Rocky Road.

Rocky Road is a very easy gluttony to make and assemble and something that all kids, of course, fall in love with.

This rocky road was a last week's request from my teenager son and some of his friends. As they are studying hard in order to achieve their A levels, I thought that a little (lot) of extra chocolaty energy would be a booster for their studies.

I don't need to tell you how much they appreciated it and how many compliments and smiley faces I got right?

The recipe s from Mima Sinclair little fantastic book "Rainbow Bakes". As you might guess by the name of the book, it's all about rainbow(y) gorgeous showstoppers and delicious bakes.

I love Mima Sinclair's books and you can find a whole lot of my favourite gingerbread recipes (from Mima's Gingerbread Wonderland book), under the label "Mima Sinclair", including this gorgeous gingerbread and chocolate bird's house that was a huge success last Christmas.

As for this rocky road, I think we don't need many words to describe it right...?

The sweets specified are the ones specified in the original recipe but, as you might know, there's no rules for Rocky Road so, use whatever sweets you have at home or go wild and use your own imagination.

Rocky Road.

My son wanted Rocky Road and of course, I had to make him Rocky Road!

I decided to make in a loaf tin and instead of cutting it in squares like usual, this is a sliceable Rocky Road.

The results, either in taste and presentation are, I think, pretty amazing!

ingredients:

130g butter

300g dark chocolate (70%), roughly chopped

3 tbsp golden syrup

1 x 154g packet golden Oreo biscuits, roughly chopped or broken

150g marshmallows

2 x 30g Cadbury Crunchie bars, roughly chopped

method:

Lightly grease a loaf tin with vegetable oil and line with clingfilm.

Melt the butter, chocolate and golden syrup in a saucepan.

Once melted and smooth, take the pan off the heat and add the remaining ingredients.

Stir everything together until well combined and coated with the melted chocolate mixture.

Pour the mixture in the prepared tin and smooth the top with a spatula.

Cover with clingfilm and refrigerate overnight.

Turn the Rocky Road out of the tin, peel off the clingfilm and cut into slices.

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O meu filho andava há dias a pedir para lhe fazer Rocky Road e eu, como excelente mãe que sou :)))..., claro..., tive de lhe fazer Rocky Road!

Decidi fazer uma Rocky Road diferente, ou seja, em vez de a fazer como habitualmente, num tabuleiro e depois cortar em quadrados ou palitos, decidi fazê-la numa forma de pão e depois cortá-la em fatias.

No recheio, decidi também inventar um bocadinho e posso garantir-vos que em termos de sabor, esta Rocky Road ficou maravilhosa.

O resultado, no que ao aspecto diz respeito, sou suspeita, mas acho que ficou girissimo!

ingredientes:

130g manteiga

300g chocolate preto (70%), picado grosseiramente

3 colheres sopa de golden syrup

1 pacote de 154g de bolachas Oreo (eu usei uma edição limitada de Oreo douradas), partidas em pedaços grosseiros.

150g marshmallows

2 barras de 30g (cada) de Chocolate Crunchie da Cadbury, partidas em pedaços grosseiros.

preparação:

Untar ligeiramente uma forma de pão com óleo vegetal e forrá-la com película aderente.

Num tacho, derreter a manteiga, o chocolate e o golden syrup.

Retirar o tacho do lume, adicionar os ingredientes restantes e envolver tudo muito bem.

Deitar a mistura na forma preparada e, com uma espátula, alisar a superfície o melhor possível.

Tapar com película aderente e refrigerar de um dia para o outro.

Desenformar a Rocky Road, descartar a película aderente e cortar em fatias.

Recipe / Receita: Lia - Lemon & Vanilla.