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Superfood Rocky Road

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Super delicious, fluffy, nutty, chocolatey mess!

Well how about that with a healthy spin on it? One of the things this Rocky Road is enriched with is Maca powder that has vitamins, energy boosting properties, benefits for the skin, helps to increase energy, and helps with womens & mens health & reproductive health. 

Another great superfood is chia seeds. Being high in nutrients, antioxidants, protein and Omega 3 fatty acids, I love to throw them into treats when I can!

Then my Healthy Honey Marshmallows are filled with Blue Spirulina & Pink Dragonfruit Powder! How wonderful! Natural colouring at it’s best! No numbers needed! More on the colours in my marshmallows post! 

I often use 70% Organic Dark Chocolate for Rocky Road but in this one I use Callebaut Dark Chocolate Callets. It’s partly tempered already so it makes it easier to get a good smooth, shiny crack on the chocolate! I temper the chocolate by using the seeding method where you fully melt 75% of the desired amount of tempered chocolate to 50ºC and then you add the last 25% in to bring the temperature back down to 31-32ºC, without having to get messy and spread it out over marble to bring the temp down!

Alternatively, you can make your own raw chocolate with Cacao Butter, but it will have a low melt temperature, so just keep it in the fridge or freezer.

I love freeze-dried berries! In this one I’ve used freeze-dried strawberries in the rocky road and freeze-dried raspberries on the top with a sprinkling of rose petals for some added beauty!

The raspberries and strawberries help to cut through the sweet of the chocolate and give a nice tart effect!  

YUM!!!!….But I must go now and wrap some Christmas presents! Enjoy guys! Gabrielle x

Superfood Rocky Road
Yields 12
Delicious Rocky Road that will have you running back for seconds!!
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Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
5 min
Total Time
10 min
Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
5 min
Total Time
10 min
Ingredients
  1. 400g Callebaut Dark Chocolate Callets (or other brand of dark chocolate)
  2. 200g HealthyHoneyMarshmallows
  3. 100g Mixed Nuts (I used roasted Almonds & Macadamias)
  4. 20g Cranberries (unsweetend)
  5. 2 tsp Maca Powder
  6. 10g Chia Seeds
  7. 35g Toasted Coconut Chips
  8. 10g Freeze-dried Strawberries
  9. 10g Freeze-dried Raspberries, for sprinkling on top
  10. Dried Rose Petals, for sprinkling on top
Instructions
  1. Place 300g of the chocolate into the Thermomix and melt 7 Minutes/50º/Speed 2/MC off.
  2. Scrape down the sides and add the remaining 100g of chocolate and mix 5 Mins/no temp/Speed 2/MC off.
  3. Scrape down the sides and stir a further 3 Mins/no temp/Speed 1. Your chocolate should now be tempered and around 31º-32ºC. (You can test with a thermometer to check, however if you are going to store in the fridge or freezer you don't need to worry too much as melting won't be a big problem anyway!)
  4. Add all the remaining ingredients and mix gently 1-3 Sec/Speed 2/Reverse.
  5. Place into a baking paper lined square cake tin, sprinkle with some freeze-dried raspberries and rose petals and place into the fridge to set. Cut into 12 squares or smaller squares and serve.
Notes
  1. Here is my healthy Marshmallows recipe.
Kitch'n Thyme http://kitchnthyme.com.au/

Superfood Christmas Rocky Road

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© Rocky Road 1Super delicious, fluffy, nutty, chocolatey mess thats so traditional at Christmas time!

Well how about that with a healthy spin on it? One of the things this Rocky Road is enriched with is Maca powder that has vitamins, energy boosting properties, benefits for the skin, helps to increase energy, and helps with womens & mens health & reproductive health. 

Another great superfood is chia seeds. Being high in nutrients, antioxidants, protein and Omega 3 fatty acids, I love to throw them into treats when I can!

Then the Marshmallows are filled with liquid chlorophyll and beetroot! How wonderful! Natural colouring at it’s best! No numbers needed! 

I use Organic (70%) Dark Chocolate in the Rocky Road. You can do it with Cacao Butter, but it will have a low melt temperature.

I toast the coconut chips just in the oven on a baking tray for a few minutes on 180º. It adds a really rich, nutty flavour. 

Once again, my love of freeze-dried berries comes into play! The raspberries help to cut through the sweet of the chocolate and give a nice tart effect!   © Rocky Road 2  Perhaps you could enjoy this delicious treat with a glass of your favourite milk!  

Healthy Christmas Rocky Road
Yields 24
A delicious superfood Rocky Road!
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Prep Time
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Cook Time
5 min
Total Time
10 min
Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
5 min
Total Time
10 min
Ingredients
  1. 300g Organic Dark Chocolate (70%), broken into 3-4cm pieces.
  2. 40g Organic Butter
  3. 200g Marshmallows
  4. 100g Mixed Nuts (I used roasted Almonds & Macadamias)
  5. 20g Cranberries (unsweetend)
  6. 1tsp Maca Powder
  7. 10g Chia Seeds
  8. 35g Toasted Coconut Chips
  9. 5g Freeze-dried Raspberries
Instructions
  1. Place the chocolate into the Thermomix and mill 10 Sec/Speed 9.
  2. Add the butter then mix and melt 4 Mins/50º/Speed 3.
  3. Add all the remaining ingredients and mix gently 1-3 Sec/Speed 2/Reverse.
  4. Place into a baking paper lined rectangle slice tray and place into the fridge to set. Cut into squares and serve.
Notes
  1. Here is my healthy Marshmallows recipe.
Kitch'n Thyme http://kitchnthyme.com.au/

Healthy Honey Marshmallows

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Just LOOK at this colour!!!! It’s NATURAL!!!! Amazing right!!!?????

Using the gorgeous Unicorn Superfoods powders makes it SO easy to create these super fun colours with no nasties attached but rather adding health benefits!! Blue SPIRULINA helps to increase energy and metabolism, boosts immunity and may even improve digestion. Pink PATAYA or DRAGONFRUIT is high in fiber, rich in antioxidants and promotes a healthy gut whilst nourishing hair and skin! You can use Beetroot powder which I have done in the past, but I find the pink pataya gives a more vibrant colour! I love a treat that also has some nutritional benefit to it! Don’t you?!!

Using sustainably sourced gelatine, and honey over sugar, these marshmallows are a great option for a healthy treat, especially at Christmas! I used to use the Great Lakes Pure Protein Gelatin (from iHerb) but now I use a beautiful Australian Grass Fed Gelatin from Nutra Organics. It’s got a really mild aroma and works perfectly!
Gelatin is very beneficial for digestive issues, joint recovery, and helps to promote healthy skin, hair and nails.

Store bought varieties of marshmallows are full of preservatives, sugars, flavours and who knows what else! With these you can have peace of mind that you know exactly what has gone into them. Using honey is a much better option than sugar, however the benefits of raw honey are non existent once heated, and like any sweet treat, it still turns into sugar in the body. However, as part of a balanced diet, and for a special occasion, these are great! I feel good about my children eating something which is somewhat fortified with health benefiting ingredients at the same time as being a treat!

 

For treats like this, the Thermomix 5 is just brilliant for its accurate temperatures. How fantastic being able to heat it to exactly 120ºC without having to stand there over the stove with a candy thermometer! I get to walk away!

©Marshmallow 2

Play around with your own flavours and colours! How about these pretty Christmas colours! How gorgeous and festive would these look on the table for Christmas!…….And the exciting thing is that I have a delicious Healthy (Superfood enriched) Rocky Road recipe coming to you before Christmas!! Stay tuned!   

Healthy Marshmallows
Yields 50
Naturally coloured, fluffy, naturally sweetened marshmallows!
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Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
20 min
Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
20 min
Ingredients
  1. 185ml Warm Water
  2. 260g Honey
  3. 3 Tbsp Gelatin (grass-fed, unflavoured)
  4. 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
  5. Coconut oil for cutting
Pink Colour
  1. 1 Tbsp Beetroot Juice or 1 tsp Beetroot Powder or 1 Tbsp Pink Dragonfruit Juice or 1 tsp Dragonfruit Powder
Green Colour
  1. 1 Tbsp Liquid Chlorophyll
Instructions
  1. Place 60ml of the water along with the honey into the Thermomix and cook 8-10 Mins/120º/Speed 2, and you may like to place the simmering basket on top of the lid to replace the MC for this step.(If you have a TM31 cook at Varoma temperature).
  2. Whilst that is cooking, combine the other 125ml of warm water with the gelatin in a small bowl. (The easiest way to do this is to rain the gelatine into the water in a steady stream whilst whisking in simultaneously with the other hand. The quicker you get the gelatine incorporated the easier it is.)
  3. When the honey mixture is cooked, let it cool to 70º.
  4. Then add the gelatin mix and stir 1 Min/Speed 2.
  5. Insert the butterfly and whip 10 Mins/Speed 4.
  6. In the last 30 seconds add the vanilla.
  7. Separate 2/3 of the mixture into 2 separate bowls (for colouring) and pour the remaining 1/3 (white colour) into a baking paper lined container to set.
Pink Marshmallows
  1. Powder Method: Stir in the beetroot or dragonfruit powder until well combined and desired colour is achieved. Then pour into a baking paper lined container to set.
  2. Juice Method: Place 1/4 of a small beetroot or dragonfruit into the Thermomix and blend 3 Sec/Speed 7. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add 2 tsp water. (No need to add water if using the dragonfruit.) Give a quick whiz to combine, then strain the juice into a bowl. Add 1 Tbsp of the juice to the marshmallows and fold through. Then pour into a baking paper lined container to set.
Green Marshmallows
  1. Fold through the liquid chlorophyll and pour into a baking paper lined container to set.
  2. They will need at least 1-2 hours to set. (You can also pop them in the fridge if you need them to set quickly!)
  3. Once set, remove from containers and cut neatly into squares or cut into marshmallow rounds (using a well oiled small round pastry cutter).
  4. Toss in tapioca starch or cornflour for a traditional look. Don't be tempted to roll them in icing sugar. They sweat and become far too wet!
  5. Store in an airtight container for 3-5 days.
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