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Christmas Rocky Road is the perfect festive sweet or dessert during the festive season. Make this no-bake treat in December for parties or as homemade gifts for friends and family!

Christmas Rocky Road - The perfect festive sweet or dessert for Christmas. Make this no bake treat in December for parties or homemade gifts for friends and family. 

If you’re familiar with my recipes, you’ll know by now that as well as being a prolific cheesecake recipe creator, I also can’t get enough of rocky road creations. 

This Christmas Rocky Road works for so many things at a time of year when sweet treats are a given. They’re impressive as gifts, for a last minute bake sale, to whip up for guests or just to enjoy at home. 

They are distinctly Christmassy because of the gingernut biscuit, colourful sprinkles and gingerbread men on top.

The best thing is that this recipe is SO QUICK, which is always a win during silly season. 

Enjoy!


Why you’ll love this Christmas Rocky Road recipe

⭐️ Super easy, super quick

⭐️  Chocolatey indulgence for gifts or treats

⭐️ Festive fun to make with kids in the kitchen


Christmas Rocky Road - The perfect festive sweet or dessert for Christmas. Make this no bake treat in December for parties or homemade gifts for friends and family. 

Christmas Rocky Road Ingredients

  • Butter – Unsalted is best. NOT margarine
  • White chocolate – DON’T USE COOKING CHOCOLATE! It has additives to stop it setting in the same way as regular chocolate
  • Gingernut biscuits – These are to crush into chunks. You could use another type of ginger biscuit or graham crackers if you’re in the USA. (You may need slightly more butter if you change the biscuit you use)
  • Chunky filling – I use mini marshmallows and a mixture of red and green Skittles for festive effect

How to make Christmas Rocky Road

  1. Melt the butter and white chocolate gently in a pan over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir until smooth and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
  2. Add the crushed biscuits, marshmallows and sweets, and press into a small baking tin, lined with baking paper.
  3. Melt the remaining white chocolate, drizzle over the top and add decorations.
  4. Chill for about 2 hours. Remove from the fridge and cut into chunks.

Storing

Once the Rocky Road has set, it can be kept at room temperature.

Top Tips

⭐️ Make sure you allow the chocolate and butter to cool before adding anything else or marshmallows will melt. Still tasty but not quite as pretty.

⭐️ If the slab is too hard to cut straight out of the fridge, allow it to come to room temperature for 30 minutes.

⭐️ If you’re looking for Christmas sprinkles, there’s a really lovely mixture here on Amazon.

⭐️ Once I have cut up my slab of Rocky Road, I pack the pieces, fresh from the fridge, into little bags like these cellophane bags. It adds a special something to make them feel like a real gift.

More easy Christmas bakes…

FAQs

How long does Rocky Road stay fresh for?

In the rare chance this isn’t all eaten immediately, it should be fine for up to a week. After that the marshmallows tend to get very sticky and wet where they’ve been cut.

Help! My Rocky Road is too hard to cut.

Once you’ve taken it out of the fridge, allow it to cool to room temperature for 30 minutes before trying to chop it up.

What size tin should I use for this recipe?

I usually use a tin like this for my rocky roads or tray bakes. It measures 20cm x 20cm and gets the best thickness. You can use another size or shape but just be aware your squares might be thinner or thicker.

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Christmas Rocky Road {Easy Recipe}

Christmas Rocky Road is the perfect festive sweet or dessert for Christmas. Make this no bake treat in December for parties or homemade gifts for friends and family.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 9 people

Ingredients 

  • 150 g Unsalted butter
  • 400 g White chocolate
  • 150 g Gingernut biscuits, Crushed into chunks
  • 180 g Mini marshmallows
  • 400 g Mixed candy, I used red and green Skittles
  • 150 g White chocolate chopped, To decorate
  • Sprinkles and sweets to decorate

Instructions 

  • Melt the butter and white chocolate gently in pan over a saucepan of simmering water.
  • Stir until smooth and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
  • Add the crushed biscuits, marshmallows and sweets and press into a small roasting pan, lined with baking paper.
  • Melt the remaining white chocolate, drizzle over the top and add decorations.
  • Chill for about 2 hours. Remove from the fridge and cut into chunks.

Notes

Chocolate: Don’t use ‘cooking chocolate’ here! It won’t set in the same way as regular chocolate
Tin: Use a 20cm x 20cm square tin. You can use another size or shape but just be aware your squares might be thinner or thicker
Line the tin: Make sure you do this so you can get the Rocky Road out quicker and without breaking it. Use baking paper or baking parchment NOT greaseproof paper for best results

Nutrition

Calories: 804kcalCarbohydrates: 95gProtein: 7gFat: 45gSaturated Fat: 27gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 186mgPotassium: 236mgFiber: 1gSugar: 78gVitamin A: 530IUVitamin C: 0.5mgCalcium: 190mgIron: 1.8mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Family Food
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4 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    Hi, I am planning to make this for a Secret Santa gift.

    How long will it store for? I don’t want to be making it last minute if I can help it.

    Would this recipe freeze well?

    Many thanks