Rocky road bars

Rocky Road bars
Average rating: 4 out of 5 star rating

Sweet, a bit crunchy and really delicious, make these rocky road bars for all the family, just make sure you hide one for yourself!

  • Prep time: 15 mins

  • Cooking time: 2 hrs 30 mins

    (2 hours chilling time)
  • Total time: 2 hrs 45 mins

  • Serves: 16

  • Skill level: Bit of effort

  • Costs: Cheap as chips

  • Child friendly
  • Make in advance

Ingredients

  • 225g/8oz butter, unsalted
  • 100g/4oz plain chocolate,
  • broken into pieces
  • 2tbsp golden syrup
  • 2tbsp cocoa powder
  • 2tbsp caster sugar
  • 100g/4oz Maltesers®
  • 100g/4oz mixed milk and white chocolate chips
  • 100g/4oz mini marshmallows
  • 225g/8oz ginger biscuits, broken into pieces
  • Icing sugar to dust

Method

  1. Line a 20 cm/8in square cake tin with baking parchment.
  2. In a small pan heat the butter, plain chocolate, golden syrup, caster sugar and cocoa powder. Once melted together leave to cool for 10 minutes.
  3. In a large bowl place the Maltesers®, milk and white chocolate chip, mini marshmallows and ginger biscuits and bind together with the melted chocolate sauce. Pour into the lined tray and leave to set in the fridge for a minimum of 2 hours.
  4. Remove from cake tin and slice into 16 snack-sized bars. Dust with icing sugar to serve.

Nutritional information

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.

http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/food/173662/Rocky-road-bars