Christmas Rocky Road

Christmas is here...and the perfect excuse for some more baking. I love Nigella Lawson's recipes of all things baked, may it be sweet or savory. One of my favourite recipes is the Rocky Road Crunch Bars. Very easy to make and absolutely delish!!! Plus the recipe can be modified to everyone's liking :) So here is my very own version of the yummy Rocky Road.

First of all, the ingredients:

125g  unsalted butter
300g  dark chocolate (min 70%)
3 tbs  golden syrup

100g  biscuits (I used 50g rich tea biscuits and 50g ginger snaps)
80g    mini marshmallows
50g    chocolate covered raisins
30g    flaked almonds
50g    glace cherries
50g    chocolate wafers
100g  white chocolate 

And here are the steps to making delicious Rocky Road ;D

1. Combine the butter, dark chocolate and golden syrup and melt in a heavy-based saucepan on low heat. It's important to keep the heat low, otherwise the chocolate will burn before it melts. Once all the ingredients have melted, put this mixture to a side. 

2. Roast the almonds on low heat until golden brow. 

3. Break the biscuits into smaller pieces. You can do this by hand or put the bisucits into a plastic bag and bash them with a rolling pin.

4. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl (mini marshmallows, raisins, almonds, glace cherries, chocolate wafers and biscuits).

5. Add the melted chocolate mix to the bowl and mix all the ingredients thoroughly together, ensuring all the ingredients are covered in the chocolate mix.

6. Line a 24 square cm baking tray with cling film and fill the tray with the mix.

7. Melt white chocolate on very low heat and pour over the mix and smooth the top.

8. Refrigerate overnight and cut into 24 squares.

Voila...and they are ready to eat!

I made 2 batches yesterday, and they make great Christmas gifts!    Obviously you can substitute the ingredients with other nuts, biscuits, sweets as you like :) If you try out this recipe, do let me know jhow it turned out. And of course if you have any useful advice, feel free drop me a message :) 

 

Check out my facebook album for more pictures! Rocky Road Pictures


Merry Christmas to everyone who's celebrating!!! xxx