Dark Chocolate Rocky Road

5 from 5 votes

Dark Chocolate Rocky Road is a quick and easy recipe. Using 5 ingredients and a melt and mix method to make this decadent chocolate.

Prep Time7

Cook Time3

Fridge1

Total Time1 10

Course: chocolate, Dessert

Cuisine: Australian, Western

Keyword: dark chocolate rocky road, Rocky Road

Servings:

Calories: 385kcal

Cake tin: line a square cake tin with 2 sheets of overlapping baking paper with a smear of butter to hold them in place.
Marshmallows: use a knife and chopping board to slice the marshmallows in halves. Then add these to a large mixing bowl.
Raspberry lollies: use the same knife and chopping board to slice each of the raspberry lollies in half then add these to the bowl with the marshmallows.
Coconut and pistachio nuts: next add the coconut and pistachio nuts to the mixing bowl.
Chocolate: add the dark chocolate melts to a microwave safe jug. Microwave them on high for 1 minute and then remove and stir. Return them to the microwave for a further minute, then once again remove and stir. Finally return them to the microwave for a final minute. Once the 3 minutes total is up, remove the melted chocolate from the microwave and give it a stir.
Combine: pour the melted chocolate over the combined fillings in the bowl. Then stir these until they are consistently mixed together.
Transfer: use a spatula to transfer the wet rocky road into the prepared tin. Then continue to use the spatula to push it into the 4 corners and spread it out evenly across the pan.
Refrigerate: place the rocky road into the fridge for a minimum of 1 hour to set.
To serve: after an hour, remove the rocky road from the fridge and place the tin onto a chopping board. Then use the overhang to lift the rocky road up and out of the pan. Use a knife to slice the rocky road into pieces.

Note 1 - Marshmallows: this 2 cup amount is just less than a full bag. For this recipe I intentionally reduce the marshmallows to allow the other ingredients to shine also. You can use mini marshmallows also if you wish to. They require no chopping.
Note 2 - Raspberry lollies: for Aussies this is 1 x standard size 190 gram bag. You don't have to use this exact lolly. You can use snakes roughly chopped or red licorice pieces finely chopped.
Note 3 - Pistachios: you can use these whole or chop them and use the chopped pieces. Use peanuts (equivalent amount) as a substitute.
Note 4 - Coconut: you can use shredded coconut in place of the dessicated coconut if you wish to.
Note 5 - Dark chocolate: cooking chocolate not snack eating chocolate is the best to use. We only need 3 minutes to melt it in the microwave, but we want to do this in 1 minute intervals, stirring after each 1 minute.