Healthy Rocky Road (gluten free)
These healthy rocky road bars have popcorn for a gluten free crunch, plus nuts and dried fruits for a rich taste. They have all the lovely textures you'd want from a rocky road recipe plus dark chocolate for that essential chocolatey hit! They are vegan and free from refined sugar.
Equipment
- 20 x 15cm baking tray
- baking paper
Ingredients
- 200 g dark chocolate broken into chunks
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 25 g unsalted, unsweetened popcorn
- 100 g dried fruits such as apricots and cranberries
- 70 g whole nuts halved if large
Instructions
- Line a 20 x 15cm baking tray with baking paper, leaving a lip to lift the rocky road out.
- Melt the coconut oil and maple syrup over a very low heat.
- Add the broken chocolate pieces. Keep the heat very low and stir until the chocolate has nearly melted. Turn off the heat and mix well.
- Add the popcorn, dried fruits and nuts. Mix well.
- Spoon the mixture into the lined tray and level out with a spoon.
- Chill until set for about an hour.
- Cut into about 16 pieces with a serrated knife.
Notes
- You can make this popcorn rocky road in a plastic storage box if you prefer as it won't need to go in the oven.
- You can substitute butter in place of coconut oil, and honey in place of maple syrup if you don't need a vegan recipe. These ingredients help to soften the chocolate as well as adding flavour.
- If you want a neutral tasting coconut oil, use processed rather than extra virgin oil.
- For vegan or dairy free rocky road, use vegan chocolate. (Most good quality dark chocolate is vegan but it's worth checking!)
- If you are in a hurry, chill the mixture in the freezer for about 20 minutes before cutting into bars.
Nutrition
Calories: 133kcalCarbohydrates: 15.9gProtein: 2.1gFat: 8.3gSaturated Fat: 4.4gFiber: 2gSugar: 11.4g
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