Sometime in the lead-up to Easter I came across a Rocky Road recipe. I bookmarked it but (naturally) never found it again. However… my appetite was whetted and even though I was planning some Red Tulip Easter treats, I figured I could add some homemade Rocky Road to the long weekend’s menu.
Long time readers will know I’m not a cook. Even vaguely. I occasionally try new recipes but I take every shortcut possible. So, after much googling I discovered that Rocky Road was indeed something I could make easily and with minimal fuss.
It’s not rocket science. And it doesn’t even really require a recipe. In fact, it goes a little like this:
1. Melt chocolate
2. Pour over tray of yummy stuff
3. Put in fridge
4. Cut (or break)
5. Eat
Ta da!
Of course there are variations and if you google recipes you’ll get an idea. My Easter RR involved small marshmallows, peanuts and globs of peanut butter. I also melted dark chocolate AND milk chocolate. Since then however, I’ve made a version with just the globs of peanuts butter, peanuts, melted milk chocolate and a swirl of melted white chocolate.
The inclusions are endless. My mother made her own as well but put things like Turkish Delight, Ginger and soft lollies in hers. I’m thinking liquorice could be yummy or even honeycomb etc.
Of course, it’s not *ahem* a particularly healthy recipe. However… it occurred to me last weekend that it can (in fact) be a portion-controlled treat. You could simply buy one (1) small chocolate bar and melt it over your fave things for a small after-dinner delicacy.
Have you ever made your own Rocky Road?
What would you include?
Wordless Wednesdaying with Trish from My Little Drummer Boys today.
May 21, 2014
Sure is an easy recipe.
May 21, 2014
Most definitely.
May 21, 2014
Love it. Drooling at the idea of including honeycomb. Will have to do a #DairyFree version for Pickle too 🙂
May 21, 2014
Yes – like that you can basically make any amount up. Was dreaming up stuff which could go in it (M&Ms etc).
May 21, 2014
I always make rocky road at Christmas time – it’s the only time I can get away with eating all those extra calories and not feeling guilty x
May 21, 2014
Ah yes, that was my Easter justification. Sadly I made it last weekend again though! 🙁
I do like the idea of making a small amount and think it would feel more ‘exciting’ than a chocolate bar!
May 21, 2014
Haven’t made Rocky Road yet but I will now. Love the 5 easy steps, especially the last one, Eat. 😉
May 21, 2014
Ah yes… we can all do that. (Sadly some of us *ahem* do it better than others!) 😉
May 21, 2014
Yum! I had some homemade rocky road with home made vanilla ice cream recently which was pretty awesome.
May 21, 2014
Oh, homemade ice cream… probably a bit too challenging for moi!
May 21, 2014
OH MY this is just what I DON’T need as I try to scrap together some motivation to stop eating everything in sight – will bookmark for a special occasion though x
May 21, 2014
Yes, or just make a tiny amount for a treat. (Which is what I plan to do… #often)
May 21, 2014
Oh yum, now you’re making me wish there was a morsel of chocolate in the house! Oooh, I like it with the turkish delight bits in it, and nuts are essential 🙂
May 21, 2014
I don’t ‘do’ turkish delight or ginger (or similar) but I gather many do! I wondered about globs of tinned caramel…
#hmmmm
May 21, 2014
Ohh. I always mix all the goodies into the chocolate but this sounds like a heaps better idea! Thanks for sharing.
May 22, 2014
Yes, I couldn’t work out how else to add the globs of peanut butter otherwise (without stirring them through the chocolate). Putting them (and the other stuff) on the tray first means you can also spread them out…. if you’re a tad anal like yours truly!
May 21, 2014
Pfft, portion control. Who has that kind of restraint?! I love rocky road but it’s been years since I made it.
May 22, 2014
I’d never even tried before but it occurred to me that if I was to find a chocolate with the combo I wanted then maybe I had to make it myself!
May 22, 2014
Putting peanut butter in it is genius! I have never tried to make rocky road. I once attempted melting chocolate and it burned and destroyed the pan. I am a talented cook clearly!
May 22, 2014
I ‘think’ when you do it on the stovetop you’re supposed to put the chocolate in something over water…. #orsomething. I do it in the microwave cos then I can do it on a lower heat (50% power etc).
May 24, 2014
Yes, I have and now I want .
Great photos Deb.
May 24, 2014
Thanks!