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Gingerbread Rocky Road
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Gingerbread Rocky Road

Easy no bake treat made with dark chocolate, golden syrup and butter. Packed with ginger nuts, gingerbread biscuits, marshmallows and dried cranberries
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Keyword Rocky Road
Prep Time 30 minutes
Setting time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Servings 16
Calories 434kcal
Author thebakingexplorer

Ingredients

For the rocky road

  • 500 g Dark chocolate
  • 200 g Butter
  • 150 g Golden syrup
  • 100 g Mini marshmallows
  • 100 g Gingernut biscuits broken up
  • 100 g Gingerbread biscuits broken up
  • 100 g Dried cranberries

For decoration

  • 25 g Crystallised ginger
  • 90 g Gingerbread biscuits
  • 1 Gingernut biscuit crushed
  • Sprinkles optional

Instructions

  • Line an 8" square tin with baking paper. I grease the tin first with a little butter to help the paper stick to it
  • Prepare a mixing bowl filled with the broken up gingernut biscuits, gingerbread biscuits, dried cranberries and the marshmallows
  • Put the butter, dark chocolate and golden syrup in a pan and melt together on a low heat, stirring together as it melts
  • Once it's fully melted and combined, take the pan off the heat and let it cool for 5-10 minutes
  • Pour about three quarters of the chocolate mixture into the mixing bowl of ginger biscuits, dried cranberries and the marshmallows, and stir to fully coat the fillings with the chocolate mixture
  • Pour the whole lot into the lined tin, press it down into a roughly even layer
  • Then add the remaining chocolate mixture all over the top, give the tin a gentle shake and few taps on your work surface to remove any air bubbles and make sure all the chocolate falls between any gaps
  • Decorate the top with the crystallised ginger, gingerbread men biscuits, crushed gingernut biscuit and if using, the sprinkles
  • Put in the fridge overnight, or for 3-4 hours to set
  • Remove from the tin and slice into pieces. Store in the fridge for a firmer texture, or in a cool place for a softer texture
  • If you store the rocky road in an airtight container it can be kept for 1 – 2 weeks, and up to 3 weeks in the fridge. It is best kept in the fridge

Notes

  • You can use a baking spread like Stork in rocky road, but I much prefer using butter as I think it tastes better.
  • I used all dark chocolate for this rocky road, as it pairs so well with ginger. But, you can use any combination of dark or milk chocolate that you like. Just make sure it reaches the total amount of 500g.
  • I use Freedom Marshmallows in all my rocky road as they are vegetarian (they haven't paid me to recommend them, I'm just a fan!). Many marshmallows contain beef or pork gelatine so check the packet if you are serving this rocky road to vegetarians. Freedom marshmallows are available online and in Sainsburys. There are also other gelatine free marshmallow brands like Dandies and Free From Fellows.
  • I used a combination of gingernut biscuits and gingerbread men biscuits in this recipe, you could use all gingernuts or all gingerbread men, or any other ginger biscuits.
  • Golden syrup is sold all over the world, so check the international section in your supermarket if you're not based in the UK. You can also buy it online from Amazon (see link below). If you can't get hold of it, light corn syrup or glucose syrup are the closest things to it, however I've not tested this recipe with them. Please note, you will not get the same results if you omit the golden syrup.
  • Although I provide cup measurements, I highly recommend weighing your ingredients out using digital kitchen scales*. It is the most accurate way to measure ingredients and will ensure the best results. Digital scales are very low cost and can be purchased for around £12 ($16.50) .
  • For teaspoon (tsp) and tablespoon (tbsp) measurements, please use measuring spoons* and not the type of spoons you eat with. Again this will ensure accuracy and provide the best results.

Nutrition

Calories: 434kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 183mg | Potassium: 278mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 330IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 5mg