Pistachio Rocky Road

Creamy white chocolate and pistachio spread rocky road, stuffed with biscuits, marshmallows, cranberries, cherries and pistachio nuts

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Rocky Road

Prep Time 30

Setting time 3

Total Time 3 30

Servings

Calories 364kcal

Author thebakingexplorer

450 g White chocolate
150 g Butter
150 g Pistachio spread I used Black Milk
100 g Digestive biscuits broken up
100 g Mini marshmallows gelatine free if serving to vegetarians, I use Freedom Mallows
50 g Dried cranberries
50 g Glace cherries halved or quartered
50 g Pistachios chopped up

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 digestive biscuits, mini marshmallows, dried cranberries, glace cherries and pistachios. Mix them all together
Put the white chocolate, pistachio spread and butter 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
Pour about two thirds of the chocolate mixture into the mixing bowl of biscuits and marshmallows etc. and stir to fully coat the fillings with chocolate
Pour the mixture into the lined tin, smooth down into a fairly even layer then add the remaining chocolate mixture all over the top to fill in any gaps. Give the tin a gentle shake and a tap on the work surface to assist with this
Decorate the top with chopped pistachios. Put in the fridge overnight, or for 3-4 hours to set
Remove from the tin and slice into pieces with a sharp knife
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

- You can use a baking spread like Stork in rocky road, but I much prefer using butter as I think it tastes better.

- The pistachio cream spread I used is from Black Milk. You can use any similar spread, Amazon sell various options, you can also buy it from Costco.

- 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 Sainsbury's. There are also other gelatine free marshmallow brands like Dandies and Free From Fellows.

- I used a combination of glace cherries and dried cranberries in this recipe. You could use all glace cherries or all dried cranberries, or even raisins.

- 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.