Turkish Delight Squares
A delicious no bake square with a buttery biscuit base, a rich chocolate ganache and topped with a rosewater jelly.
Equipment
- Large mixing bowl
- Square 7 inch (18cm) cake tin. Preferably one with a loose bottom.
- Small saucepan
- Whisk
- Rubber spatula
Ingredients
Biscuit Base
- 150 grams crushed biscuits of your choice
- 50 grams melted butter
Chocolate Ganache Layer
- 200 grams dark chocolate, chopped
- 200 grams milk chocolate, chopped
- 300 ml cream
Rosewater Jelly Layer
- 100 grams caster sugar
- 175 grams hot (just boiled) water
- 1 tbsp rosewater
- 1 drop red food colouring
- 10 grams gelatin powder
Optional
- dried rose petals for decoration
Instructions
Biscuit Base
- In a large mixing bowl, add the crushed biscuits along with the melted butter. Mix together and press firmly into the bottom of a lined square baking tray. (7inch or 18cm)
- Chill in the fridge while you prepare the chocolate ganache.
Chocolate Ganache Layer
- Place the chopped chocolate into a large mixing bowl. Add the cream to the small saucepan and heat on a medium heat until the cream has just stated to bubble and boil.
- Remove from the heat and immediately pour on top of the chocolate. Allow to sit for 10-20 seconds.
- Whisk vigorously until all the chocolate has melted.
- Pour on top of the biscuit base and pop back into the fridge to chill for at least 20 minutes before you add the jelly layer.
Rosewater Jelly Layer
- Take 25 ml of the hot water and sprinkle the gelatin powder on top. Mix briefly and leave to stand while you weigh out the other ingredients.
- Add the hot water, sugar, rosewater and red food colouring to a large mixing bowl. Whisk briefly until the sugar dissolves.
- Add the melted gelatin and whisk again. Pour over the chocolate ganache layer and chill for at least 4 hours to set before cutting.
Notes
The calorie information is an estimate provided as a courtesy based off the website https://caloriecontrol.org/healthy-weight-tool-kit/food-calorie-calculator/. It will differ depending on the specific brands and ingredients that you use.