Rocky road recipe
A unique twist on a classic tray bake delight. This easy to make rocky road recipe combines honeycomb, dried fruit and digestives. It's sure to be a party favourite.
Key information
Preparation time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes, plus 3-4 hours chilling time
Serves: 20 pieces
Recipe difficulty rating: Easy
Allergens: Remember to provide a list of potential allergens for each item served at your Coffee Morning event so people can clearly see what ingredients they contain. You can use our cake labels, but make sure you write clearly in block capitals and black ink.
Ingredients
For the rocky road
110g salted butter cubed
120g digestives, lightly crushed
90g soft brown sugar
2 tbsp golden syrup
2 tbsp cocoa
100g milk or dark chocolate
75g honeycomb
50g raisins or other dried fruit
100g milk or dark chocolate
For the honeycomb
100g caster sugar
50g clear honey
1 tbsp water
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
How to prepare rocky road
Make the honeycomb
- Line a 20cm square tin with baking parchment (not greaseproof). Place ingredients except the bicarbonate of soda in a medium/large saucepan and over a low heat, dissolve sugar then turn up the heat and cook until dark a gold/amber colour is achieved.
- Working quickly, take off heat and immediately, sieve over the bicarbonate of soda. The mixture will foam and very gently stir with a whisk.
- Pour the mixture into tin and leave for 1 hour minimum to harden.
- Once ready, lightly crush so you have small and larger pieces (this can be stored in an air-tight container).
Make the rocky road
- Place butter, sugar, golden syrup, cocoa and chocolate in a saucepan and melt gently over a low heat.
- Remove from heat, cool until tepid and then add the biscuits, raisins and honeycomb. Mix and then spoon the mixture into the tin and level the top, gently pressing the mixture into the tin with the back of the spoon.
- Cover and place in the fridge to set for 3-4 hours or overnight.
- Remove the rocky road from the tin, melt the remaining 100g chocolate and pour over the top. Return to the fridge to set.
- To serve, cut into 1cm thick slices using a hot sharp knife.