Trish Deseine's rocky road
Unlike the many other sugary squares, this is one recipe where you can make a huge difference to the taste, despite the, frankly, trashy ingredients, by using really good chocolate and good quality dried fruit
SERVES
12
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
15
MINUTES
Ingredients
- 200g salted butter
400g good dark chocolate
3 tbsp golden syrup
250g digestive biscuits (or Hobnobs or Rich Tea)
125g dried raspberries, cherries, cranberries, strawberries (optional)
100g pecans (optional)
100g mini marshmallows
Method
Grease and line a 20 cm x 25 cm (8 inch x 10 inch) cake tin.
Put the chocolate, butter and golden syrup in a bowl and melt gently together over a bain-marie or in the microwave.
Crush the biscuits into irregular pieces, either with a quick blast in a mini blender, or in a tea towel with a rolling pin, then add them to the chocolate mixture.
Tip in the dried fruit, marshmallows if you are using them, and stir it all well until everything is coated in chocolate.
Spread the mixture into the tin, smooth out the top and let it cool and harden in the fridge for an hour or so. Cut or break the Rocky Road into pieces and serve.
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