2 ½cupssemi-sweet chocolate barchips or melts (can do a combination of milk and semi-sweet chocolate if desired)
2tablespoonsunsalted butter or peanut butter
1 14 ozcan sweetened condensed milk
2cupsdry-roasted salted peanutsadd a 1/2 more cup if you love more nutty crunch!
2-4cupsmini marshmallowsdepending how much marshmallow you want. (Original recipe uses 2 cups, but I like a lot more marshmallow in the bars.)
Optional1/2 cupsweetened shredded coconutadd 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; otherwise you do not see if all the chocolate is melted and it should look like a fudgy ganache.
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.