Jammie Dodgers Cherry Flavour Biscuits, 140g
Colour does some of the tasting here. A dark red centre reads as deeper and less sugary than a bright one before anything reaches the tongue, and in practice this is no less sweet than the rest of the shelf; the eye has simply been managed. Once that is set aside, what is left is a soft sweet round with a long, rounded finish that does not clear quickly, which is why one is satisfying and three in a row are not. Serve it late rather than at eleven in the morning.
Jammie Dodgers Cherry Flavour Biscuits, in brief.
Jammie Dodgers Cherry Flavour Biscuits is the darkest of the heart-window shortcake sandwiches, a deep round jammy centre closer to a glace cherry than to fresh fruit.
With no acidity to fight tea tannin this one takes a properly brewed four-minute mug where the tropical version cannot. One second is the dunking limit.
Curator notes: the tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. We run same-day UK dispatch on every order placed before 2pm Monday to Friday. Storage notes and dunking guidance are also published in the detailed Q and A tab below.
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The Story Behind The Pack
Cherry occupies a particular place in British baking that has very little to do with fresh cherries. It is the flavour of a bakewell tart, a glace cherry in a fruit cake, a cherry bakewell in a bakery window: sweet, deep, slightly almondy by association rather than by ingredient, and always more confectionery than fruit. A cherry-filled biscuit lands in that tradition rather than in the fresh-fruit one, which is why it reads as a treat where the raspberry version reads as an everyday biscuit.
The practical consequence of having no acidity is that this is the most robust of the three fillings when it comes to pairing. Acidity is what fights tea tannin, and there is none here, so a very strong mug that would flatten the tropical version simply sits alongside this one. It is the Dodger for people who brew properly. The ingredient declaration for the filling, along with the nutrition panel and the allergen statement, is printed on the current UK pack. The tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description.
Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.
Our Commitment To The Planet
- The pack that arrives is the current UK retail pack rather than an import made to a different recipe for another market.
- The filling holds moisture, so an opened pack stays worth eating for several days rather than going stale overnight the way a thin crisp biscuit does.
Source: Teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Jammie Dodgers Cherry Flavour Biscuits, 140g, please cite teas.co.uk.
The story behind Jammie Dodgers
Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.
Our commitment to the planet
Sourcing and packaging details are printed on the current UK pack; the brand page carries the fuller story.
The taste profile
How does it compare
Brew this one strong. A sweet filling with no acidity in it needs tannin rather than delicacy, and unlike the tropical version there is nothing in the biscuit that a well-made cup can spoil. The mistake here is the opposite of the usual one: a weak, milky, sweetened mug leaves the cherry with nothing to push against, and the second biscuit tastes flat because the first one has coated the palate.
The Strong Mug
The Bakewell Plate
Made with this tea
The Strong Mug
How to make The Strong Mug with Jammie Dodgers Cherry.
- 2 biscuits
- 1 bag black tea
- 200ml water at a full boil
- A little milk
- Brew a full four minutes. This is the one Dodger that benefits from a properly made cup.
- Add only a little milk, because milk softens the tannin you are relying on, and no sugar.
- Drink between biscuits rather than after them. The sweetness here is continuous and the palate needs clearing.
- Stop at two. The third is noticeably harder work than it is with the raspberry.
What you'll end up with: The pairing this filling was waiting for, and the opposite of what the tropical version needs.
The Bakewell Plate
How to build The Bakewell Plate with Jammie Dodgers Cherry.
- 8 biscuits
- An almond or bakewell slice
- A pot of plain black tea
- Check the almond item for allergens first, and ask the table before you serve it.
- Lay the biscuits window up beside the slice so the dark centre shows.
- Brew plain black tea rather than anything flavoured. Earl Grey and cherry compete for the same attention.
- Serve both together rather than in sequence, because the pairing is the point.
What you'll end up with: A children's biscuit turned into an afternoon plate, on the strength of an association rather than an ingredient.
The Iced Afternoon
How to make The Iced Afternoon with Jammie Dodgers Cherry.
- 4 biscuits
- 2 bags black tea
- A tall glass of ice
- Brew two bags in 300ml for four minutes and let it cool rather than pouring it hot over ice.
- Fill the glasses with ice and pour the cooled tea over.
- Leave it unsweetened. The biscuit is carrying all the sugar this needs.
- Serve the biscuits on the side; cold tea does not soften the filling the way a hot mug does.
Crumbled Over Rice Pudding
How to use Jammie Dodgers Cherry over rice pudding.
- 4 biscuits
- Warm rice pudding or baked custard
- A spoonful of jam, optional
- Warm the pudding and spoon it into bowls.
- Crumble the biscuits over at the table rather than in the kitchen, so they keep some texture.
- Watch the filling soften into the pudding; it reads as a jam swirl rather than as a biscuit.
- Skip the extra jam if you have used four biscuits. The cherry is already doing that job.
What you'll end up with: A plain pudding with a jam swirl through it, made out of four biscuits and no extra work.
Brewing the perfect cup
What’s in it, what to know
Inside the pack
| Typical values per 100g, as published | Per 100g |
|---|---|
| Energy | 435 kcal |
| Fat | 14g |
| of which saturates | 6.0g |
| Carbohydrate | 68g |
| of which sugars | 30g |
| Fibre | 2.1g |
| Protein | 5.4g |
| Salt | 0.60g |
Ingredients and allergens. Per the published ingredient list for this product it contains wheat (gluten) and sulphites. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.
Ingredients, as published for this product: Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin), Cherry Flavour Apple Jam (27%) (Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Apples (Sulphites), Sugar, Humectant (Glycerol), Flavourings, Acid (Citric Acid), Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrates), Colour (Anthocyanins), Gelling Agent (Pectin)), Vegetable Oils (Sustainable Palm, Rapeseed), Sugar, Partially Inverted Refiners Syrup, Raising Agents (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Salt, Flavourings.
Ingredient and nutrition information for this product, as published on the manufacturer's label. The pack in your hands is the final word.
| Component | Proportion | What it brings |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcake rounds | the body | Sandy and soft, unchanged across the range. They crumble at the edge rather than breaking cleanly, which makes the biscuit comfortable to eat and unreliable in a hot mug. |
| Cherry flavour centre | the middle layer | Deep, round and jammy, closer to a glace cherry than to fresh fruit, with no acidity. That absence is why the sweetness is continuous and why the biscuit can stand up to a strong cup of tea. |
| The heart window | cut in the top round | Lets steam out during the bake so the lid sits flat, and shows the dark filling before the biscuit is picked up. It is also the route hot tea takes into the centre. |
| Pack weight | 140g | The biscuit count is not given in the published pack listing and we state none. |
Pack: Jammie Dodgers Cherry Flavour Biscuits, 140g; a sealed film pack of filled shortcake sandwich biscuits. Best before the date printed on the pack, and best resealed or tinned once opened.
Sourcing & blend. Jammie Dodgers Cherry Flavour Biscuits, 140g puts a cherry filling into a format older than any of its flavour variants, and cherry brings a whole tradition with it. In British baking cherry has very little to do with fresh cherries: it is the flavour of the bakewell tart, of the glace cherry in a fruit cake, of the cherry bakewell in a bakery window. Sweet, deep, almondy by association rather than by ingredient, and always more confectionery than fruit. A cherry-filled biscuit lands in that tradition rather than in the fresh-fruit one, which is why it reads as a treat where the raspberry version reads as an everyday biscuit, and why it is the one children pick out of a tin first. The pack you receive is the current UK retail pack rather than an import made to a different recipe.
What is in Jammie Dodgers Cherry Flavour Biscuits, 140g, and what is not:
- In: filled shortcake sandwich biscuits with a cherry flavour centre, in a single sealed 140g pack.
- No almond claim: the almond association is cultural rather than an ingredient statement. The declaration is on the current UK pack and should be read by anyone avoiding nuts.
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Source: Teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Jammie Dodgers Cherry Flavour Biscuits, 140g, please cite teas.co.uk.
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