Forget the tricks this Halloween and treat yo’self with this fully loaded rocky road. It’s frighteningly good.
Truth be told, I’ve never really been into Halloween but my friend Lorraine AKA Not Quite Nigella totally is and her enthusiasm for it is quite contagious.
Over the last few years we’ve been lucky enough to attend Lorraine’s Halloween events. She calls these events parties, I call them extravaganzas because everything is next level Halloween from the decorations to the outfits and of course, the food.
Last year, all the guests were daring enough to bring a plate and I bought this No Bake Halloween Spooky Slice which was scarily scrumptious. This year’s Halloween offering is for the lolly lovers with this faboolous rocky road – see what I did there?!
This recipe is very forgiving – I used mini packs of Halloween jelly beans (black, orange and white) from Coles – but you could just as easily buy a regular pack of jelly beans, take out the Halloween colours and eat the rest! What a wicked idea!
Similarly, I bought a pack of the M&Ms spooky mix (green, orange and brown) but you could just buy a regular packet and use the colours you need.
These days I like something to top my rocky road off and the spider and skull marshmallows from Coles did just the job! If you can’t source decorated marshmallows, make some of your own with regular marshmallows and an edible pen or just pass on the marshmallows altogether.
To quote Dracula, this rocky road is sure to be “love at first bite” and everyone will go batty for it!
Are you a fan of Halloween? Got any more Halloween puns for my collection?
Ingredients
100g black, orange and white jellybeans
100g white mini marshmallows
200g scotch finger biscuits, broken into chunks
150g spooky mix M and Ms (orange, brown and green)
400g chocolate (milk or dark)
25g coconut oil
16 x spider/skull marshmallows (optional)
How to – Traditional
- Lightly grease a slice pan and line with baking paper, extending the paper over the sides.
- Combine jelly beans, marshmallows, biscuits and M and Ms in large bowl and mix well. Set aside.
- Break the chocolate into pieces into a microwave safe bowl and add the coconut oil. Microwave in 30 second bursts until completely melted.
- Add the chocolate to the spooky treats making sure everything is well covered in chocolate.
- Spread the mixture into the pan and smooth over. Place the marshmallows on top in 4 lines of 4.
- Pop into the fridge to set for 2 hours or until firm.
- Cut into squares when set.
How to – Thermomix
- Lightly grease a slice pan and line with baking paper, extending the paper over the sides.
- Combine jelly beans, marshmallows, biscuits and M and Ms in large bowl and mix well. Set aside.
- Place chocolate and coconut oil in TM bowl and blitz for 10 seconds on speed 9.
- Scrape down sides and melt for 5 minutes at 50C on speed 1.
- Scrape down and melt for a further 2 minutes at 50C on speed 1.
- With the blades moving on reverse speed 1, gradually add the spooky sweeties through the hole in the lid until they are all coated in chocolate. This should take about 45 seconds.
- Spread the mixture into the pan and smooth over. Place the marshmallows on top in 4 lines of 4.
- Pop into the fridge to set for 2 hours or until firm. (Before you clean the bowl, make a delicious chocolate drink by adding a cup of milk and blitzing 5 seconds on speed 8. Then heat milk for 5 minutes at 80 degrees on speed 4.)
- Cut into squares when set.
