Forget Rocky Road this is more like Death Valley

I love rocky road, who doesn’t, it’s a childhood party favourite but adults love it too and we’ve tried all kinds of recipes but always felt it needed something a bit…more? So, we’ve taken it to a whole new lethal level of indulgence adding all our favourite treats.

The best part about this recipe is that it requires no skill and only takes about 20 minutes to prepare, if that, but it does need about 2 hours in the fridge, sorry! Of course the ingredients can be played with and substituted to suit your taste and dietary requirements.

Death Valley Rocky Road bars

Equipment
Brownie pan 11×7 inches (we use this one)
Large Sauce Pan
Chopping Board
Bowl
Knife
Spoon
Parchment Paper and Foil

Ingredients
200g good quality milk chocolate
400g good quality plain/dark chocolate
80g golden syrup
100g unsalted butter
100g salted butter
100g mini marshmallows plus extra for the top
30g cornflakes (pop in a bag and smash up a bit)
10 Oreos
100g maltesers
1 Snickers Duo
1 Twix Xtra
Small handful of sultanas
5 chopped maraschino cherries
20g chopped nuts of your choice (we like almonds and pecans)

Method

1. Line your pan with parchment paper, leaving enough excess to hold onto and put it to one side ready to fill.
2. Measure and put the chocolate, butter and golden syrup in a large pan on a low heat and gently melt stirring occasionally.
   
3. While they are melting on the hob chop up snickers, oreos, twix, cherries and nuts and put in a bowl. Add the cornflakes, sultanas, marshmallows and maltesers and mix thoroughly.
   
4. Take the pan off the heat and wait for 6 minutes to allow it to cool slightly. Then add your ingredients to the molten chocolate mixture, stir to combine ingredients making sure everything is covered in the chocolate and pour into your prepared brownie pan.
   
5. Sprinkle a few marshmallows on top to decorate, cover with foil being sure to avoid touching the mixture and place in the fridge to chill (at least 2 hours).
   
6. Once chilled use the excess parchment paper to lift it out of the pan and chop into bars. Store in an airtight container for up to a week, if it lasts that long!!

We’ll be serving these at every opportunity. What are your childhood favourite treats?