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My mum used to be a school dinner lady – how to make the perfect retro treat and nurse your nostalgia with 4 ingredients
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CHOCO-LOT My mum used to be a school dinner lady – how to make the perfect retro treat and nurse your nostalgia with 4 ingredients
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A WOMAN has taken TikTok by storm after sharing her former dinner lady mum's school dinner dessert recipes.
Kate Keogh has previously gone viral for sharing her mum's school chocolate cake recipe, and has now revealed the secret behind another nostalgic treat.
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Kate's mum is a former dinner lady
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The pair are taking TikTok by storm with their school dinner recipes
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"We're back with another one of mum's school recipes", Kate beamed in a video posted to her account @kate_keo.
"We're doing an easy one today".
Kate explained that at her school, the dessert was called a crackolet, but you may know it better as cornflake tart.
"Does that just remind you of school or what?", she said, holding up the easy-to-make creation.
The crunchy, gooey, treat was always a hit at school dinner time, with kids eagerly lining up for a taste.
And Kate's video seems to have unlocked a core childhood memory, as it has gone viral, racking up a whopping 1.8 million views.
TikTok raced to the comments section to share their thoughts, with one person proclaiming: "Omg I used to love these at school!"
A second person said: "My mom was a dinner lady and made this!
"She called it Cracknel."
A third person added: "I've been dreaming of these since school."
You can make school cake in the air fryer with just 6 ingredients - it's ready in minutes & perfect for an after-school snack
Recipe
Ingredients:
60g butter
4 tbsps golden syrup
1 tbsps cocoa powder
Cornflakes
Method:
