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Christmas Rocky Road
by Nigella Lawson

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups (8 oz) bittersweet chocolate, chopped or chips
3/4 cups (6 oz) milk chocolate, chopped or chips
1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) soft butter
1/4 cup golden syrup, such as Lyle's, or light corn syrup
Approx. 4 cups (7 oz) amaretti cookies (not the soft ones)
1 cup shelled Brazil nuts
2/3 cup candied or glazed cherries
2 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
1 tablespoon confectioner's sugar
Edible glitter (optional)

Instructions:

Put both chocolates into a heavy-based pan to melt with the butter and syrup over a gentle heat.

Put the cookies into a freezer bag and bash them with a rolling pin to get big- and little-sized crumbs; you want some pieces to crunch and some sandy rubble.

Put the Brazil nuts into another freezer bag and also bash them so you get different-sized nut rubble.

Take the pan off the heat, and add the crushed cookies and nuts, whole candied cherries and mini marshmallows. Turn carefully to coat everything with syrupy chocolate.

Tip into an aluminum foil pan (I use one 9 1/4 x 12 inches), smoothing the top as best you can, although it will look bumpy.

Refrigerate until firm enough to cut, which will take about 1 1/2-2 hours. Then take the set block of Rocky Road out of the pan ready to cut.

Push the confectioners' sugar through a small strainer to dust the top of the Rocky Road. Then, if you like, add sprinkling of edible glitter for some festive sparkle.

With the long side in front of you, cut it into 6 slices down and 4 across, so that you have 24 almost-squares.

Makes 24 big-bite-sized bars

Nigella's Suggestions:

If you want to, there's nothing (except dexterity in my case) to stop you cutting these into tiny petit four-sized pieces, in which case you could almost double the number.

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Make ahead tip:

Make the Rocky Road and refrigerate to set. Don't add the confectioner's sugar yet, but cut into bars, then store in an airtight container in a cool place for up to 1 week. Decorate with confectioner's sugar and edible glitter about 1-2 hours before serving.

Freeze ahead tip:

Make the Rocky Road as above and freeze for up to 1 month. Thaw overnight in a cool place. Decorate as above.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Nigella Lawson
• Edible Gifts
• FOX and Friends
• christmas
• holiday cheer
• christmas rocky road
• recipes

[welcom2thefreakshow]

Nigella is amazing! So beautiful!

Why is it Americans act so dumb/fake on tv shows like this?

[futuristfood]

awful... they made her look so cheesy. she is a nice woman!

[tregibbs]

Why in the HELL would Nigella ever agree to on FOX News?

[BeBeLaGrace]

... Woow the Americans couldn't have done a better job to making Nigella feel uncomfortable... lol

[BlackyBella]

how long are we baking this. lulz

[kendahke]

@welcom2thefreakshow but to answer your question: because they are buffoons.

[kendahke]

@welcom2thefreakshow well, consider the network...

[ShearsOfAtropos]

those American shows she goes on are horrible... really, I always feel some kind of tension going on

[locolani234]

"im gonna pulverize the nuts"

hehehe im such a perv.

[CaMaLyA91]

Im drooling already! Gonna try, wish me luck!

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