Chocolate salami by @recipesformax

What a dessert and no baking!

You need

• Cling film;

Ingredients

• 300g digestive biscuits;
• 100g unsalted butter;
• 100g chocolate (dark or milk);
• 300g condensed milk;
• 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder;
• 100g nuts and berries (optional);
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional);
• 40ml porto (optional);

Step by step

• Put the biscuits into a large freezer bag, seal and crash them with a rolling pin until you have a bag of rubble (but not dust).
• Tip the chocolate and butter into a medium-sized heatproof bowl and melt over a pan of simmering water (make sure the bottom of the bowl doesn’t touch the water).
• When the mixture is smooth add the condensed milk, cocoa powder, and vanilla (optional). Keep stirring for 2-3 minutes.
• Add a bit of porto (optional) and leave to cool for 10-15 minutes.
• Add the nuts, berries (optional), and crashed biscuits to the chocolate mixture. Stir with a spatula to thoroughly combine.
• Tip the chocolate mixture out in the middle of cling film (several layers) and mould it into a salami-like log.
• Put it in the fridge for at least 3-4 hours.

Thermomix

• Put the biscuits into a large freezer bag, seal and crash them with a rolling pin until you have a bag of rubble (but not dust).
• Add the butter into the mixing bowl, melt for 3 min, 65C, speed 1.
• Coarsely chop the chocolate and add it to the butter, melt for 3 min, 65C, speed 1.
• Add the condensed milk, cocoa powder, vanilla and cook for 5 min, 50C, speed 1.
• Add a bit of porto (optional), the nuts, berries, and crashed biscuits to the bowl. Mix using reverse speed Spoon for 30sec.
• Tip the chocolate mixture out in the middle of cling film (several layers) and mould it into a salami-like log.
• Put it in the fridge for at least 3-4 hours.

  Your shopping basket

• 500g digestive biscuits – £0.80
• 250g unsalted butter – £1.10
• 100g chocolate – £1.89
• 397g condensed milk – £1.00
• 400g nuts and berries – £4.99
• 125g cocoa powder – £2.20
• Total basket £11.98 | Cost of ingredients (20 servings) £4.99 | Per serving £0.25