MARS CRUNCH LAZY CAKE

This is seriously one of the BEST and EASIEST desserts you will ever taste! 3 ingredients are all you need to make this NO-BAKE, crunchy concoction swimming in a heavenly Mars bar sauce. Recipe can be halved or quartered or even doubled for large parties.

Author: Cleobuttera

Serves: 1 large bowl

INGREDIENTS:

20 regular size Mars bars-Mini Bars/ Bar One

2 cups (1 pint/ 500ml) heavy cream

3 (250g) boxes or 1½ (400g) boxes Digestive Biscuits *(see note)

100 g chocolate bar, any type, for chocolate shavings (optional)

3 bags Maltesers or Whoppers, for decorating (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS:

In a large, microwave-safe bowl, cut the Mars bars into large chunks. Pour the cream over the chocolate chunks.

Heat together in the microwave, stirring every minute, until the Mars is almost melted; about 3 minutes. Remove the Mars mixture from the microwave and continue stirring, allowing the residual heat to melt the remaining chocolate. Keep stirring until mostly smooth.

In a deep serving platter, like a trifle bowl, roughly break some digestive biscuits and arrange into a single layer to cover the bottom of the bowl.

Ladle on some Mars sauce over the Digestive Biscuits' layer, enough to thinly coat and cover them.

Repeat the process of layering Digestive Biscuits and covering with Mars sauce, ending with the Mars sauce as the final layer.

Allow the dessert to cool down slightly for at least 30 minutes in the fridge before garnishing. This ensures that the heat of the sauce won't melt the decorations and also allows the flavors to meld together.

When cool enough, arrange Maltesters/Whoppers balls all around the rim of bowl, creating a ring. Microwave the chocolate bar for 10 seconds to soften it up slightly for grating. Using a vegetable peeler and holding it right on top of the dessert bowl, grate the sides of the chocolate bar to make curls. Let them fall into the center, inside the Maltesers/Whoppers ring, to cover up all the shaggy biscuit pieces.

Serve warm, at room temperature or cold straight from the fridge. It's the least fussy recipe ever, and it's delicious in every way or form. I really can't decide which way I like it more; they're all good.

Store leftovers, if there's any, in an airtight container in the fridge.

NOTES

*Any tea or butter biscuits (cookies) of your choice can be substituted for the Digestive Biscuits. The amount is according to preference. Hold back some for saucier results, and add more for a sturdier, crunchier dessert.

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