Saturday Treat...

Costa Coffee Belgian Chocolate Caramel Shortbread

By pgn

@pgntwo (22412)

Derry, Northern Ireland

September 2, 2017 9:47am CST

One of my favourite sweet treats is the humble caramel square, or Millionaire's Shortbread. One of the best-tasting, if a little pricey, versions of this confection is that sold in Costa Coffee shops in the UK, like the one pictured above. I'll occasionally pause for 15mins from the Saturday shopping routine and take a coffee and one of these.... There are others than Costa's tasty titbit, some equally yummy, others perhaps a little heavy on the sugar, or light on the biscuit base, or stingy on the chocolate... If you're into this particular sweet treat, where have you had a remarkably tasty one?

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@LadyDuck (457249)

• Switzerland

2 Sep 17

The last remarkably tasty one? At home

There is a very nice patisserie not far from home, they make great rum babas, this is something I like.

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@LadyDuck (457249)

• Switzerland

3 Sep 17

@pgntwo I tried them, well... it's nothing like the real thing. The baker in our patisserie is from Napoli, this is why the babà he makes are really good.

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

3 Sep 17

@LadyDuck Perhaps I have yet to experience the perfect rum baba, I shall watch out for it on any occasion when I get to dine out...

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

2 Sep 17

It has been a long time since I had a good rum baba. The last one I had was one of those shown here - it was tasty enough, but lacking something...

Baba Au Rhum - Bonne Maman

www.bonnemaman.co.uk

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@TiarasOceanView (70035)

• United States

2 Sep 17

That looks very nice pgn. Best I ever had was in a little village in England somewhere..cream and scones and jam.

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@TiarasOceanView (70035)

• United States

2 Sep 17

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

2 Sep 17

Oh, yes, the Devon or Cornish cream tea, the epitome of mid-afternoon dining ;)

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@JohnRoberts (109857)

• Los Angeles, California

2 Sep 17

@pgntwo I better sample both just to make a determination!

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@vandana7 (98702)

• India

2 Sep 17

I am not into it, and if you eat too much of it, you will become fat and ugly like me...think twice about eating it..evil grin.

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

2 Sep 17

Everything... in moderation ;) With a smile like that, you can't have eaten too much of such delights.

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@vandana7 (98702)

• India

2 Sep 17

@pgntwo ...Well I ate enough of such Indian delights and they are all in wrong places...and that is one of my better pictures imagine how terrible I can look in others..lol

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

2 Sep 17

@vandana7 The human body is funny that way - all through one's teens, ane can eat what one pleases, and on into the twenties - then one day in your mid-forties, you wake up and find you cannot close the button on your jeans anymore... sigh

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@RasmaSandra (73201)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

2 Sep 17

One of the tastiest kinds of cakes here is honey cake. It is always moist and tender and never too sweet. Here is a photo of it.

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@JohnRoberts (109857)

• Los Angeles, California

2 Sep 17

Is that my slice lol!!!

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@Ganma7 (3664)

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18 Nov 17

This looks amazing

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@xFiacre (12612)

• Ireland

2 Sep 17

@gntwo A noble confection indeed, though not everywhere gets it right. I'm not too keen on many of the vatieties sold in supermarkets. Costa certainly does a good job.

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

2 Sep 17

I tried some from the locals' bakery of choice in Foyle Street here recently - poor! Lidl's also are on the thin and over-sweet side. I must hunt down the elusive M&S version, that's bound to be good...

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@JudyEv (325255)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Sep 17

We stopped at a French patisserie this morning and each choose a yummy morsel. Not sure of the names. We shared one and tonight we'll share the other. We might have to do the same tomorrow as it will be our last chance.

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

2 Sep 17

Steh-café Am Krokodil, Freiburg

I imagine it would be extremely difficult to get me out of a French patisserie without at least three items to take home... So it is in many of the small bakeries I have had the good fortune to visit when in Germany over the years. The Steh-cafés there, standing cafés, also do quite tasty cakes to purchase and take home ;)

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

13 Sep 17

@JudyEv Oh, I have had a few i would not try again. Not many, though.

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@JudyEv (325255)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Sep 17

@pgntwo It's amazing the variety there is available. And I've never had one I didn't like.

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@Aquitaine24 (11649)

• San Jose, California

30 Aug 18

FRom the picture I thought that was peanut butter

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

30 Aug 18

Chocolate on top of caramel on top of Shortbread. That's it!

@DaddyEvil (137145)

• United States

31 Aug 18

I've never heard of Costa's or the caramel square... And I don't take coffee breaks

! I don't mind a small honey bun with soda or water, though. (Usually I drink grapefruit juice but that would just taste nasty after eating a bite of something sweet!

)

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@DaddyEvil (137145)

• United States

1 Sep 18

@pgntwo I don't drink Coke, either... Do you own some of their stock?

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

1 Sep 18

@DaddyEvil Nope. Nor Pepsi's either.

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

31 Aug 18

Coca-cola Corp certainly have heard of'em, so much so they bought the whole chain, lock stock and cappuccino this week.

Coca-Cola takes plunge into coffee with $5.1 billion Costa deal

www.reuters.com

Coca-Cola Co has agreed to buy coffee chain Costa for $5.1 billion to extend its push into healthier drinks and take on the likes of Starbucks and Nestle in the booming global coffee market.

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@MALUSE (69416)

• Germany

2 Sep 17

You know that I'm spoilt in my country when it comes to sweet treats. I don't know this caramel thingy.

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

3 Sep 17

@MALUSE I think the savoury dishes in Italian cuisine by far outweigh the desserts. Apart from ice cream, always good, Italian ice creams.

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

2 Sep 17

I have not encountered it in Germany, but then there are so many sorts of cheesecake, I have little need to revert to my old ways...

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@MALUSE (69416)

• Germany

3 Sep 17

@pgntwo My Italian husband has become a cheese cake addict. I've never seen any in Italy, but they have other tasty sweet treats.

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@Poppylicious (11133)

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4 Sep 17

It wouldn't be my first choice, but the Costa version is indeed very yummy. :)

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

4 Sep 17

Others pale in comparison...

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@Hannihar (129371)

• Israel

22 Apr 18

@pgntwo It looks really yummy.

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

22 Apr 18

Oh yes. Yesterday, I varied it a little, as I love the Portuguese custard tart they sell, bottom left here.

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

22 Apr 18

@Hannihar I did, thank you.

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@Hannihar (129371)

• Israel

22 Apr 18

@pgntwo Enjoy it.

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@YrNemo (20261)

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8 Sep 17

That slice reminds me of lemon slice. My daughter simply adores it.

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

8 Sep 17

Lemon slice sounds nice, but I have not found a really good one anywhere yet.

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

9 Sep 17

@YrNemo We can get these, but they are overly sweet:

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@YrNemo (20261)

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9 Sep 17

@pgntwo Odd really, We bought some from a supermarket once or twice, but then they have stopped stocking those lemon slices since. (We haven't tried our local bakeries yet!)

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Rubeena Bashir Kunju

@rubyriaz007 (4188)

• India

8 Dec 17

It looks delicious. I would like to try it. I like sweets. I love to have ice creams also.

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

8 Dec 17

Very tasty, especially in company to help break up a trip to the shops at the weekend.

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@Ganma7 (3664)

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17 Nov 17

This looks delicious

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

17 Nov 17

It is. I had one again last Saturday, just to be sure... It was fabulous!

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@sishy7 (27169)

• Australia

3 Sep 17

Yum, yum, yummy!

Forget everything else, that treat looks delicious...

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

3 Sep 17

It is, it really is.

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@hereandthere (45651)

• Philippines

3 Sep 17

i saw a no-bake recipe for this on a food blog and bookmarked it, especially after i watched the video that they made on how to make it.

No-Bake Millionaire's Shortbread Bars - Savory Nothings

www.savorynothings.com

No-Bake Millionaire's Shortbread Bars Recipe - These bars are easy to make, require no baking and are full of caramel and chocolate! SO delicious!

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

3 Sep 17

So simple, I might even try this recipe... Maybe.

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@marlina (154166)

• Canada

2 Sep 17

Millionaire's Shortbread: never had that one before. Looks tasty.

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

2 Sep 17

Very "moreish". Originally a Scottish sweet treat, I believe.

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@fishtiger58 (29823)

• Momence, Illinois

3 Sep 17

Oh yummy that looks so good.

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

3 Sep 17

Costa Coffee's Caramel Shortbread is very tasty, yes.

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@JohnRoberts (109857)

• Los Angeles, California

2 Sep 17

I have never had one of those and would try one.

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@pgntwo (22412)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

2 Sep 17

I hope you would not be disappointed - I have found many that come nowhere near the mark, this one is one of the better ones, if not the best:

Making our Caramel Shortbread

See how we make each layer of this all time Costa favourite. But please be warned: this video is dangerously appetising.

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