Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Homemade Digestive Biscuits | Copycat McVitie’s Recipe from The Great Canadian Baking Show
Welcome back to the kitchen, friends! Today, we're testing a homemade digestive biscuit recipe inspired by a technical challenge on The Great Canadian Baking Show. Like many of you, I'm a huge fan of McVitie's Digestive Cookies, and I’ve tried several copycat recipes over the years. Some came close—but none hit the mark. Will this be the one?
In this video, I’ll walk you through the step-by-step process to make classic British-style digestive biscuits using whole wheat flour, wheat bran, brown sugar, and a bit of chocolate on top (no tempering required—unless you're fancy like that). The dough comes together easily in a food processor, and I even test out a hand-turned Canadian rolling pin sent in by a viewer!
🍪 What's Inside:
Copycat McVitie’s Digestive Biscuit recipe
Tips on texture, flavour, and sweetness
DIY chocolate topping (no tempering!)
Viewer-submitted baking tool in action
Honest taste test and final verdict
Whether you're a fan of British biscuits or looking for not-too-sweet cookie recipes, this one’s worth trying. And if you’re curious how well it holds up to tea-dunking—spoiler: we test that too.
📌 Recipe + Tips:
Find the full recipe, including optional chocolate tempering instructions, in the description below.
💬 What’s your favorite way to make digestive biscuits? Let me know in the comments!
#DigestiveBiscuits #McVitiesCopycat #HomemadeCookies #BritishBiscuits #GreatCanadianBakingShow #EasyBakingRecipes #TeaTimeTreats #BiscuitRecipe #NotTooSweetCookies #FoodProcessorDough #ChocolateToppedBiscuits
Digestive Cookies Recipe
Ingredients:
250 mL (1 cup) whole wheat flour
75 mL (⅓ cup) all-purpose flour
75 mL (⅓ cup) wheat bran
60 mL (¼ cup) brown sugar
2 mL (½ tsp) salt
150 mL (⅔ cup) cold butter, cubed
15 - 30 mL (1 - 2 Tbsp) milk
Method:
Pre-heat oven to 180ºC (350ºF)
In a food processor, pulse together flours, wheat bran, sugar and salt.
Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Gradually add milk until dough is moistened and holds together when squeezed.
Turn dough out onto counter and knead gently to bring together.
Flour counter and roll dough to scant ¼-inch thick.
Cut into rounds and place on prepared baking sheets.
Bake 16 - 18 minutes, until firm and edges begin to brown.
Cool for two minutes on pan, then remove to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
To temper chocolate for topping:
250 mL (1 cup) chocolate chips
While cookies are baking, melt ¾ of the chocolate in a large heat-proof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water.
Melt chocolate to 45ºC.
Remove from heat and add reserved chocolate.
Continue stirring until temperature reaches 27ºC.
Briefly place bowl over simmering water and heat chocolate gently to 29º - 30ºC.
Dip one face of each cookie into tempered chocolate, then make a criss-cross pattern in the chocolate with the tines of a fork. Place — chocolate side up — on cooling racks to dry.
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Homemade Digestive Biscuits | Copycat McVitie’s Recipe from The Great Canadian Baking Show
Welcome back to the kitchen, friends! Today, we're testing a homemade digestive biscuit recipe inspired by a technical challenge on The Great Canadian Baking Show. Like many of you, I'm a huge fan of McVitie's Digestive Cookies, and I’ve tried several copycat recipes over the years. Some came close—but none hit the mark. Will this be the one?
In this video, I’ll walk you through the step-by-step process to make classic British-style digestive biscuits using whole wheat flour, wheat bran, brown sugar, and a bit of chocolate on top (no tempering required—unless you're fancy like that). The dough comes together easily in a food processor, and I even test out a hand-turned Canadian rolling pin sent in by a viewer!
🍪 What's Inside:
Copycat McVitie’s Digestive Biscuit recipe
Tips on texture, flavour, and sweetness
DIY chocolate topping (no tempering!)
Viewer-submitted baking tool in action
Honest taste test and final verdict
Whether you're a fan of British biscuits or looking for not-too-sweet cookie recipes, this one’s worth trying. And if you’re curious how well it holds up to tea-dunking—spoiler: we test that too.
📌 Recipe + Tips:
Find the full recipe, including optional chocolate tempering instructions, in the description below.
💬 What’s your favorite way to make digestive biscuits? Let me know in the comments!
#DigestiveBiscuits #McVitiesCopycat #HomemadeCookies #BritishBiscuits #GreatCanadianBakingShow #EasyBakingRecipes #TeaTimeTreats #BiscuitRecipe #NotTooSweetCookies #FoodProcessorDough #ChocolateToppedBiscuits
Digestive Cookies Recipe
Ingredients:
250 mL (1 cup) whole wheat flour
75 mL (⅓ cup) all-purpose flour
75 mL (⅓ cup) wheat bran
60 mL (¼ cup) brown sugar
2 mL (½ tsp) salt
150 mL (⅔ cup) cold butter, cubed
15 - 30 mL (1 - 2 Tbsp) milk
Method:
Pre-heat oven to 180ºC (350ºF)
In a food processor, pulse together flours, wheat bran, sugar and salt.
Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Gradually add milk until dough is moistened and holds together when squeezed.
Turn dough out onto counter and knead gently to bring together.
Flour counter and roll dough to scant ¼-inch thick.
Cut into rounds and place on prepared baking sheets.
Bake 16 - 18 minutes, until firm and edges begin to brown.
Cool for two minutes on pan, then remove to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
To temper chocolate for topping:
250 mL (1 cup) chocolate chips
While cookies are baking, melt ¾ of the chocolate in a large heat-proof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water.
Melt chocolate to 45ºC.
Remove from heat and add reserved chocolate.
Continue stirring until temperature reaches 27ºC.
Briefly place bowl over simmering water and heat chocolate gently to 29º - 30ºC.
Dip one face of each cookie into tempered chocolate, then make a criss-cross pattern in the chocolate with the tines of a fork. Place — chocolate side up — on cooling racks to dry.
2025 Give Hope Wings Fundraiser Page:
https://ca-p2p.engagingnetworks.app/31190/ghw2025/180784/glens-hangar
More info about Hope Air: hopeair.ca
hopeair.ca/impact-report-2024
Our Fundraiser flight will be making stops in June 2025:
Thursday June 5: Gore Bay (CYZE) - Launch Event
Friday June 6 - Saturday June 7: Sault Ste. Marie (CYAM) - Hope Air Day
Sunday June 8 Marathon (CYSP) - Lunch
Sunday June 8 Sioux Lookout (CYXL)
Monday June 9 Red Lake (CYRL) - Reception Event
Tues June 10 - Wed June 11 Winnipeg (CYWG) - Patient and Partner Event
More dates to be announced
Here is the link to our Apron: searchandrescuedenim.com/products/s-r-x-glen-friends-chef-apron?country=IO&variant=50865649877152
searchandrescuedenim.com/GLENANDFRIENDSCOOKING
Discount code to be used at checkout: GLENANDFRIENDSCOOKING
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