A scrumptious, indulgent and easy-to-make rocky road recipe.
Whoever came up with the idea for rocky road was a genius. It requires no baking, contains lots of yummy ingredients and no one expects it to look picture perfect! The only down-side is that it is none too healthy.Having made several batches of rocky road, much to the delight of my two boys, I have four tips to make the perfect recipe:
- Don’t break the biscuits too small. If you do the rocky road lacks a bit in crunch.
- Freeze the marshmallows before-hand. The first couple of times I made the recipe, when I added the marshmallows to the chocolate mixture (even after allowing the chocolate to cool for a few minutes) they melted. The recipe still tasted great, but the marshmallow flavour and gooey texture got a bit lost.
- Set aside some melted chocolate for the end. Once you have laid out your final mixture in a tray, pouring over this chocolate helps to fill in any gaps and gives a slightly smoother look on top.
- Use a combination of dark and milk chocolate. Use all dark chocolate and the recipe tastes too rich, all milk chocolate and the recipe is too sweet.
There are lots of variations of rocky roads. Marshmallows and biscuits are generally included in all, but then different versions include adding in nuts (brazil, walnut, pistachio, coconut) or various berries (cranberries, blueberries, strawberries). As I am not a huge fan of nuts I opted for raisins and cherries. I like the sweetness and slightly different texture they add.
My final thought is that rocky roads don’t stack too well due to their uneven nature…but we thought we would attempt a photo anyway!
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Rocky Road
A scrumptious, indulgent and easy-to-make rocky road recipe. Recipe VIDEO below.
Active Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 12 people
INGREDIENTS
- 100 g butter
- 175 g milk chocolate
- 85 g dark chocolate
- 3 tbsp golden syrup
- 150 g rich tea biscuits
- 50 g mini marshmallows - preferably frozen for a couple of hours
- 50 g raisins
- 40 g glacé cherries
INSTRUCTIONS
- If you want the marshmallows to hold their shape, then put them in the freezer a couple of hours before starting your recipe (I also like to ensure they are separated from one another).
- Melt in a pan on a low heat butter (100g), milk chocolate (175g), dark chocolate (85g) and golden syrup (3 tbsp).
- Once melted set aside 100ml of the melted chocolate mixture to be used later, leave the rest in the pan but turn off the heat.
- Crush the biscuits (150g) into small pieces (take a look at the video for an idea of the size you want) and fold into the chocolate mixture in the pan.
- Chop the cherries (40g) into halves or thirds depending on their size and add to the pan. Also mix in raisins (50g) and mini marshmallows (50g).
- Lay out the baking parchment onto a tray (approx 20cmx26cm) and spoon the mixture onto it. Press down firmly on the mixture to compress it and form an even layer.
- Pour the 100ml of melted chocolate which you set aside earlier evenly across the top of the mixture. The idea is to fill in any gaps with it, and create a slightly smoother top surface. The liquid should only just cover all of the surface, so you may need to spread it with a spoon to distribute it evenly.
- Finally put it in the fridge to set. It will be set enough to eat in about two hours, but I prefer to leave it overnight to give it a enough time to fully harden.
NOTES
In addition to the 15 minutes needed to make this recipe it also needs to be chilled for at least 2 hours before slicing and serving. This rocky road is suitable for freezing. Store it in an airtight container with greaseproof paper between any layers of the rocky road to keep the separated. Defrost in the fridge before eating.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Calories: 287kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 133mg | Potassium: 139mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 4.4% | Vitamin C: 0.3% | Calcium: 1.8% | Iron: 9.4%
Any nutritional information shown is the estimated nutritional information per serving. Please refer to my guide to Charlotte’s Lively Kitchen nutritional information if you want to learn more about how this is calculated.Free From/Suitable For…
- Egg-Free
- Nut-Free
The ingredients for this recipe are easily available free from all these allergens. However, please ensure you double-check allergen information for all ingredients.
Lara Colley says
Absolutely delicious. I had a great time making this with my children and they want to try making other recipes this half term. Do you have any suggestions which are at a similar level of easiness to this?
Charlotte Oates says
The recipes my boys most like to make with me are:
* M&Ms (or Smarties) Cookies
* Chocolate Chip Soda Bread
* Chocolate or Vanilla Cupcakes
Michelle says
Hi great video and recipe just wondering do you have to use butter as my aunt is allergic to it. Is the butter a necessity?
Charlotte Oates says
You could switch it for a dairy-free alternative or coconut oil.