Grown Up Chocolate Bites

Naming these were difficult as in truth, they were a bit of a fail at what I was going for. A few weeks ago, we went to an Eastern European shop and tried some lovely biscuits, which we later found out was "chocolate salami" - very soft and cocoa-rich, with a kick of alcohol. Very decadent. From what I've gathered, they are made by making a chocolate, biscuit (and other ingredients like jelly or dried fruit), forming it into a sausage shape (like a salami), then once chilled, cut into slices.
I went on a hunt for recipes and gave one a go...except I changed a few ingredients (like I do), and the resulting mixture was way too runny to make into salami :(
Rather than throwing the mixture away, however, I poured the mix into a lined tub and froze it.

Shockingly, the results ended up really good!! Straight from the freezer they are cold but not frozen solid, smooth and rich in cocoa - being in the freezer also means I don't scoff too many in one sitting (which otherwise I definitely would do!). They're a great staple to have in your freezer when you want a little pick-me-up. This recipe does make a lot though, so you could always give some away to friends and family :)

These are also no-bake, and can be prepared in less than 20 minutes :)

Makes 50-60 pieces

Ingredients:

• 250g (1 cup) softened butter
• 125ml (1/2 cup) vegetable oil
• 250g (2 & 1/2 cups) cocoa powder
• 100g (2/3 cup) sultanas
• 3 tbsp of your favourite spirit (I used a Polish vodka called Zoladkowa Gorzka)
• 300g (3 cups) hobnobs/your favourite biscuit
• 1 x 397g tin of condensed milk

Method:

1. Line the base of a freezable tub (at least 20x15cm if possible) with baking parchment. If you don't have a tub so big, this could be frozen in multiple tubs, or freeze in a deep, small container and have thick slices (it'll still taste brill).

2. Melt the butter with the oil in a saucepan. 

3. Pour the sultanas into a mixing bowl and add the spirit. Leave for 10 minutes to plump up the sultanas.

4. Break up the biscuits into approximately 1-2cm pieces.

5. Sift the cocoa powder over the sultanas, and then add the biscuits, condensed milk and the butter/oil mixture. Stir until everything is well combined.

6. Pour into the prepared tub.

7. Freeze for 1-2 hours, until set. Remove from the tub, peel off the baking parchment and cut into small squares. Keep frozen unless eating :)

8. Enjoy!