Rocky Road may not be gourmet but I had to start the blog somewhere...

And as far as I am concerned, now is a good a time as any. Yesterday was my first attempt at making Rocky Road from scratch for Junior, my beloved. Not being a Rocky Road connoisseur myself and finding no two Rocky Road recipes the same, I must thank my good friend and fellow gastronome Random Pear for her tips. As a out and proud Savour Tooth, I am trying to experiment with sweets to round out my cooking repertoire.

As you can see it turned out very well indeed. A Rocky Road fit for Rocky himself as his rise to the top was anything but smooth. Just for the record- Rocky 3 is my fave.


Rocky's Rocky Road
250g Dark Chocolate250g Milk Chocolate200g Marshmallows (I prefer Pascalls pink and white ones)2 x 55g Fry's Turkish Delight½ cup Dessicated Coconut¼ cup Peanuts (unsalted were used but Random Pear suggests trying salted if you enjoy the salty/sweet combo)Handful of Craisins
- Chop the Turkish Delight in small cubes (about ½cm) and roughly chop the peanuts
- Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl
- Place a glass bowl over some boiling water in a pan and melt the chocolate together
- Once the chocolate is velvety and viscous, pour into mixing bowl with dry ingredients
- Mix well and pour into lamington tin and put in fridge to set

Verdict: Junior and Random Pear thoroughly enjoyed it. Next time I am going to try omitting the Craisins and adding chopped up Cherry Ripe. Will keep you posted.