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If you have mince pies leftover from Christmas that you’re still trying to get through, why not make something with them instead? This Mince Pie Rocky Road couldn’t be easier to make and is delicious too!
I would eat mince pies all year round if I could but even I get to a point where I have simply had enough of them and fancy something a little different. This Mince Pie Rocky Road is perfect for times just like that – and a great way of using leftover mince pies.
Mince Pie Rocky Road is a treat that children will love, is great for sharing and perfect to make for any gatherings before or after Christmas. Full of seasonal flavour, it’s something that any mince pie fan will really enjoy.
What mince pies do you use for this festive rocky road recipe?
For this easy Christmas rocky road recipe you can literally use any mince pies you have to hand. They can be the cheapest of mince pies as they are going to be broken into pieces anyway – they don’t have to be anything fancy or expensive.
We also use shortbread for the biscuit part of this rocky road as we always have a lot of shortbread in the house over the festive period and it’s quite a nice festive treat to enjoy throughout December too. But you can use other biscuits if you prefer. Digestive biscuits make a good alternative and they’re what we use in other chocolate rocky road recipes throughout the year.
Other ways you can vary this recipe is to include dried cranberries or other dried fruit instead of the cherries and add anything else that works for the festive season. We love to add nuts sometimes to give an extra crunch. Macadamia nuts are a favourite!
If you have any leftover rocky road it keeps well in an airtight container – and will definitely be eaten before it goes off! It’s also fantastic to give as gifts – just put in individual food gift bags tied with ribbon.
If you’re looking for other baking options to make why not try our easy chocolate biscuit recipe, easy mince pie recipe, gingerbread men recipe or our mincemeat pinwheels recipe? You can also see all our recipes to date here.
What equipment do you need to make Rocky Road?
Rocky Road doesn’t need anything special to make it, and you probably already have everything you need at home, but this is the equipment we use:
- A large glass bowl
- A saucepan
- A wooden spoon
- A spatula
- A deep baking tray or baking tin
- Baking paper sheets
- Food scales
- Good quality knives to cut the rocky road into pieces
- Airtight containers for storage
- Food gift bags to package it up and give as gifts
Once you’ve got everything you need to make the Rocky Road you can just keep making it again and again – in so many different flavours too!
Here’s our tasty Mince Pie Rocky Road recipe:
Ingredients:
- 400g milk chocolate
- 125g unsalted butter or margarine
- 45ml golden syrup
- 200g shortbread biscuits, broken into pieces
- 50g mini marshmallows
- 3 mince pies, broken into pieces
- 100g glace cherries
Recipe:
- Break up the chocolate and put it in a large bowl with the butter and golden syrup.
- Melt chocolate mixture using the heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water on a low heat or in the microwave using short blasts and stirring regularly.
- Once melted, leave to cool slightly for 5-10 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, mix the biscuit pieces, mince pie pieces, marshmallows and glace cherries.
- Pour in the melted chocolate and stir well.
- Pour the chocolate mixture into a lined cake tin or brownie pan.
- Put in the fridge to set for at least 4 hours.
- Slice and serve.
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Mince Pie Rocky Road
Ingredients
- 400 g milk chocolate
- 125 g unsalted butter or margarine
- 45 ml golden syrup
- 200 g shortbread biscuits broken into pieces
- 50 g mini marshmallows
- 3 mince pies broken into pieces
- 100 g glace cherries
Instructions
- Break up the chocolate and put it in a large bowl with the butter and golden syrup.
- Melt chocolate mixture using the heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water on a low heat or in the microwave using short blasts and stirring regularly.
- Once melted, leave to cool slightly for 5-10 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, mix the biscuit pieces, mince pie pieces, marshmallows and glace cherries.
- Pour in the melted chocolate and stir well.
- Pour the chocolate mixture into a lined cake tin or brownie pan.
- Put in the fridge to set for at least 4 hours.
- Slice and serve.
*Note: Nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published.
