Recipes by Barbara Northwood

Gluten free Rocky Road

Sep 24 02:21pm
Prep Time Cook Time
20 mins 5 mins
Ingredients
  • 3 tsps vegetable oil
  • 1 / 3 cup popping corn
  • 4 x 100g bars Willow Rich Dark Cooking Chocolate, chopped
  • 2 x 100g packets glace
  • cherries, halved
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped
  • dried apricots
  • 1 / 3 cup shredded coconut

1. Grease a 19cm x 30cm lamington pan. Line base and sides with baking paper.
2. Heat oil in a large saucepan. Add popping corn. Cover with lid. Cook over a medium heat, shaking pan occasionally, for 3 minutes, or until popping has stopped. Remove from heat. Transfer popcorn to a large bowl. Allow to cool.
3. Place chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl. Sit bowl over a pan of simmering water and stir until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Pour into bowl with popcorn. Add cherries and apricots. Stir to combine.
4. Spoon mixture into prepared pan. Spread evenly over base. Sprinkle with coconut. Refrigerate for 2 hours, or until set.
5. To serve, lift rocky road out of pan. Cut into squares.

Tip: Willow Rich Dark Cooking Chocolate is nut, egg and gluten free. It's available in the health-food aisle. Rocky road can be made up to three days ahead. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator.

 

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2 Comments Report Abuse
1. lil_miss_love98 - Oct 17 09:06pm
sounds yum! :P
2. heather_savage39 - Jan 03 04:17pm
What sort of vegetable oil can celiacs safely use? Vegetable oil contains hydrogenised oils which are not good for them. Please specify oils. I would hate to see my wife if she ate something prepared with vegetable oil.
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