I\'m using a file serving as a form layout to overwrite certain elements (form_start, form_row, etc.). I register it like:
twig: - Acme
You can use addGlobal() method.
addGlobal()
For example in BaseController I use:
$this->get('twig')->addGlobal('is_test', $isTest);
so in your case you should probably do:
$this->get('twig')->addGlobal('var', $var);