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Leftover Roses Rocky Road

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The tin of Roses might be getting lighter and lighter but Rocky Roads are a fantastic way to use them up and save yourself picking at them into the New Year. The great thing about Rocky Roads is the minimal effort and the maximum scrummy results they bring about.

Ingredients

250g of assorted Roses or Quality Streets roughly chopped

125g unsalted butter

100g good quality dark chocolate dark chocolate

3 tbsps

250g digestive biscuits or rich tea biscuits (the remains of the biscuit tin can also be supplemented here)

100g marshmallows

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Icing sugar

Method

In a heavy bottom saucepan melt the butter, golden syrup, dark chocolate and half of your leftover sweets.

Set half a mug of this mixture aside.

Blitz your biscuits in a food processor or smash with a rolling pin in a plastic bag. Pour biscuit crumbs into your saucepan. Add the remainder of the sweets and your marshmallows.

Line your 24cm baking tin with baking parchment and pour the contents of the saucepan into it, spreading evenly.

Pour the remainder of the chocolate that is in the mug on top of the mixture and place in the fridge for 3 – 5 hours until hard and set.

Cut into pieces (as big or as small as you please) and dust with icing sugar.

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