Dark Chocolate Fridge Squares

Submitted by Noo8820

"A very simple recipe that's easily adapted to whatever you have in the cupboard. I am driven crazy on a regular basis, being pestered to make these...so be warned!"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 12 squares

ingredients

• 9 1⁄2 ounces dark chocolate
• 6 ounces butter
• 4 tablespoons golden syrup
• 2 tablespoons dark rum (optional)
• 6 ounces biscuits (I use rich tea or digestive)
• 1 ounce toasted rice cereal
• 1 3⁄4 ounces chopped walnuts or 1 3/4 ounces pecans
• 3 1⁄2 ounces chopped glace cherries
• 1 ounce white chocolate (optional)

directions

1. Melt the dark chocolate, butter, syrup and rum in a large saucepan.
2. Break up the biscuit and mix it into the chocolate mixture along with the rice cereal, nuts and cherries.
3. Line a 7" square tin with parchment paper. Push the mixture into the tin and then chill for 2 hours.
4. When set, drizzle with melted white chocolate--optional.
5. Cut into squares and watch them disappear before your very eyes!

Reviews

[flower7]

So wonderful! I used mostly 70% chocolate but didn't have quite enough so added some 49% to make up the difference. I did use the rum but skipped the white chocolate. Used pecans and instead of glace cherries I used sweetened dried cherries. I could have gotten a hold of digestives but instead I used some shortbread cookies I had on hand that someone had given me. Love these so so much! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Sydney Mike]

Was happy to make these, among other things because I still have a nice stash of golden syrup! I did leave out the rum & we didn't miss it one bit! Just one more nice way to serve up what a chocoholic craves ~ Thanks for sharing the recipe [Tagged & made in Please Review My Recipe]

 

[Shuzbud]

These are different from store-bought refrigerator squares that I have had but these are very good! We didn't have rum so used bourbon which worked beautifully. My only change would be to increase the syrup or add a little sugar, although I imagine using really good quality dark chocolate would produce a less bitter taste. Thanks for a lovely recipe! Made for Please Review My Recipe game.

 

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

these are yummy! I didn't have any dark chocolate so I used semi-sweet and it still came out wonderful, I used digestive cookies that I had in my cupboard for a long time waiting to be used, these wonderful treats will be sent home with my son in a care package, thanks for sharing Noo!

 

[Kitzy]

Yum! This is a really easy, and very tasty recipe. I followed the recipe as stated, using walnuts and digestives. I didn't use rum as I'm not keen on the taste. Thanks!