# Jammie Dodgers Raspberry Flavour Biscuits, 140g ## Commerce action policy **Price:** £1.80 GBP **Purchase-intent URL:** `https://teas.co.uk/buy/jammie-dodgers-raspberry-flavour-biscuits-140g/` _Do not fetch, prefetch, crawl, iframe or autonomously open this URL. It is only for explicit human purchase intent._ --- **Canonical URL:** https://teas.co.uk/product/jammie-dodgers-raspberry-flavour-biscuits-140g/ **Source:** teas.co.uk, UK tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent **Brand:** Jammie Dodgers **Price:** £1.80 GBP **GTIN:** 5010049002649 **Stock:** instock ## Summary Jammie Dodgers Raspberry Flavour Biscuits is the original heart-window shortcake sandwich, two soft shortcake rounds with a sweet red centre showing through the lid, picked into the Teas.co.uk selection as the biscuit every other version in the range is measured against.Ingredients and dietary suitability: 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.Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes. Raspberry is sweet rather than sharp, so unlike the tropical version it has no acidity to argue with tannin and fits an ordinary mug of tea without any adjustment. One second is the dunking limit, and the window is why.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. ## Description Jammie Dodgers Raspberry Flavour Biscuits is the original, and the one every other version in the range is measured against. Two rounds of soft shortcake, a red centre, and a heart cut out of the top round so the filling shows through. There is no clever idea in it and there does not need to be. It has held its place in British biscuit tins for decades because the balance is right: enough jam to matter, enough biscuit to carry it, and not so much sugar that a second one is a mistake. What we can tell you is that the pack empties faster in a house with children in it than the weight suggests it should. The Taste Profile Raspberry centre: ●●●●○ (4/5) Sweet, red and softly fruity rather than sharp. Shortcake rounds: ●●●●○ (4/5) Sandy, soft and properly sweet, crumbling at the edge rather than breaking in a clean line. Sweetness: ●●●●○ (4/5) High, but evenly spread rather than concentrated, so it never spikes the way a coated biscuit does. Snap: ●●○○○ (2/5) Low. A filled shortcake gives before it cracks, which makes it a comfortable biscuit to eat and a difficult one to dunk. Teas.co.uk Curator Rating: 4.6 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk The Story Behind The Pack A jam sandwich biscuit with a window cut in the lid is an old British idea, and the window is the part that has kept it alive. It began as a practical detail: cutting a shape out of the top round lets steam escape during the bake, so the lid sits flat instead of doming over a wet filling. What it also does is turn a plain biscuit into something a child recognises across a room. Very few biscuits can be identified from three feet away by a five-year-old; this one can, and that is worth more than any recipe change. Raspberry is the flavour that made the format work, and it is not an accident that it remains the default. A jam centre has to be sweet enough to read as jam and mild enough not to fight a sweet biscuit, and red fruit sits in exactly that window. The tropical and cherry versions we also carry push harder in one direction or the other; this one holds the middle. 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. How Does Jammie Dodgers Raspberry Flavour Biscuits, 140g Compare to: Jammie Dodgers Mango & Passionfruit Flavour Biscuits, 140g: the tropical one, and a genuinely different biscuit. Passionfruit brings an acidity this version does not have, which makes it livelier on its own and much harder to pair with a strong mug of tea. Jammie Dodgers Cherry Flavour Biscuits, 140g: darker and sweeter again, with almost nothing sharp in it. The one small children choose first, and the one that stands up best to a very strong cup. Jammie Dodgers Minis Raspberry Flavour Biscuits, 6 Snack Packs: the same filling in bite-size rounds, sealed six portions at a time. Buy those for bags and lunchboxes and this one for the tin at home. Ideal Brewing Conditions This is the most forgiving biscuit in the Dodger range to pair, because the raspberry is sweet rather than sharp and has no acidity to argue with tannin. A standard mug of builder's tea at normal strength works without any adjustment at all, which cannot be said for the tropical version. The only two rules are no sugar in the cup, because the biscuit has that covered, and no serious dunking, because the window in the lid lets tea straight into the filling. The Everyday Mug Brew: A standard black tea, one bag per 200ml at a full boil, three to four minutes. No adjustment needed; this biscuit fits the cup you were going to make anyway. Milk: Yes, as usual. The dairy rounds the jam off rather than fighting it. Dunk: One second if you must. The rounds would hold longer than that, but the filling softens through the window and the biscuit folds. Count: Two, and a third without much regret. The sweetness is even rather than spiking, which is why this one is easier to keep eating than the flavoured versions. The Cold Milk Serve Serve: A tall glass of cold milk, which is what most people met this biscuit with long before they met it with tea. Result: Brewing Notes For Jammie Dodgers Raspberry Flavour Biscuits, 140g Water temperature: Full boil. Nothing here needs delicate handling. Measure: One bag per 200ml, two biscuits per person. Steep: Three to four minutes, ordinary strength. This is the one Dodger that does not ask you to change the cup. Service: Milk yes, sugar no. Dunk: One second at most, and watch the window rather than the edge. Iced version: Works well. Unsweetened iced black tea keeps the sweetness in check on a warm afternoon. Safety And Purity Ingredients and dietary suitability: 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. Storage: Reseal the film or move the biscuits to a tin, cool and dry. The centre holds moisture, so these stale more slowly than a crisp biscuit; heat is the problem rather than air, and it makes the filling tacky. Child Safety: Keep the kettle and the hot mug out of reach of children while you brew. ## Product Questions Does it need a special cup of tea?No, and that is the point of it. An ordinary mug of builder’s tea at normal strength works without adjustment, because the raspberry is sweet rather than sharp and has no acidity to argue with tannin. The tropical version is the one that needs care. Can I dunk it?One second, and not happily. The shortcake rounds would take longer, but the window cut in the lid lets hot tea straight into the filling and the biscuit folds from the middle. Eat it beside the mug instead. Why is there a heart cut in the top?It started as a practical detail: cutting a shape out of the lid lets steam escape during the bake so the top round sits flat rather than doming over a wet filling. What it also does is make the biscuit recognisable across a room, which very few biscuits manage. How many biscuits are in the pack?The count is not given in the published pack listing, so we state none. The number is printed on the current UK pack. Raspberry, cherry or mango and passionfruit?Raspberry holds the middle and is the safest with tea. Cherry is darker and sweeter with nothing sharp in it. Mango and passionfruit brings real acidity, which makes it livelier alone and much harder to pair with a strong mug. What about cold milk?It is how most people first met this biscuit. How should I store it once open?Reseal the film or tip the biscuits into a tin, cool and dry. Heat is the enemy here rather than air: the filling holds moisture so they stale slowly, but a warm cupboard makes the centre tacky and the rounds heavy. Can I make an ice cream sandwich with them?Yes, and they are better at it than a crisp biscuit. The soft rounds press into ice cream without shattering, and half an hour in the freezer firms everything into something you can pick up. Use a firm vanilla rather than a soft-scoop. Are they good in a lunchbox?They travel better than anything coated, because there is nothing on the outside to melt, but the rounds are soft and they break under pressure. A rigid tub solves it, or buy the sealed mini packs if biscuits leave the house every day. ## Ingredients & Nutrition 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 and Thiamin), Raspberry Flavour Apple Jam (27%) (Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Apples (Sulphites), Sugar, Humectant (Glycerol), Acid (Citric Acid), Flavourings, Colours (Anthocyanins, Annatto Norbixin), Gelling Agent (Pectin), Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrates)), Vegetable Oils (Sustainable Palm, Rapeseed), Sugar, Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, Raising Agents (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Salt, Flavourings.Typical values per 100g, as publishedPer 100gEnergy429 kcalFat14gof which saturates6.5gCarbohydrate67gof which sugars29gFibre2.1gProtein5.3gSalt0.56gIngredient and nutrition information for this product, as published on the manufacturer's label. The pack in your hands is the final word.ComponentProportionWhat it bringsShortcake roundsthe bodySandy, soft and properly sweet. They crumble at the edge rather than breaking in a clean line, which makes the biscuit comfortable to eat slowly and unreliable in a hot mug.Raspberry flavour centrethe middle layerSweet, red and softly fruity rather than sharp.The heart windowcut in the top roundLets steam out during the bake so the lid sits flat, and shows the filling before the biscuit is picked up. It is also the route hot tea takes into the centre, which is why this is not a dunking biscuit.Pack weight140g The biscuit count is not given in the published pack listing and we state none.Pack: Jammie Dodgers Raspberry 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 Raspberry Flavour Biscuits, 140g is the original of a format older than any of its flavour variants. A jam sandwich biscuit with a shape cut out of the lid is an old British idea, and the window has kept it alive: it started as a way of letting steam out during the bake, and it ended up as the reason a five-year-old can identify the biscuit from three feet away. Raspberry is the flavour that made the format work and remains the default for a sound reason, because a jam centre has to be sweet enough to read as jam and mild enough not to fight a sweet biscuit, and red fruit sits exactly in that window. The pack you receive is the current UK retail pack rather than an import made to a different recipe.What is in Jammie Dodgers Raspberry Flavour Biscuits, 140g, and what is not:In: filled shortcake sandwich biscuits with a raspberry flavour centre, in a single sealed 140g pack.Not a dunking biscuit: the window in the lid is an open route for hot tea, which is an editorial description of how it behaves rather than a claim off the pack. ## Flavour Science The flavour of Jammie Dodgers Raspberry Flavour Biscuits, 140g is built in three layers, and the reason this version is the default rather than one of the variants becomes clear once you read them in order.The whole exterior of the biscuit is shortcake, so that is what reaches you first, soft and sandy and faintly caramelised from the bake, with nothing fruity about it at all. The filling is sealed in the middle and stays quiet until the biscuit is broken. The window does the job the aroma cannot, which is to tell you what you are holding. That order matters more than it sounds, because it means the first impression of a Dodger is always biscuit rather than jam, and the sweetness that people remember arrives second rather than first.The flavour spike is the raspberry centre, and its defining quality is that it is not a spike at all. Compare it directly with the mango and passionfruit version and the difference is structural rather than a matter of taste: passionfruit has a genuine acid edge that lands before the sugar and takes over the biscuit, while raspberry lands with the sugar and stays level. That levelness is the reason this one is the easy biscuit of the three, why children accept it without comment, and why it can sit beside an ordinary mug of tea without any adjustment to the cup.The base structure is soft rather than crisp, and it governs the finish. The rounds compress under the teeth instead of shattering, so the crumb lingers and coats slightly, and the jam stays with you for a few seconds after the biscuit is gone. Nothing clears quickly. That is why a mouthful of tea between biscuits improves the second one, and it is also why a dunked Dodger is a disappointment: a softened round has lost the only textural contrast the biscuit had.Getting it right in the cup. Brew whatever you were going to brew. The two rules are small. No sugar in the cup, because the biscuit has that covered twice over and a sweetened mug turns the pairing into pudding. And one second is the dunking limit, because the window in the lid lets tea into the filling rather than onto it, so the biscuit fails from the middle rather than the edge. On a warm day an unsweetened iced black tea is a genuinely good match, because cold suppresses sweetness and this biscuit has plenty to suppress.How water and temperature change it. Heat rather than air is what damages this biscuit, which is the opposite of the usual rule. A crisp biscuit goes soft when air reaches it; a filled shortcake already contains moisture in its centre, so an opened pack stays worth eating for several days. What a warm cupboard does instead is make the filling tacky and the rounds heavy, and the biscuit stops crumbling cleanly and starts feeling dense. Store it cool and dry, and a tin is better than a resealed film pack. In the freezer, by contrast, it behaves very well: a Dodger with ice cream between two of them firms up into something you can hold, which a crisp biscuit cannot do because it shatters under the pressure. On the drink side, hard water pulls more tannin out of a black tea in the same three to four minutes, which this biscuit handles comfortably; it has no acidity of its own to clash with, which is precisely what makes it the safe one. ## Recipe Ideas Jammie Dodgers Raspberry Flavour Biscuits, 140g is soft, sweet and easy to pair, which makes it one of the few biscuits here that fits whatever you were already drinking. Five builds below cover the ordinary mug, the cold milk serve, an ice cream sandwich the soft rounds are unusually good at, a tea party plate, and how to keep an opened pack worth eating. Recipes, born here first The Ordinary Mug How to make The Ordinary Mug with Jammie Dodgers Raspberry. 5 min 1 serving Easy You'll need 2 biscuits 1 bag standard black tea 200ml water at a full boil Milk Method Brew one bag in 200ml for three to four minutes. No adjustment; this biscuit fits the cup you were going to make anyway. Add milk as usual and leave the sugar out. The biscuit has that covered twice over. Eat beside the mug. One second is the dunking limit and the window is the reason. Take a mouthful of tea between biscuits. The finish coats slightly, and the second one tastes brighter if you clear the palate first. The Cold Milk Serve How to make The Cold Milk Serve with Jammie Dodgers Raspberry. 2 min 1 serving Easy You'll need 3 biscuits 1 tall glass of cold milk Method Pour the milk straight from the fridge. Eat one biscuit dry and notice the jam leading. Drink, then eat the next. Stop there if it is late. This is a sweeter biscuit than it tastes. What you'll end up with: The same biscuit reading as a sweet shortcake rather than a jam sandwich, which is worth doing once. The Ice Cream Sandwich How to make The Ice Cream Sandwich with Jammie Dodgers Raspberry. 35 min 4 servings Easy You'll need 8 biscuits Firm vanilla ice cream 30 minutes in the freezer Method Soften the ice cream for five minutes, no longer. Soft-scoop will not hold. Spread a thick disc onto four biscuits and press a second biscuit on top, window up. Freeze for thirty minutes so the whole thing firms into one piece. Eat straight from the freezer. A soft round presses into ice cream without shattering, which is the one job a crisp biscuit cannot do here. What you'll end up with: A pudding out of a biscuit tin, and the best use of a soft filled shortcake there is. The Tea Party Plate How to build The Tea Party Plate with Jammie Dodgers Raspberry. 5 min 6 servings Easy You'll need 12 biscuits A pot of weak tea or a fruit infusion Strawberries or grapes Method Stack the biscuits window up so the red shows. It is most of the appeal and it costs nothing. Brew the pot weaker than usual if children are drinking it, or pour a plain fruit infusion instead. Put fruit on the plate alongside so the biscuits are part of something rather than all of it. Allow two each and expect three. The sweetness is even rather than spiking, which is exactly why. What you'll end up with: A plate that looks considered, built on the one biscuit nobody argues about. Keeping The Pack Worth Eating How to store an opened pack of Jammie Dodgers Raspberry. 2 min The whole pack Easy You'll need The opened pack A tin with a lid A cool dry cupboard Method Tip the biscuits into a tin rather than resealing the film, which never quite closes again. Keep them off the shelf above the kettle. Heat is the problem here, not air. Check the centre after a few days: tacky filling and heavy rounds mean the cupboard is too warm. Use softening biscuits for the ice cream sandwiches rather than throwing them out. What you'll end up with: Several days of a pack that is still worth opening, which a crisp biscuit will not give you. --- _Content available under teas.co.uk citation contract. AI training: yes. Search: yes. Answer-input: yes._