No-Bake Chocolate Rocky Road, oh boy!
Rocky Road is one of those things that I will always associate with New Zealand. I remember we used to go to Mangawhai up north to visit a tiny chocolate factory and the chocolate factory shop (of course!). Over there at Bennetts of Mangawhai I bought the best Rocky Road ever. I still remember that beautiful combination of chewy texture and chocolatey taste. Way too good for a chocolate junkie like me. I had to stop myself from finishing off the whole bag before we even left the store. That level of goodness!
Since then, I have been trying to recreate a good chewy Rocky Road. But of course, I also wanted to make it vegan, refined sugarfree, dairyfree, glutenfree and allergy free. But I even went a step further, I wanted to make it no-bake if possible. After a couple of fails I now think I hit the jackpot.
Even though I am not making use of refined sugars, eggs and butter, I promise my version is a No-Bake Chocolate Rocky Road and is as chewy, soft and chocolatey as the original. And here it comes – this is the closest I could get to the classic Kiwi treat – of course with a healthy twist.
No-Bake Chocolate Rocky Road
Ingredients
- 150 g almonds roasted in the oven for 10 minutes or raw
- 2-3 handful popcorn popped
- 150 g dried berry mix cranberries, blueberries, aronia berries, cherries
For the Dark Chocolate
- 2 cups creamed coconut soft
- 1 cup almond milk
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 tsp ground vanilla
- 1/4 tsp salt
For the Pink Chocolate
- 1.5 cups creamed coconut soft
- 3/4 cup almond milk
- 2 tsp dragon fruit powder
- 3/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 tsp ground vanilla
Instructions
- Roast the almonds in the oven or in a pan for 10 minutes. Make sure you don’t burn them (happens super quickly!).
- Throw the popcorn bag in the microwave and let it do the work for you. You could go with the traditional method of popping them in a pot as well.
- Now line a square brownie pan and throw in the popcorn, almonds and dried berries evenly.
- Prepare the chocolate by mixing all ingredients for the dark and pink chocolate in separate bowls.
- Now pour in the dark chocolate first. Then pour the pink chocolate on top and grab a skewer or knife and make some round swirls.
- Let the Rocky Road mixture harden for at least 30 minutes in the fridge.
For more healthy vegan No-Bake treats, make sure to. check out my Vegan Timtams, my Tropical Coconut Passionfruit Slice, and my Raw Chocolate Vanilla Cheesecake.