Name: Heavenly Chocolate Rocky Road Candy
Prep time: 5 min
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate bar (chips or melts (can do a combination of milk and semi-sweet chocolate if desired)); 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (or peanut butter); 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk; 2 cups dry-roasted salted peanuts (add a 1/2 more cup if you love more nutty crunch!); 2-4 cups mini marshmallows; Optional 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut (add with peanuts/marshmallow)

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Heavenly Chocolate Rocky Road Candy! Sinfully rich, creamy dark chocolate fudge with fluffy marshmallows and salted roasted peanuts are what’s in these heavenly bars!

Marshmallow rocky road bars are one of my all-time favorite combinations ever and I love it because it literally takes 5 minutes to make! Everyone will be raving about how awesome this rocky road fudge tastes with only 5 ingredients of yumminess! More easy fudges include this Peppermint Marshmallow Fudge and this Easy S’mores Fudge!

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Chocolate Rocky Road Candy Inspiration

This recipe was inspired by Chocolate Charlie! Have you ever had Chocolate Charlie Candy? It’s hands-down the best marshmallow candy around the holiday season. I could absolutely eat it every day! (They even add in a little coconut too. )

One of my best friends, Tonya and I exchange a box of it each year as our Christmas gift to each other and we giggle about it.

It’s perfect! That way, we can consume it together and savor and drool over the rich creamy chocolate, home-made fluffy marshmallows and salted roasted peanuts. Well, we have to finish it off! None left over! That’s the fun part!

Are You a Fan of Sweet and Salty Chocolate Marshmallow Treats?

If so, this 5 ingredient Chocolate Rocky Road Candy are right down your alley! They have EVERYTHING!

It’s the addition of salted roasted peanuts that gives this rocky road candy just the right balance of sweet and salty, which is completely dangerous! BTW….You don’t want to be alone with these! I know this to be a fact!

If you don’t want the salty vibe, just sub the salted roasted peanuts with unsalted roasted peanuts, but to me, it’s what makes these so delectable when you gobble them down. 🙂

Perfectly welcome for the holidays using simple ingredients!

Ingredients You Need

Chocolate Rocky Road Candy recipe

semi-sweet chocolate chips, bar or melts (can do a combination of milk and semi-sweet chocolate if desired)
unsalted butter or could substitute with creamy peanut butter
sweetened condensed milk
dry-roasted or salted cocktail peanuts
miniature marshmallows – Use anywhere from 2 to 4 cups marshmallows in rocky road candy recipe. Just know, if you add more marshmallow, you will have less chocolate fudge around the marshmallows in the fudge. If you love more fudge and less marshmallow, then go with 2 cups. If you want a happy medium, go for 3 cups. Do not add over 4 cups, it’s too much when it comes to coating the chocolate fudge with the marshmallows/nuts, etc.

Instructions How to Make Rocky Road Candy

Line a 9×9 inch pan (for extra thick bars) or 9×13 inch pan with wax or parchment paper and lightly spray with non-stick spray.
In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate and butter and stir it every 30 seconds until it’s completely melted. Stir it at every interval; the melted chocolate should look like a fudgy ganache chocolate mixture.
Quickly, stir in sweetened condensed milk, followed by adding peanuts and marshmallows. Fold all together.
Pour into prepared pan immediately and spread out evenly. Chill chocolate candy peanut clusters until firm about 2 hours.
Cut into squares and serve.

Heavenly Chocolate Rocky Road Candy! {5 Ingredients!}

Rocky Road Recipe Tips & Variations

If you want more chocolate, decrease the marshmallows to your liking. (The original recipe used 2 cups chocolate chips and 2 cups marshmallows, with the rest of the ingredients as written, pictured above in photo gallery and in video below in recipe card.)
About mini marshmallows – Use anywhere from 2 to 4 cups marshmallows in rocky road candy recipe. If you add more marshmallow, you will have less chocolate fudge around the marshmallows in the fudge. If you love more fudge and less marshmallow, then go with 2 cups. If you want a happy medium, go for 3 cups. By adding more marshmallow, you get thicker bars. Do not add over 4 cups, it’s too much when it comes to coating the chocolate fudge with the marshmallows/nuts, etc.
You can sprinkle some sea salt on top as an option, for more salty explosions.
We used peanuts, but you can use walnuts, pecans, pistachios, almonds or cashews!
The recipe calls for 3 cups of semi-sweet, but I like to substitute some milk chocolate sometimes or dark chocolate chips or chocolate melts. I would say if you do add milk chocolate, it’s more of melting type chocolate, so as far as the ratio – imo having more semi-sweet chocolate than milk is a better option.
For thinner sized bars, use a 9×13 size pan. I would recommend using 2 cups of marshmallows for the thinner bars because when you’re spreading them out in the pan, it’s harder to spread them out nicely.
If you want the chocolate bars on top to be smooth, use more chocolate than marshmallow and nuts and get the fudge into the pan quickly.
This fudge quickly sets up very quickly once it’s all mixed up.
You could also do this in double boiler or a slow cooker or crockpot, just add the chocolate into the pot until it’s melted, then add the condensed milk, followed by the rest of the ingredients and drop the clusters onto baking sheets or cookie sheets to firm up.

Storing Rocky Road Candy Fudge

Storing – Storing Rocky Road Candy Fudge is best kept in the fridge, but you can enjoy it at room temperature. Store it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 weeks or at room temperature for 1-2 weeks.
Freezing – You can freeze this fudge for up to 2-3 months. Just let thaw out in fridge or room temperature whenever you’re craving a piece!

One of my recipe bucket list items includes making some homemade marshmallows and even replicating this Chocolate Charlie. But for now, these 5-ingredient marshmallow rocky road bars recipe is the fast version and it’s absolutely delicious!

This rocky road fudge is perfect for making for all the holidays when it comes to gifting for friends and family. Put these rocky road marshmallow bars in a cute tin and voila! Enjoy it with one of your BFFs! 🙂

Want More Marshmallow Delights?

Check out this Cashew Peanut Butter Fudge too!

Heavenly Chocolate Rocky Road Candy

Kim Lange

Sinfully rich, creamy dark chocolate, fluffy marshmallows and salted roasted peanuts are what's in these heavenly bars!

3.96 from 126 votes

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Prep Time 5

Chill Time 2

Course Dessert

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Ingredients

2 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate bar chips or melts (can do a combination of milk and semi-sweet chocolate if desired)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter or peanut butter
1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups dry-roasted salted peanuts add a 1/2 more cup if you love more nutty crunch!
2-4 cups mini marshmallows depending how much marshmallow you want. (Original recipe uses 2 cups, but I like a lot more marshmallow in the bars.)
Optional 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut add with peanuts/marshmallow

Instructions

Line a 9x9 inch pan (for extra thick bars) or 9x13 inch pan with wax or parchment paper and lightly spray with non-stick spray. (See note options for sizes of pans & for thicker bars)
Make sure you have the marshmallows and peanuts already measured before starting.
In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate and butter and stir it every 30 seconds until it’s completely melted. Stir it at every interval; the melted chocolate should look like a fudgy ganache chocolate mixture.
Quickly, stir in sweetened condensed milk, followed by adding the peanuts and marshmallows. Fold all together.
Pour into prepared pan immediately and spread out evenly. Chill until firm about 2 hours.

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Notes

Rocky Road Tips

- If you want more chocolate, decrease the marshmallows to your liking. The original recipe used 2 cups chocolate bar and 2 cups marshmallows & 2 1/2 cups salted peanuts, with the other ingredient measurements have not changed (Those photos with less marshmallow are in gallery under How to Make Rocky Road Candy in middle of post)
- About mini marshmallows - Use anywhere from 2 to 4 cups marshmallows in rocky road candy recipe. If you add more marshmallow, you will have less chocolate fudge around the marshmallows in the fudge. If you love more fudge and less marshmallow, then go with 2 cups. If you want a happy medium, go for 4 cups. Do not add over 4 cups, it's too much when it comes to coating the chocolate fudge with the marshmallows/nuts, etc.
- For thinner sized bars and more servings, use a 9x13 sized pan. I would recommend using 2 cups of marshmallows for the thinner bars because when you're spreading them out in the pan, it's harder to spread them out nicely.