Rocky Road Slice – Keke Tapatahi Tiakarete me te Māngohe
How good is a slice of homemade rocky road slice? Te mutunga mai o te pai – sooooo good! What about one that has a homemade Vanilla Marshmallow in it? Even better! The rest of the ingredients are tiakarete (chocolate), pihitāhio (pistachios), rōpere raki (dried strawberries), paramu tauraki-tio (freeze-dried plums) and puffed buckwheat. To me this combination creates a balance of creamy, sweet and salty. If you don’t have some of these ingredients, kaua e āwangawanga (don’t worry), this recipe is so adaptable and I have written some alternatives for each of the ingredients. So let’s make this delicious slice!
Can I replace the homemade marshmallow with store bought?
If making your own māngohe (marshmallow) fills you with dread, don’t worry about it, just buy some māngohe (marshmallow) from the store. Do keep in mind however that the overall slice will become sweeter using ones from the store but whatever works for you! Check the recipe for the quantity needed.
Rocky Road Slice – Keke Tapatahi Tiakarete me te Māngohe
A stunning Rocky Road recipe with the option of homemade marshmallow, nuts, dried fruit and delicious chocolate.
Servings 20 large slices of rocky road
Ingredients
Vanilla Marshmallow – Māngohe Wanira
- 1 quantity of my Vanilla Marshmallow recipe
- 200 g store bought marshmallows (only required if you don't want to make the homemade version)
Rocky Road Slice – Keke Tapatahi Tiakarete me te Māngohe
- 115 g pihitāhio (pistachios, roasted and salted in the shell). You can swap these for your favourite nuts or remove the nuts altogether.
- ⅔ C (80 g) rōpere raki (dried strawberries) Swap these for your favourite dried fruit e.g cranberries or dried apricots.
- 250 g miraka tiakarete (milk chocolate, I used one with berry and biscuit inside but use your favourite)
- 250 g tiakarete parauri (dark chocolate, 50 – 60%)
- 3 tbsp noni (oil, neutral flavoured)
- 1 tbsp noni ōriwa (olive oil, or neutral oil)
- ¾ C buckwheat puffs (these can be swapped for puffed quinoa, puffed rice or rice bubbles)
- ½ C (10 g) paramu tauraki-tio (freeze-dried plums). Use any freeze-dried fruit here, it add a lovely freshness to the rocky road.
- 1 tsp Rikoriko hiriwa (silver glitter, edible and also optional)
Instructions
Vanilla Marshmallow – Māngohe Wanira
- Follow the instructions for my Vanilla Marshmallow. Once you have cut them in to the shapes, they are all ready to go.
- If you are using the store-bought māngohe (marshmallows) instead, chop them in to smaller chunks.
Rocky Road Slice – Keke Tapatahi Tiakarete me te Māngohe
- Line a 20 x 22 cm tin with high sides with baking paper.
- Remove the pihitāhio (pistachios) from their shells. Chop the nuts in to chunks.
- Chop the rōpere (strawberries) or whatever fruit you are using. I like to keep them chunky but it is up to you!
- Break all of the tiakarete miraka (milk chocolate) and 150 g of the tiakarete parauri (dark chocolate) in to pieces and add them in to a large, heatproof bowl. Add 3 tbsp noni (oil) on top.
- Break the remaining 100 g of tiakarete parauri (dark chocolate) in to pieces and add them to a small heatproof bowl. Drizzle over 1 tbsp noni (oil).
- Add 3 cm of water to the bottom of two pots that fit the bowls of chocolate snug on top. The bowls should not touch the water. Heat the pots over lower heat until they reach a mild simmer. Add the bowls and gently melt the tiakarete (chocolate), stirring occasionally. Once melted, removed from the heat.
- Add a ¼ cup of the melted tiakarete parauri (dark chocolate, from the small bowl) to coat the base of the prepared tin. Leave the rest aside for the top of the slice.
- Add half of the chopped māngohe (marshmallow) on top, making sure there is a 1 cm gap in between each one.
- Add the pihitāhio (pistachios), rōpere (strawberries) and buckwheat puffs in to the large bowl of the ranunga tiakarete miraka (milk chocolate mixture). Mix it all together.
- Pour half of this mixture over the māngohe (marshmallows) and press it in to the gaps. Use a spatula to press the tiakarete (chocolate) down firmly to fill the spaces, shake the tray a bit too.
- Sprinkle over ¼ C of the paramu tauraki-tio (freeze-dried plums).
- Add the rest of the māngohe (marshmallows) on top, making sure you allow the gaps in between. Add the rest of the ranunga tiakarete miraka (milk chocolate mixture) and press it down firmly again with a spatula, shake the tray and ensure all the chocolate has settled in between the māngohe (marshmallow).
- Pour over the reserved tiakarete parauri (dark chocolate) and smooth it out. Sprinkle over a ¼ cup of paramu tauraki-tio (freeze-dried plums).
- Add the ngākau māngohe (marshmallow hearts) and rikoriko hiriwa (silver glitter) if you are using this decoration.
- Refrigerate for 1 ½ hours – 2 hours. Cut in to small pieces, I like to get around 40 pieces out of this slice but that is completely up to you!This will keep in a sealed container in the fridge for a week.
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