Easy No-Bake Mint Aero Traybake Recipe - Scottish Scran (2024)

Mint Aero Traybake make seem like a strange choice for a website about Scottish Food, but there’s a reason behind it, we promise!

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Cafes across Scotland, or at least many of the ones we frequent, have a similar range of traybakes on offer.

Alongside the usual Brownies and Millionaire Shortbread you’ll find Chocolate Tiffin, Mars Bar Slice, and… Mint Aero Slice! There’s just something really delicious about the combination of mint and chocolate.

We already have a Mint Aero Cheesecake recipe that’s really popular and we figured it was about time that we made the traybake to go alongside it. So here we are!

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You can use either the classic bar of Mint Aero or Mint Aero Bubbles, if they’re available to you.

We love how the Bubbles look in the slice and find them easier to use, but know they’re not available to all.

Things you’ll need to make Mint Aero Traybake

  • Microwave safe bowl/jug for melting chocolate
  • Rolling pin for breaking up the chocolate
  • 8”x8″cm baking tin (20cmx20cm)
  • Large Saucepan
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Ingredients for Mint Aero Traybake

For the traybake

  • 100g unsalted butter (1/3 cup + 2 tbsp)
  • 100g golden syrup (1/3 cup)
  • 200g digestive biscuits (1 2/3 cups)
  • 150g dark chocolate (¾ cup + 1 tbsp)
  • 150g milk chocolate (¾ cup + 1 tbsp)
  • 125g/4.4oz Mint Aero Bubbles

For the topping

  • 175g milk chocolate (1 cup)
  • 175g white chocolate (1 cup)
  • A few drops of green food colouring
  • 125g/4.4oz Mint Aero Bubbles
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Mint Aero Bar or Bubbles?

You can use either the traditional Mint Aero Bar or Mint Aero Bubbles for the traybake, whichever is easier for you.

The Bubbles are easier to push into the slice (which you need to do as it cools so the chocolate doesn’t melt!) but you can also break up the bar and do that instead.

For the decoration, you can crush up a bar into large chunks and use that also.

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How to make Mint Aero Traybake – Step by Step Method

Yield: 16 squares
Prep time: 25 minutes
Cooling time: 35 minutes + 2 hours

Grease and line an 8×8” square baking tin with baking paper.

Place the digestive biscuits in a ziplock bag and break them down into crumbs by bashing them with a rolling pin. You can leave a few larger chunks if preferred.

Add the butter and golden syrup to a large saucepan. Place over a low-medium heat, stirring frequently until the butter has completely melted.

Place the dark chocolate and milk chocolate into a bowl and melt in the microwave in 30-second bursts, stirring in between.

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Pour the melted chocolate into the saucepan with the butter/syrup mixture and stir well to combine.

Add the crushed digestive biscuits and stir again.

Transfer the mixture into your prepared tin, smoothing in down into a compact even layer with the back of a spoon. Set this aside to cool for 30 minutes.

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Once the traybake has cooled a little, press the Aero Bubbles all the way into the biscuit layer before smoothing over the top again with the back of a spoon.

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To make the topping, add the milk chocolate to one bowl and the white chocolate to another. Melt both in the microwave in 30-second bursts.

Add a few drops of green food colouring to the white chocolate and stir well.

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Place alternating spoonfuls of the milk chocolate and white chocolate all over the traybake.

Then take a skewer or cocktail stick and move it in a swirling motion all over the chocolate to create a marbled effect.

Put the traybake in the fridge for about 5 minutes so the chocolate can firm up slightly. Then place the remaining Aero Bubbles on top.

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Refrigerate for 2 hours before slicing.

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Can you make a milk chocolate Aero Slice?

Of course! You can substitute any Aero chocolate for the Mint Aero if you’d prefer. There are also Aero Bubbles Milk Chocolate Bubbles, or Aero Minis. Use whatever you like!

The thing about the mint is that it helps to cut through the chocolate flavour and make it less sweet, but if you like sweet then go ahead!

How do you make it taste mintier?

If you want an even mintier taste to your Mint Aero Traybake recipe then add a teaspoon of mint essence to the chocolate and digestive biscuits mixture.

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Topping Variations

Feel free to omit the white chocolate and green food colouring from the topping and just use all milk chocolate for simplicity, and top with Mint Aero Bubbles or crushed Mint Aero chocolate.

You could even go the opposite way and use all white chocolate for the topping! Have fun with the recipe and make it your own.

How long does Mint Aero Slice keep?

Mint Aero Traybake will last up to 2 weeks in an airtight container in the refrigerator. But we doubt it will really be around that long!

Sonja and Phil x

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Other Popular Traybake Recipes

  • Mars Bar Slice
  • Sticky Toffee Pudding Traybake
  • Chocolate Tiffin
  • Old School Cake
  • Almond Slice
  • Millionaires Shortbread
  • Fruity Flapjacks
  • Jam Flapjacks
  • Kinder Bueno Brownie

Yield: 16

Easy No-Bake Mint Aero Traybake Recipe

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Mint Aero Traybake is a delicious combination of mint and chocolate, and a super-easy no-bake slice to make! You can use either a Mint Aero bar or Mint Aero Bubbles, whichever you prefer. Either way, we think you'll love this easy treat!

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cooling Time 35 minutes

Additional Setting Time 2 hours

Total Time 3 hours

Ingredients

For the traybake

  • 100g unsalted butter (1/3 cup + 2 tbsp)
  • 100g golden syrup (1/3 cup)
  • 200g digestive biscuits (1 2/3 cups)
  • 150g dark chocolate (¾ cup + 1 tbsp)
  • 150g milk chocolate (¾ cup + 1 tbsp)
  • 125g/4.4oz Mint Aero Bubbles

For the topping

  • 175g milk chocolate (1 cup)
  • 175g white chocolate (1 cup)
  • A few drops of green food colouring
  • 125g/4.4oz Mint Aero Bubbles

Instructions

  1. Grease and line an 8x8” square baking tin with baking paper.
  2. Place the digestive biscuits in a ziplock bag and break them down into crumbs by bashing them with a rolling pin. You can leave a few larger chunks if preferred.
  3. Add the butter and golden syrup to a large saucepan. Place over a low-medium heat, stirring frequently until the butter has completely melted.
  4. Place the dark chocolate and milk chocolate into a bowl and melt in the microwave in 30 second bursts, stirring in between.
  5. Pour the melted chocolate into the saucepan with the butter/syrup mixture and stir well to combine.
  6. Add the crushed digestive biscuits and stir again.
  7. Transfer the mixture into your prepared tin, smoothing in down into a compact even layer with the back of a spoon. Set this aside to cool for 30 minutes.
  8. Once the traybake has cooled a little, press the Aero Bubbles all the way into the biscuit layer before smoothing over the top again with the back of a spoon.
  9. To make the topping, add the milk chocolate to one bowl and the white chocolate to another. Melt both in the microwave in 30 second bursts.
  10. Add the few drops of green food colouring to the white chocolate and stir well.
  11. Place alternating spoonfuls of the milk chocolate and white chocolate all over the traybake.
  12. Then take a skewer or cocktail stick and move it in a swirling motion all over the chocolate to create a marbled effect.
  13. Put the traybake in the fridge for about 5 minutes so the chocolate can firm up slightly. Then place the remaining Aero Bubbles on top.
  14. Refrigerate for 2 hours before slicing.

Notes

Mint Aero Bar or Bubbles?

You can use either the traditional Mint Aero Bar or Mint Aero Bubbles for the traybake, whichever is easier for you. The Bubbles are easier to push into the slice (which you need to do as it cools so the chocolate doesn’t melt!) but you can also break up the bar and do that instead.

Want it even mintier?

Add a teaspoon of mint essence to the chocolate and digestive biscuits mixture.

Variations

Try using Milk Chocolate Aero instead!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

16

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 403Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 72mgCarbohydrates: 52gFiber: 2gSugar: 39gProtein: 3g

Easy No-Bake Mint Aero Traybake Recipe - Scottish Scran (2024)

FAQs

Who made Mint Aero? ›

Aero has been manufactured by Nestlé since 1988, after a takeover of Rowntree's. Known for its unique "bubbly" texture that collapses as the bar melts, it is available in many different flavours, and various forms including Aero Bubbles and Aero Biscuits.

How many calories are in a mint aero chocolate bar? ›

145kcal

What is the green stuff in mint Aero? ›

What is the green stuff in Mint Aero? The green stuff in Mint Aero is aerated chocolate that has been dyed green.

Why is Aero called Aero? ›

1935 saw the launch of Rowntree's “new chocolate”, AERO, aerated milk chocolate in a milk chocolate shell.

What is in the middle of mint Aero? ›

With a smooth milk chocolate shell and a light, bubbly peppermint centre, Aero® Peppermint is refreshingly minty. Make treat time mintier with our bubbly mint chocolate - pick up a Peppermint Aero®. Our famously bubbly chocolate is ideal for 'me' time, when it's time for a treat at work or in the evening.

What are the six flavours of aero? ›

Aero Chocolate Sharing Bar | PICK ANY FLAVOURS & NUMBER OF BARS | Aero Peppermint Mint 100g, Aero Caramel 100g, Aero Dark & Milk 90g, Aero Festive Snowy White 90g, Aero Milk 90g, Aero Orange 90g.

What are the ingredients in Aero? ›

Ingredients. Sugar, Dried Whole Milk, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Whey Powder, Vegetable Fat, Lactose, Emulsifier (Sunflower Lecithin), Dried Skimmed Milk, Milk, Buttermilk.

What company owns Aero? ›

Aero chocolate brand | Nestlé Global.

Who invented the aero bar? ›

Rowntree launched the Aero bar in 1935 with the aim of wrestling a share of milk chocolate block sales from the rival Cadbury's Dairy Milk. Despite having many products on sale, after the First World War Rowntree had not been performing well.

Who created mint chocolate? ›

Historians believe Europeans were the first people to put mint and chocolate together after travelling to South America. Back then, chocolate was widely used as part of a hot drink. The beverage would often feature ingredients such as cinnamon, mint and other herbs and spices to sweeten the bitter taste.

Who makes Andes mint? ›

The candies are usually wrapped in green foil and imprinted with the company's logo, the word Andes written amidst a drawing of snow-capped peaks. First launched in 1950, they are produced by Tootsie Roll Industries and made in Delavan, Wisconsin.

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