Description
This festive White Christmas Rocky Road is a delightful no-bake treat made with creamy white chocolate, crunchy pistachios, chewy marshmallows, sweet glacé cherries, and shredded coconut. It’s perfect for holiday gifting or indulging in a colorful, flavorful dessert that captures the spirit of Christmas.
Ingredients
Scale
Chocolate Mixture
- 500g / 1 lb white chocolate melts/discs (chips or block chopped)
- 2 tbsp grapeseed oil or other neutral flavoured oil
Add-ins
- 2 1/2 cups tightly packed regular size marshmallows, most cut in half
- 1 cup unsalted toasted pistachios
- 1 cup glacé cherries
- 1/2 cup unsweetened desiccated coconut (or finely shredded, not flakes)
Instructions
- Prepare the Pan: Lightly grease a 20cm/8″ square pan with butter and line it with baking paper, allowing for an overhang to easily lift the rocky road out later.
- Reserve Toppings: Set aside about 8 of the nicest glacé cherries. Finely chop 1 tablespoon of pistachios for topping.
- Melt Chocolate: Place the white chocolate and grapeseed oil in a heatproof bowl. Microwave in 30 second increments, stirring between each, until the mixture is melted and smooth.
- Combine Add-ins: Stir the marshmallows, pistachios, glacé cherries, and desiccated coconut into the melted chocolate until evenly distributed.
- Transfer to Pan: Pour the mixture into the prepared pan, spreading it out evenly. Bang and shake the pan assertively to settle the mixture and create an even surface.
- Top with Reserved Ingredients: Decorate the top with the reserved glacé cherries and sprinkle the chopped pistachios over them.
- Set the Rocky Road: Refrigerate for 3 hours or until firm. Use the paper overhang to lift the rocky road out of the pan, then cut into desired-sized chunks for serving or gifting.
Notes
- This recipe is perfect for Christmas with its festive colors and flavors; the combination of glacé cherries and coconut is particularly delightful.
- Feel free to substitute the add-ins with dried fruits, biscuits, other nuts, raspberries, or Turkish delight for variety.
- The ratio to follow is approximately 4 1/2 cups of add-ins for every 500g/1 lb of chocolate.
- Don’t skip the addition of oil; it makes the chocolate meltier and easier to coat everything, as well as easier to cut once set.
- This recipe is suitable for gifting or enjoying yourself during the holidays.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 254 kcal
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 31 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.01 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg
