Is it rocky road without marshmallows?

I still have leftover chocolate from an Easter egg and for some unfathomable reason to anyone else, I don’t really eat them.

I wrote that sentence last May and one year on, I find myself in the same position. I looked for this draft blog post in the hope that past self had written down the rocky road recipe that was made last year with that leftover Easter egg chocolate, as current self would like to make the same. But alas, it was not to be! Current self has searched her notes, Evernote, Instagram posts and draft blog posts to no avail. She is annoyed with past self, “why, oh why did she not write it down?” 

So, déjà vu and I’m back searching the internet for rocky road recipes. This year, I can report back that rocky road recipes are, on the whole, all pretty similar. Generally, they all contain about 200-250g of biscuit*, 100-150g butter (not margarine!), 3-6 tablespoons of golden syrup, 200-300g milk and dark chocolate and 80-200g of a mixture of marshmallow/dried fruits/nuts/other goodness. My main sticking point with a traditional rocky road is the marshmallows. I’m not a marshmallow fan and I think they can make it overly sweet. So, dear reader, the question I pose to you is – is it rocky road without the marshmallow?

*I just prefer using malted milk biscuits to the digestive biscuits that are traditionally used. They just make it taste better, in my opinion. I can’t explain it more than that.

Method

1. Line a baking tin with baking paper or a reusable silicone baking liner. The tin should be deep(ish) and about 20x20cm or 27×20cm or 28×18cm.
2. In a medium to large saucepan, measure out the butter, milk chocolate and dark chocolate, date molasses and golden syrup. Melt them over a medium heat and stir to combine it all together. Take it off the heat.
3. As the chocolate slowly melts, roughly crush the biscuits, pretzels/cereal and nuts (if using) in a medium sized bowl. I use the back of a rolling pin for this. Then add in the dried fruit. Next, carefully pour the dry ingredients into the melted chocolatey, buttery goodness and mix so that the chocolate covers everything!
4. Put in the fridge for at least 2 hours to set. Cut it into 16-20 portions and enjoy. 

The verdict?

I think that it is still rocky road without marshmallows. Naturally, I prefer them like this. However, I’d actually go one step further than saying ‘I prefer it’, because obviously a non-lover of marshmallows would say that, and declare that they are more-ish because they aren’t overwhelmingly sweet due to the absence of marshmallows.