Rocky road brownies recipe

Our recipe for rocky road brownies is based on the classic American rocky road treat, a no-bake slice packed with milk chocolate and marshmallows.

This delicious twist on our chocolate brownie recipe takes only 20 minutes to prepare as it's such a simple and easy recipe, even though there are quite a few ingredients. Unlike a classic rocky road which you just pour into a tin and allow to set, you will need to bake these brownies. But just like the original, each piece still contains caramel-filled sweets, nuts, and gooey marshmallows. It's topped with a thick fudgey icing which all the lovely rocky road toppings stick to like glue.

Ingredients

• 350g softened butter
• 500g sugar
• 150g good quality cocoa powder
• 100ml golden syrup
• ½ tsp salt
• 6 free-range eggs
• 200g plain flour

For the fudge icing:

• 300ml double cream
• 100ml milk
• 100ml golden syrup
• 400g good quality dark chocolate, 70% cocoa solids

For the rocky road topping:

• 2 handfuls soft caramel sweets
• 50g pistachios
• 100g salted peanuts
• 2 handfuls mini marshmallows

Method

1. Boil the cream, milk and syrup. Remove the pan from the heat and let the liquid cool a few degrees.
2. Finely chop the chocolate and fold it into the warm cream, so the chocolate melts.
3. Spread the icing over the cake and sprinkle with chopped caramels, pistachios, peanuts and marshmallows.
4. Refrigerate until the icing is firm and then cut into squares.

Top tips for making rocky road brownies:

To find out if your brownies are done yet, poke through the middle with a toothpick. If the toothpick comes out moist with chocolate mixture, the brownies aren't finished yet. But if the toothpick just comes out with melted marshmallow then the brownies are probably done.

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