Dairy Milk Cold Dessert

Prepare the biscuit base: Crush the digestive biscuits finely. In a bowl, combine the crushed biscuits with the melted unsalted butter until well mixed. Press this mixture evenly into the bottom of a serving dish or springform pan.

Make the Dairy Milk chocolate mixture: In a saucepan, combine milk and sugar. Heat over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Add the chopped Dairy Milk chocolate and stir until completely melted and smooth. In a separate small bowl, mix cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of cold milk to create a slurry. Pour the cornstarch slurry into the chocolate mixture, stirring constantly. Cook for 2-3 minutes until the mixture thickens to a pudding-like consistency. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract if using.

Whip the heavy cream: In a separate chilled bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form.

Assemble the dessert: Spread half of the whipped cream over the biscuit base in the dish. Carefully spoon half of the warm chocolate mixture over the cream layer, spreading it gently. Repeat with the remaining whipped cream and chocolate mixture, creating distinct layers.

Chill the dessert: Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or preferably overnight, to allow the dessert to set completely.

Garnish and serve: Before serving, you can garnish with extra chocolate shavings, a dusting of cocoa powder, or fresh berries.