Easy Christmas Rocky Road

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720 g Milk Chocolate good quality eating chocolate, not melts
190 g Ripe Raspberry lollies Allen's, 1 pkt
160 g Spearmint Leaves lollies Allen's, 1 pkt
260 g White Marshmallows I used half (the white ones only) jumbo packet of Pascal marshmallows
2 Homemade Italian Meringues or store bought meringues

Spray a 20cm (8 inch) square cake tin with oil and line with baking paper and set aside
Break the chocolate into small pieces and add to a large, heatproof bowl
Place the large bowl over a small saucepan of gently simmering water (this creates a double boiler). Stir the chocolate until it’s almost melted, then remove from the heat and stir it until smooth.
Add the rest of the ingredients to the melted chocolate, crushing the meringues with your hands as you toss them in
Give it all a good stir, then pour into your prepared tin.Move the mixture around to the corners of the tin, but don’t be tempted to smooth it out -you want that bumpy finish! Refrigerate until set
Once set, cut with a large, sharp knife and enjoy! Unlike my photos, I cut mine into small pieces, as you only need a mouthful, but feel free to cut yours into large pieces.

Chocolate: go with what you love -if dark chocolate is your thing, use that instead! Same goes for white chocolate.
Raspberry lollies: swap for red frogs (you may need to chop them) or even raspberry bullets (what’s a little more chocolate between friends?)
Spearmint leaves: I don’t chop my leaves, but feel free if you want smaller minty bits. Or swap for peppermint Aero bars!
Marshmallows: again, I don’t chop them, but if you’re using extra large marshmallows, you will most likely need to cut them in half at least. Or swap for mini marshmallows or homemade marshmallow and feel free to include the pink ones (I just like all-white)
Meringues: I prefer to use my (easy and delicious) Italian meringues, but store-bought meringues are more than fine.
Go nuts: while I don’t use nuts (you get the crunch from the meringues), feel free to add some. Pistachio nuts are green and festive, while cashews or macadamia nuts add an elevated taste and texture
Add some Christmas Sprinkles: scatter some Christmas-themed sprinkles over the top of the rocky road for some extra festive fun
Swap the meringues: for the crunchy element, feel free to swa the meringues for Crushed biscoff biscuits or gingerbread cookies (ginger nuts have a lovely crunch!). You could also crush a candy cane or 2 and mix that through the rocky road mixture as well.