Rocky Road Fudge

Name: Rocky Road Fudge
Yield: Makes about 3 kg/6¾ lb
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 75 g/3 oz/½ cup walnuts; 1.4 kg/3 lb 2 oz/7 cups caster (superfine) sugar; 500 ml/17 fl oz/generous 2 cups full-fat (whole) milk; 150 g/5 oz/10 tbsp unsalted butter, cut into 1cm/½ in cubes; 700 g/1 lb 11 oz dark (bittersweet) chocolate (55-60% cocoa solids), cut into small pieces; 700 g/1 lb 11 oz dark (bittersweet) chocolate (55-60% cocoa solids), cut into small pieces; 10 ml/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1.5 ml/¼ tsp salt; 130 g/4½ oz mini marshmallows or large marshmallows, cut into pieces; 130 g/4½ oz mini marshmallows or large marshmallows, cut into pieces; 90 g/3½ oz amarena cherries or sour cherries in syrup, sliced in half; 90 g/3½ oz amarena cherries or sour cherries in syrup, sliced in half

Preparation info

Makes about
3
kg

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home-made Sweets & Candies

By Claire Ptak

Published 2022

About

Most often associated with ice cream, rocky road is a classic US treat. An impressive way to present this fudge is to put it into a loaf tin and then slice it like a terrine when it is set. The presentation is lovely and the fudge is appealing in different shapes. Be warned – this is very rich, so a thin slice will suffice!

Ingredients

75 g/3 oz/½ cup walnuts
1.4 kg<

Americas
United States
Condiment
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Line a 10 x 23cm/4 x 9in loaf tin (pan) with clear film (plastic wrap) so that it comes out of the tin and over the sides.
Chop the walnuts roughly. Set aside.
Put the sugar, milk and butter in a medium, heavy pan. Cook over a moderate

Energy 11632kcal/49052kJ; Protein 73.2g; Carbohydrate 2067.8g, of which sugars 2006g; Fat 397.8g, of which saturates 215.5g; Cholesterol 478mg; Calcium 1695mg; Fibre 3.2g; Sodium 1611mg