Mint Rocky Road is an easy, and tasty twist on a classic no-bake treat. Adding Aero Bubbles to the mix gives this Rocky Road a cool bubbly texture, as well as a minty taste. Oh, and green’s always fun!
I love Rocky Road. It’s not something that we make very often, but it’s always a hit when we do. I also love Aero, mint especially, and Rocky Road is the perfect sweet treat to add them to!
What Can You Put in Rocky Road?
The best thing about Rocky Road is that you can add most of your favourite chocolatey treats. As long as they are chopped up small enough to fit, and to easily coat with chocolate, it’s all good.
You don’t bake, and the filling is only covered in warm chocolate for a little while, while you fold it all together, so doesn’t melt or lose shape too much. So you never have to worry about what will work or not. Try everything.
The base of a Rocky Road is biscuit (I use digestives, but other crunchy biscuits like rich tea are great for Rocky Road too) and marshmallow.
If I was making plain, traditional Rocky Road, I’d also add raisins, and perhaps some other dried fruit and nuts. But, I don’t think that’s quite right in a choc mint rocky road so I keep it simple.
Why Didn’t My Rocky Road Set?
If your Aero Mint Rocky Road hasn’t set fully, it may just need longer in the fridge.
I find that 2 hours is enough to set it, but leave it for longer if you need to. You could even pop it in the freezer for an hour.
It could also be that your melted chocolate has seized. If this is the case, it might also look or feel a little greasy.
Chocolate should be melted very slowly, it’s quite a delicate thing. Heat it with the butter and golden syrup slowly, either over a low-medium heat or in short bursts in the microwave. You may also prefer to use a Bain Marie, or to melt the butter and syrup together, remove from the heat and then stir in the chocolate until it’s melted, only returning it to the heat if you absolutely need to.
Can You Melt Aero?
You can melt Aero. But, I wouldn’t recommend it.
If you melt Aero for the top of your Mint Chocolate Rocky Road, you’ll lose that bubbly texture, and it will go a brownie colour instead of being nice and green.
I tent to just decorate my mint rocky road with dyed white chocolate. If you want to add extra Aero, crumble up either a mint bar or some bubbles and scatter on to the chocolate before it’s set.
For the middle of your rocky road mint, the melted chocolate should be left to cool slightly, so that it’s not too hot. You should then fold it in quickly, and get it straight into the fridge to avoid the bubbles melting.
If you want to be sure they won’t melt and will hold shape within the mint choc rocky road you could freeze your bubbles for 30 minutes before you need them. This isn’t essential though.
Should Rocky Road be Kept in the Fridge?
You can keep Mint Aero Rocky Road in the fridge. But, I wouldn’t recommend it unless your kitchen is particularly warm.
It’ll be fine in the fridge for a few days, but over time the marshmallows might start to dissolve, and the biscuit will start to soften.
How Long Does Rocky Road Last?
Kept on the side in a sealed airtight tub this mint rocky road recipe will last up to a week.
Can You Freeze Rocky Road?
Yes. This recipe for mint rocky road freezes well.
I recommend wrapping the squares individually, or placing some baking paper between them so that they don’t stick together. Then, place in a larger freezer bag, or a sealed airtight tub.
You can either take mint rocky road squares out one by one when you want one or take them all out. Either way, thaw slowly in the fridge.
Your easy rocky road will last in the freezer for up to two months.
Other Rocky Road Flavours
If you like this mint aero rocky road recipe, and you feel like you know how to Make Rocky Road you might want to try some new flavours!
You could try adding different dried fruit to classic rocky road. Dried apricots and glacé cherries would be great. I also like to add mixed seeds and hazelnuts.
Another great option would be to add some of your favourite chocolatey treats. Maltesers are amazing, mini eggs and crème eggs are food for easter, and dinky double deckers (or chopped up big ones) are brilliant!
Mint Rocky Road
Ingredients
- 150 g Digestive Biscuits (Broken into large chunks)
- 150 g Mini Marshmallows
- 1 Bag Mint Aero Bubbles
- 100 g Butter or Margarine
- 100 g Golden Syrup
- 400 g Milk Chocolate
- 30 g White Chocolate
- Green Food Colouring Gel
Instructions
- Grease and line a small baking tray or tin, mine is an 8inch square.
- Put the biscuits, bubbles, and marshmallows into a mixing bowl and mix up.
- In a small saucepan, melt together the butter, sugar, chocolate, and syrup and mix until smooth.
- Remove the chocolate mix from the heat, and cool for around 5 minutes, so that it’s not too hot when you pour it on.
- Pour over the biscuit mix and quickly fold until coated.
- Tip into the cake tin and spread into the corners.
- Place in the fridge to set.
- Melt the white chocolate over a Bain Marie, and mix in a little green colouring, bit at a time until it’s the color you want.
- Use the back of a spoon to drizzle the green chocolate over the Mint Rocky Road.
- Return to the fridge to set fully.
Notes
- I melt the milk chocolate in a pan with the butter and sugar, but I recommend using a Bain Marie for the white chocolate, as it can be more temperamental.
- Green topping is optional, you could also crumble up some bits of mint areo and scatter these on the top, before the white chocolate sets.
- I cut my Rocky Road into 16 small squares, but you could cut into 8 large rectangles.
Any nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate. The information is provided using an online calculator and is specific to my ingredients. Please make your own calculations if you want precise information.
