Description
White Christmas Rocky Road is a festive no-bake treat featuring creamy white chocolate combined with marshmallows, toasted pistachios, glacé cherries, and desiccated coconut. This sweet, crunchy, and chewy confection is perfect for holiday gifting or satisfying your sweet tooth during the Christmas season.
Ingredients
Scale
Chocolate Base
- 500 g white chocolate melts/discs
- 2 tbsp grapeseed oil
Add-ins
- 2 1/2 cups marshmallows, halved
- 1 cup unsalted toasted pistachios
- 1 cup glacé cherries
- 1/2 cup unsweetened desiccated coconut
Instructions
- Prepare the Pan: Lightly grease a 20cm (8") square pan with butter and line with baking paper, leaving an overhang for easy removal.
- Reserve Toppings: Set aside about 8 of the nicest glacé cherries and finely chop 1 tablespoon of pistachios for topping.
- Melt the Chocolate: Place white chocolate and grapeseed oil in a heatproof bowl. Microwave in 30-second increments, stirring each time, until the mixture is smooth and fully melted.
- Add Mix-ins: Stir the marshmallows, pistachios, cherries, and desiccated coconut into the melted chocolate until evenly combined. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan, spreading it out evenly. Firmly bang and shake the pan to settle the mixture.
- Add Toppings: Arrange the reserved glacé cherries on top and sprinkle with the chopped pistachios for decoration.
- Set the Rocky Road: Refrigerate the pan for 3 hours or until the rocky road is firm.
- Cut and Serve: Lift the set rocky road out of the pan using the parchment overhang. Cut into 5 slices and then into bite-sized chunks or larger pieces as desired.
Notes
- You can substitute milk or dark chocolate for white chocolate if preferred.
- The oil makes the melted chocolate smoother and the set rocky road softer and easier to cut, but it is optional.
- Toasting pistachios enhances flavor and crunch; toast at 180°C (350°F) for 8 minutes, shaking the tray once.
- Feel free to swap pistachios for other nuts like almonds to suit your taste.
- Store the rocky road in a cool, dry place for a couple of weeks or refrigerate if your environment is very warm.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 30 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg
