I love a good Rocky Road.
I love the heftiness and endless versatility.
Though, unsurprisingly, I have views on what makes a good one!
50/50 dark and milk chocolate chips or melts are my easy option that I use most frequently.
So heres my Rocky Road recipe.
Rocky Road opinions
Rocky Road is about as simple as candy recipes get.
Stir in add-ins of choice.
Marshmallows, raspberries and peanuts are classic.
Coconut is my must-have extra.
In other countries around the world (Im in Australia, BTW!
), cookies and dried fruit are common.
And Ive seen glace cherries instead of raspberries.
Rocky Road is a recipe to make your own!
50/50 dark and milk chocolate chips or melts are my easy option that I use most frequently.
The only firm viewI haveis to verify there is enough add-ins.
Rocky Road has heft to it, its not a thin, wimpy piece of candy.
Its a thick slab.
Nobody wants to bite into an enormous block of plain chocolate.
So dont skimp on add-ins!!
Chocolate EASY OPTION
Use chips or melts for an easy option.
Upgrade to block chocolate for premium.
Chocolate melts and chipsare the easy option because theres no chopping involved and they are made for easy melting.
Equal amounts of both dark (US: semi-sweet) and milk chocolate is my favourite.
But feel free to use the combination you want!
Plaistowe is probably the best in the baking aisle followed by Cadbury.
And a couple of good US brands: Ghirardelli and Bakers brand.
For the sake of purity!
70% for grown ups, milk chocolate for all-rounder crowd pleaser.
If using chocolate block, youll need to chop it up before melting.
The finer you chop, the easier it melts.
Note: Lindt is not cheap and you need 5 blocks.
I stock up when they are steeply discounted.
It happens every now and then!
So they will not necessarily melt smoothly.
But just be aware that chocolate from the baking aisle is safer for use in cooking!
The only exception is Lindt.This can be sourced from the chocolate confectionary aisle.
It melts 100% perfectly.
And did you know Lindt is already tempered so its natural shiny?Lindt is special!
rocky road add-ins
And for the add-ins!
Heres what goes in mine.
Classic Aussie Rocky Road marshmallows, chewy raspberries and peanuts.
Reminiscent of retro Golden Rough (chocolate coconut candy here in Australia).
Coconut isnt always present in Rocky Road, but for me its a must!
How to make Rocky Road
Hot contender for the worlds easiest candy recipe!
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Meltchocolate in 30 second bursts, stirring in between.
(Hot tip use a chopstick during the initial stirring phases.
Easier and less surface area for chocolate to stick to.
Switch to rubber spatula towards the end).
Spreadin a 20cm/8 paper lined square pan.
Refrigeratefor 3 hours (or overnight, or days!)
Cut Remove from the fridge 30 minutes prior to cutting into pieces.
Tell me your Gold Standard Rocky Road!
Which is not surprising.
Rocky Road is a sizeable piece of candy.
Theres no such thing as a small nibble.
Even breaking off a small hunk is a decent mouthful!
(Never mind that I go back to the jar 10 times a day).
Is Rocky Road a gifting recipe?
Or are you a committed candy monster who will make this for yourself?
But more importantly SHARE YOUR GOLD STANDARD ROCKY ROAD add-ins!
!I bet you make a killer Rocky Road!
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