Rocky Road – decadent but dead easy
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?
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Tamara
May 21, 2014Sure is an easy recipe.
Debbish
May 21, 2014Most definitely.
@Kanga_Rue
May 21, 2014Love it. Drooling at the idea of including honeycomb. Will have to do a #DairyFree version for Pickle too 🙂
Debbish
May 21, 2014Yes – like that you can basically make any amount up. Was dreaming up stuff which could go in it (M&Ms etc).
Robyn (Mrs D)
May 21, 2014I 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
Debbish
May 21, 2014Ah 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!
Lee-Anne
May 21, 2014Haven’t made Rocky Road yet but I will now. Love the 5 easy steps, especially the last one, Eat. 😉
Debbish
May 21, 2014Ah yes… we can all do that. (Sadly some of us *ahem* do it better than others!) 😉
Michelle@myslowlivingadventure
May 21, 2014Yum! I had some homemade rocky road with home made vanilla ice cream recently which was pretty awesome.
Debbish
May 21, 2014Oh, homemade ice cream… probably a bit too challenging for moi!
Emily @ Have A Laugh On Me
May 21, 2014OH 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
Debbish
May 21, 2014Yes, or just make a tiny amount for a treat. (Which is what I plan to do… #often)
Alicia
May 21, 2014Oh 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 🙂
Debbish
May 21, 2014I don’t ‘do’ turkish delight or ginger (or similar) but I gather many do! I wondered about globs of tinned caramel…
#hmmmm
Becky from BeckyandJames.com
May 21, 2014Ohh. I always mix all the goodies into the chocolate but this sounds like a heaps better idea! Thanks for sharing.
Debbish
May 22, 2014Yes, 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!
Emma Fahy Davis
May 21, 2014Pfft, portion control. Who has that kind of restraint?! I love rocky road but it’s been years since I made it.
Debbish
May 22, 2014I’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!
Jess
May 22, 2014Putting 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!
Debbish
May 22, 2014I ‘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).
Trish
May 24, 2014Yes, I have and now I want .
Great photos Deb.
Debbish
May 24, 2014Thanks!