Christmas Rocky Road

[Halex]

That rocky road looks yum yum yum.

I am going to try the recipe from the 100 years of sweet baking memories,  but using snakes instead of nuts.

If i made these now for sunday, they would be gone, will yours last until the weekend.

H

[judydawn]

Certainly will Hally, I have vacuum packed and sealed it all in individual slabs except one slab which I took the photo of - as you can see, I cut it into small pieces. 

[Halex]

So the rocky road you cut up, will get eaten now, surely you can't resist......

It looks yum, the one in the nestle book calls itself rocky road fudge, all yum yum yum.

H

[judydawn]

We had one piece each today to test it out Hally and that was all.   
Our little pack will last for a while.

[Halex]

Judy, you are very disciplined, our family would have eaten a load!!!

Xx

[CreamPuff63]

I was somewhere today and picked up a piece of Rocky Road wrapped in cellophane. It would have been 7cm x 7cm and cost $4.50 for one piece. It really didn't look that unbelievably good  They should rename it Chocolate Gold. Yours looks lovely JD

[johnro]

Judy I actually found it easier and less hassle if this recipe is    w'out thermie - getting the choc from around the blades is a pain in the....... but then again the last time this was made was multiple batches for the dessert bar in June   

[judydawn]

You are probably right there Robyn.  Melting the chocolate in thermie then pouring it over the other ingredients would probably be easier as the melted chocolate runs quite easily from the bowl and scrapes out easily too but once the other ingredients are added it then firms up.  I wasn't too fussed with what was left at the bottom of the bowl though.

CP I packed 8 slabs around 8 x 8cm  - wow $36 worth of Rocky Road.  Another example of how much money the TMX can save us by making our own.

[Wonder]

I find just melting the chocolate in the microwave and then adding all the other ingredeints the most time saving and easiest method. I hate wasting any chocolate when melting as the good chocolate is so expensive. I only ever melt in the microwave and as long as you do it slowly never had a problem.

[DizzyGirl]

OK this is definately on my Christmas To Do List.

Will have to source natural coloured lollies though.

[Halex]

Ok have made this.
Its in the fridge cooling, is that right?

It filled one slice dish for me, will probably need to do another batch, yes it was hard to get all the chocolate out f the bowl, did the best i could.
Marsmallows, clinkers & snakes went n mine.

Do i take out f the fridge  and let it warm up a bit to cut it?

H

[judydawn]

Hally, I only put mine in the fridge to set and it is now in the pantry vacuumed packed & ready to make up my baskets.  A zip lock bag would do the job though.

[Amanda]

Judy, did the vacuum sealer squash it up or did you stop it before it got too empty?
How long do you think it will keep (if unopened and hidden)?
I think I might make some with craisins - they're nice and xmassy.

[judydawn]

Amanda, it is quite a firm rocky road because small marshmallows not big ones are used therefore it sucked up beautifully and is quite tight.  You see rocky road sitting in Darryl Lea's just in cellophane so I figure vacuumed sealed is a far better keeper. You could certainly stop it before it sucks out all the air if you preferred.

[johnro]

I am with you there Wonder - am going to try another rocky road - Naughty Rocky Road - as a comparison