ground, ½ tsp ground nutmeg and ½ tsp saffron powder and mix well.
Step 3: Spread and press the mixture firmly into a greased tray, about 2 cm thick.
Step 4: Decorate with 2 tbsp almond and pistachio flakes and press them in. Leave overnight, then cut into pieces.
480 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 300 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 33 g
- Fat
- 17 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does weetabix barfi take?
- About 20 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 5 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 20 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
- What can I use instead of ghee?
- Butter, same amount (keep the heat a little lower, butter burns sooner).
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