With some Dairy Milk chocolate—be it the traditional chocolate bars or the more extravagant Dairy Milk Silk—you can create delicious desserts to satiate personal cravings, or to serve to your guests.
Chocolate is always a safe bet, loved by people all over the world. And the taste of Dairy Milk is one that most chocolate lovers are familiar with. So here are some recipes that leverage this familiarity by using Dairy Milk to create desserts.
And what’s more? None of them require the hassle and heat of baking! These no-bake Dairy Milk desserts are a sure shot way of impressing even the snobbiest chocolate connoisseurs.
1. Chocolate Banana Trifle
Ingredients:
- 2 packs cream cheese
- 2 cans sweetened condensed milk
- 1-1/2 cups coffee liqueur, chilled
- 2-1/2 cups milk
- 2 packs Dairy Milk chocolate
- 3 boxes frozen whipped topping
- 9 whole chocolate graham crackers
- 2 packs instant banana cream pudding mix
- 1-1/2 cups vanilla wafers
- 5 bananas
Instructions:
- Set out the frozen whipped topping so it can thaw.
- Melt the Dairy Milk, either in a double boiler or in the microwave, until it's a smooth and soft texture.
- Thinly slice the bananas and set aside.
- Crush the vanilla wafers until they are coarse. Set aside.
- Crush the chocolate Graham crackers until coarse. Set aside.
- In a bowl, mix together the cream cheese and condensed milk. Blend until perfectly mixed. Then add the coffee liqueur, milk, banana pudding mix and melted Dairy Milk. Then mix in the whipped cream slowly.
- In a trifle bowl, put a layer of the mixture. Then add the vanilla wafers, bananas and Graham crackers. Add another layer of the mixture and top off with more of the wafers, bananas and crackers. Keep repeating until the bowl is completely filled.
- Refrigerate overnight. Garnish with chocolate sprinkles and serve.
2. Candy Fudge
Ingredients:
- ½ cup butter
- ⅓ cup cocoa
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- 3 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 30 caramel candies
- 1 tbsp water
- 2 cups salted peanuts
- 1 cup chopped Dairy Milk chocolate
Instructions:
- In a microwave friendly bowl, add the butter, cocoa, brown sugar and milk. Pop it in the microwave until it boils. Then add the confectioners’ sugar and vanilla.
- Pour the mixture in a greased dish.
- In another microwave-friendly bowl, heat the caramel and water, until they've completely melted. Add the peanuts and mix. Pour this over the first layer in the dish.
- Microwave the chocolate pieces until they’ve melted too. Then pour that as the top layer on the dish.
- Refrigerate the dish until the layers are absolutely firm. Then cut into small squares and serve.
3. Chocolate Peanut Butter Terrine
Ingredients:
- 15 cookies of your choice
- 1 carton mascarpone cheese
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 carton frozen whipped topping
- 1 banana
- 1 Dairy Milk chocolate
- 1 tbsp cocoa
- 1 cup peanut butter
Instructions:
- Put the frozen whipped topping out so it can thaw.
- Slice the banana. Set aside.
- Crush the cookies in a food processor. You should have about 2 cups of crumbs.
- Line a loaf pan with plastic wrap and sprinkle a third of the cookie crumbs into it.
- Melt the Dairy Milk in the microwave. If you prefer, you can use the double boiler method too, placing a bowl filled with water on the stove and adding the chocolate-filled bowl on top and letting it simmer on medium heat, until completely melted. Set aside.
- In a bowl, mix the mascarpone cheese, sugar and vanilla. Then add the whipped topping. Divide this mixture evenly between 3 bowls.
- In one bowl of the mixture, add the sliced bananas. Pour this into the load pan and spread evenly. Add another layer of crumbs.
- In the second bowl of the mixture, add the melted chocolate and cocoa. Pour into the loaf pan and sprinkle with remaining cookie crumble.
- In the third bowl of the mixture, add the peanut butter. Mix well and pour into the pan.
- Let it sit in the fridge for at least 6 hours or overnight.
- To serve, invert the terrine onto a plate and remove the plastic. Cut into slices and serve.