Name: Cheats Chocolate Tart
Ingredients: 200g of marshmallows; 125g butter (plus 1 tsp for greasing the tin); 300g chocolate (i used a bar of cooking chocolate - its cheaper, but if not i'd recommend bournville); 2 tbs milk; a big pinch of salt; 200g biscuits; (you can use digestives or gingerbread, or gluten-free biscuits)

Ingredients

200g of marshmallows

125g butter (plus 1 tsp for greasing the tin)

300g chocolate (i used a bar of cooking chocolate – its cheaper, but if not i’d recommend bournville)

2 tbs milk

a big pinch of salt

200g biscuits

(you can use digestives or gingerbread, or gluten-free biscuits)

Instructions

Step 1:

Pre-grease your cake tin or line it with cling film

Step 2:

Step 3:

using a heavy implement bash up the biscuits of choice

Step 4:

when they are crumbs, use your fingers to combine them with 75g of the butter

Step 5:

make sure the butter is fully mixed into the biscuits

Step 6:

press the mixture into the bottom of your tin and smooth over with a spoon

Step 7:

Step 8:

put a saucepan on a medium/low heat and add remaining 50g of butter, milk, the marshmallows and salt

Step 9:

after a couple of minutes, when the marshmallows start to melt, add the broken up chocolate

Step 10:

make sure not to heat the mixture too quickly

Step 11:

stir as it melts to get a smooth texture

Step 12:

if the mixture looks too thick to pour into the base add an extra 1-2 tbs of water, whilst the chocolate mixture is on the heat to thin it a little. Make sure not to add too much water or the tart will take longer to set.

Step 13:

Step 14:

pour the chocolate mixture over the biscuit base

Step 15:

put the torte into the fridge for 10-15 minutes before serving…

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Step 17:

a top tip: wash up your pan straight after using it. Marshmallows tend to take on the nature of cement when left too long after heating.