Rooibos Tea Millionaire Shortbread

Millionaire shortbread is a decadent dessert of squares made with layers of shortbread, caramel and chocolate. It's rich, tasty and simple to make. This version is infused with Rooibos tea!

Commissioned Recipe.

This decadent and delicious Millionaires Shortbread has a special twist!

The layers of shortbread and caramel are both infused with fragrant rooibos tea. It brings lovely nutty notes and extra flavour to the caramel squares.

Millionaire's Shortbread is easy to make, but you must give the layers time to set before adding the next one.

Your patience will be rewarded with tasty squares of tea-infused deliciousness.

They're perfect as an afternoon treat alongside a hot mug of... you guessed it - rooibos tea!

What is Millionaires Shortbread?

According to the Guardian newspaper, Millionaire's Shortbread got its name in Scotland, although the first sightings of it were in Australian Women's Weekly in the early 1970s.

In the US it's typically called caramel squares or caramel shortbread.

It's a simple dessert, made with a layer of buttery shortbread, a layer of condensed milk caramel and then a topping of melted chocolate.

This creates a decadent and rich square that is an absolute classic. 

This is a pretty easy recipe, but be sure to allow time for each layer to cool before adding the next one.

 How to cut Millionaires Shortbread Without it cracking

When testing this recipe, I didn't find it prone to cracking at all.

But depending on the chocolate that you use, it could. However, it's every easy to avoid cracking the chocolate.

• Score the chocolate before it's completely set to help with cutting.
• Use a hot but dry large sharp knife (run it under hot water then dry with a tea towel).
• This will help it to glide through the chocolate.
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What is Rooibos Tea

The simple flavours in millionaire shortbread make it wonderful as a base to infuse with flavours. For this recipe, I've used nutty rooibos to give it subtle but distinct taste.

Rooibos tea (aka red bush tea) is a  woody and nutty tea made with leaves from the Aspalathus linearis shrub, usually grown in western South Africa. It has been enjoyed in South Africa for centuries and is now gaining popularity worldwide, with many beneficial health claims being attributed to it.

You can drink it alone or make it as you would typical black tea, with milk or sugar.

We Are Tea

I've teamed up with We Are Tea to bring you this recipe and I've loved playing about with recipes using rooibos. It's a tea that I drink every evening and this one is a particularly delicious blend.

How to make rooibos tea

1: Use one teaspoon of leaves per cup.
2: Use freshly boiled water.
3: Infuse for 4-6 minutes, depending on how strong you want it.
4: Enjoy on its own, with or without milk or sugar, or with a slice of lemon.

Desserts with Tea

I love baking with tea. The rich aromas and flavours are perfect to add depth to all manner of desserts.

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Lemon tart with chamomile crust
Beet chocolate truffles with smoky lapsang souchong tea
Fruit Salad with Tea Simple Syrup

Disclosure: This rooibos millionaire shortbread recipe was sponsored by We Are Tea. Thanks for supporting the brands that make it possible for me to write Veggie Desserts, with vegetable cake, healthy vegan and vegetarian food and lifestyle.

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