Rocky road (dessert)

Rocky road

Rocky road cupcakes
Course	Dessert
Main ingredients	Milk chocolate, marshmallow
Cookbook: Rocky road  Media: Rocky road

Rocky Road is a type of dessert made up of milk chocolate and marshmallow which is usually served in individual portions such as a cupcake or brownie, or in American cuisine, as an ice cream flavor.^[1][2]

Australia

The main ingredients in traditional Australian Rocky Road are:

• marshmallow
• milk chocolate (sometimes dark or white chocolate is used)
• desiccated coconut
• glacé cherries
• nuts, particularly peanuts
• Turkish delight

United Kingdom

The main ingredients in traditional British Rocky Road are:^[3]

• marshmallow
• biscuit
• milk chocolate (sometimes dark or white chocolate is used)
• a light dusting of icing sugar on the top

United States

The main ingredients in traditional American Rocky Road are:

• marshmallows
• milk chocolate
• walnuts or almonds

The most popular version of Rocky Road in the U.S. is in ice cream form, which consists of chocolate ice cream, marshmallows (or sometimes a "marshmallow swirl"), and nuts. Although not as popular, slabs of Rocky Road can also be found at confectioner's shops. The Annabelle Candy Company manufactures a candy bar called Rocky Road that has marshmallow, a thin covering of chocolate, and cashews. Betty Crocker has its own recipe for Rocky road.^[4]

References

1. "Rocky Road Dessert Pizza". Pillsbury Company. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
2. "Edge of gory! Bakers craft creepy cakes". CNN. 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
3. "Rocky road crunch bars". BBC News. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
4. "Rocky Road Brownies". Betty Crocker. 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-25.