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Chocolate-Coated Maria
Well, it’s Christmas!
I’m not the tidiest in the kitchen but things usually turn out fine, and the clean-up is something of a miracle.
I make messes, but I don’t cope with mess, so clean-up is vital. I know that sounds contradictory, but it’s the truth.
I’ve been watching this ABC cooking program on television. Mostly things are too complicated when you’re only cooking for one, but on Friday the cook made a version of rocky road which she called nutty road, for Christmas.
I liked what she put together with mostly nuts and seeds all toasted in the oven, a few marshmallows (not my favourite), shredded coconut and some licorice, something I haven’t had in years.
It was so easy to put together. Had I seen the recipe earlier I would have invested in some fancy moulds, but I didn’t, so I ended up making chocolate blocks a little like those in the image above, but not smooth given the amount of seeds and nuts.
I also experimented with the chocolate, one being a coffee-based one from Aldi (the home of fabulous chocolate, in my opinion!) I still added all the nuts and seeds.
I bought small silicone moulds from the local supermarket and made this mixture into individual clusters. They look good, if I say so myself.
