Tiny Teddy treats perfect for parties and playtime

From beach cakes to skiing teddies, the whole family will adore these Tiny Teddy recipes.

Snack time just got a whole lot more fun! From a beach-themed birthday cake to Tiny Teddys skiing, rafting, driving, or even tucking into bed, these recipes turn classic biscuits into treats kids will love.

Perfect for parties, afternoon snacks, or a little extra fun at home, each idea is simple to make. Taken from the new Arnott’s: The Cookbook, published in collaboration with The Australian Women’s Weekly, these recipes show how the classic Tiny Teddy biscuit can be transformed into playful desserts, party treats, and lunchbox surprises.

Tiny Teddy recipes from Arnott’s: The Cookbook

Tiny Teddy beach cake

Prep time: 30 mins 

Fridge time: 5 hrs+

Make a splash and take your birthday party to the beach with this fun sea-side cake, complete with biscuit crumb sand and blue jelly water.

Biscuit base

• 250g pkt Arnott’s Milk Arrowroot biscuits
• 150g butter, melted

Lemon filling

• 395g can sweetened condensed milk
• ½ cup (125ml) lemon juice
• 1½ tsp gelatine powder
• ½ cup (125ml) boiling water

Jelly layer

• 2 x 85g pkt Berry Blue jelly

To decorate

• Arnott’s Tiny Teddy – Honey biscuits
• Arnott’s Tiny Teddy – Chocolate biscuits
• Jelly rings, sour straps and cocktail umbrellas

Method

1. Grease and line a 20cm (base measure) springform tin with baking paper.
2. Biscuit base: Place Milk Arrowroot biscuits in the bowl of food processor and pulse until fine crumbs form. Add melted butter and pulse until combined. Reserve ⅓ cup crumb mixture. Press remaining mixture firmly into base of tin. Cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes or until firm.
3. Lemon filling: In a bowl, combine condensed milk and lemon juice, stir well. Combine gelatine and boiling water in a small jug; stir until gelatine dissolves. Cool slightly. Pour gelatine mixture into condensed milk mixture and stir well. Pour filling over biscuit base. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or until set.
4. Jelly layer: Meanwhile, prepare jelly according to packet instructions, using 200ml less cold water than directed. Stand 30 minutes at room temperature to cool. When slightly thickened, pour mixture over set filling (see tip).
5. Cover and refrigerate for a further 2 hours or until jelly is set. When ready to decorate, remove cake from tin and transfer to a serving board. Scatter reserved crumbs on one side of jelly and on board for sand. Arrange Tiny Teddy biscuits, jelly rings, sour straps and umbrellas as shown.

A tip from Chef Ness

Pour jelly over the back of a spoon when pouring it over the lemon filling to ensure a smooth base.

Serves 12

4 ways Tiny Teddy adventures

Tiny Teddy Goes Skiing

Place 24 TeeVee Snacks Malt Sticks biscuits side-by-side in twos on a baking-paper-lined tray. Tint 60g melted white chocolate Melts with red gel food colouring and tint another 60g melted white chocolate Melts with orange gel food colouring. Dip the bottom half of a Tiny Teddy into one of the chocolates, place upright on Malt Sticks, hold for a few seconds to set. Repeat with 11 more Tiny Teddys, dipping half into each colour. Serve skiing teddy on scoops of vanilla ice-cream.

Makes 12

Tiny Teddy Goes To Bed

Melt 100g white chocolate Melts. Paint a little chocolate onto the back of 1 or 2 Tiny Teddy biscuits and stick them on top of a Hundreds & Thousands biscuit. Stand for 5 minutes to set. Dip bottom half of biscuits into melted chocolate to represent a blanket. Place on baking-paper-lined tray to set. Repeat to make 24 in total. Refrigerate until set.

Makes 24

Tiny Teddy Goes Driving

Using a small sharp knife, cut a small indent into 12 Gaiety biscuits for teddy’s feet. Dip a Tiny Teddy biscuit halfway into 100g melted milk chocolate Melts. Place in indent, hold for a few seconds to set. Dip 1 side of 4 fruit tingles (same colour) into chocolate and secure to Gaiety biscuit for wheels. Dip cut side of a halved fruit tingle into chocolate, place in front of teddy for steering wheel, hold briefly to set. Repeat with remaining biscuits, chocolate and 54 fruit tingles. Refrigerate until set.

Makes 12

Tiny Teddy Goes Rafting

Place 36 TeeVee Snacks Malt Sticks biscuits side-by-side in threes on a baking-paper-lined tray. Working one at a time, dip the side of 2 Malt Sticks in 100g melted milk chocolate Melts, stick together with a third Malt Stick to form a raft. Dip the bottom half of a Tiny Teddy biscuit in 60g melted white chocolate Melts, place upright on raft, hold for a few seconds to set. Refrigerate until set.

Makes 12

Arnott’s: The Cookbook

Proudly in collaboration with The Australian Women’s Weekly.