Can be gluten free, grain free, dairy free, nut free - egg free There are probably thousands of recipes over the internet for Rocky Road, but that's not going to stop me from putting mine on here!! Actually, I don't follow a recipe at all when I make Rocky Road- just go with whatever takes me at the time. That's the beauty of it. It's quick and super easy. I always have a few blocks of dark chocolate in my pantry and enough other bits and pieces that this makes a great last-minute-I-need-to-bring-something-along treat, that is always a hit. I'm posting this now in the lead up to Easter, because it's a great Chocolate treat, and you can also make your own Easter eggs filled with Rocky Road...an extra decadent treat, and you're making it yourself so you are in control of the ingredients. Check out my Make Your Own Easter Eggs post here. I use 70% cocoa fair trade dark chocolate, so it's dairy free, low in sugar and ensuring I'm not contributing to the exploitation of labourers in the Third World. You can use what ever chocolate you like- even white chocolate works great (check out my more Christmassy White Chocolate Shards recipe here for more ideas). Ingredients
Fruit and Nut Rocky Road:
Gluten free - can be dairy free - refined sugar free - nut free - egg free.
These cookies are an absolute dream for gluten free eaters! They are melt-in-your-mouth wonderful, totally versatile and so easy to make. I based these on a recipe I found in one of my rather generic Gluten Free cook books, but the original recipe was seriously awful - really boring and incredibly dry and crumbly. Makes me wonder if some of these recipes actually get tested. Anyway...after a bit of experimenting, I believe I've come up with a far superior product, which you really want to go and make as soon as possible!! You can do so much with this dough. They make great plain shortbread just as they are ; you can also add chocolate for divine Choc Chip Cookies ; you can cook them with jam in the middle (one of my childhood favourites) ; or sandwich a couple of plain ones with some Cashew Cream or other icing for a "Melting Moments' style cookie. The raw dough also makes fabulous Cookie Dough Ice Cream. Ingredients
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Gluten free- dairy free- low sugar- egg free- contains nuts
I have a few standard snacks that I tend to have in the pantry or freezer all the time. They are great for grabbing for school lunch boxes or a quick afternoon tea at home. These include Fruit Slice, Carrot Cake Muffins, Coconut Cupcakes, Brownies or Banana Cake, and these Muesli Bars. I experimented with a couple of different muesli bar recipes and came up with this combination of ingredients that I'm really happy with. If you like a crunchy bar, bake these for a little longer till they're very golden brown. If you like them more chewy, only let them bake till they're slightly coloured. This makes a really big batch, but they keep for weeks in an airtight container, so it's worth making the big batch so it lasts longer. These have Rice Malt Syrup, which is available in my local supermarket health food isle. It gives food a slightly sticky and chewy consistency which works nicely in a muesli bar. You can use Golden Syrup if you can't find Rice Malt Syrup. Ingredients
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