Ultimate Rocky Road Nut Bars are make a Delicious Bar Cookie. Layers of Chocolate Chips, Coconut, Pecans and Marshmallows are the perfect topping for a Chocolatey Cookie Base. A definite Recipe must.
I can honestly say that there isn’t anything that I like more than chocolate. Ok, pasta comes close, but not that close.
Sometimes I even think I would love to do a whole dinner with everything chocolate. Everything Chocolate Desserts that is. And these Rocky Road Nut Bars would make a perfect appetizer!
Unfortunately I don’t think my husband nor my eldest daughter would go for it. My husband needs his carbs and my eldest needs her healthy! My youngest? Well maybe as long as I threw a couple of Nutella recipes in there I think I could easily persuade her.
I can always dream or I can just make these amazingly chocolatey Rocky Road Nut Bars that my mother used to make. She would usually make these around Christmas, but I just couldn’t wait.
We were having friends over for dinner and I thought I needed a good, sweet dessert, because these are dessert-loving-people.
I know there are a lot of bar cookies out there, but these Rocky Road Bars and Coconut Jam Squares are my absolute two favourites. And I’m not even a big coconut lover!
Rocky Road Nut Bars, besides having a chocolate, cookie crumb base and then a layer of mini marshmallows, coconut, chopped pecans and of course chocolate chips, this has got to be the best topping ever!
And if you really want to go all out, a little chocolate drizzle on the cooled bars doesn’t hurt either.
My eldest looked at me and said,” Ma, that is a lot of chocolate”, my reply “I know just the way I like it”! In my opinion these Ultimate Rocky Road Nut Bars could very well be the one and only “Death by Chocolate”. Enjoy!
Rocky Road Nut Bars
Ingredients
- FOR THE BASE
- 3 ounces semi sweet chocolate 90 grams
- 1/2 cup butter 125 grams
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (I can't get graham cracker crumbs in Italy so I use a butter cookie from a famous brand here (macine or tarallucci) I have also heard that digestive cookies are a good substitute) 375 grams
- 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts 125 grams
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut 125 grams
- FOR THE TOPPING
- 1/2 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips 80 grams
- 1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows (I can't get mini marshmallows here in Italy so I just cut the big ones)
- 3/4 cup flaked coconut 185 grams
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts 50 grams
- 1/2 grams can sweetened condensed milk 200
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees (180 degrees celsius)
- FOR THE BASE
- Melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl over a pot of boiling water, stirring occasionally until melted. Pour into a 11x7x2 inches (25x28) centimeter pan approximately) add crumbs, nuts and coconut and mix well. Press firmly into the bottom of the pan.
- FOR THE FILLING
- On top of the base sprinkle the , marshmallows, coconut,nuts and chocolate chips, drizzle with the sweetened condensed milk evenly over the top. Bake in the pre-heated oven for about 20-25 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven and let cool. Drizzle with melted chocolate. Chill to set the chocolate. Keep refrigerated. Enjoy!
Jenna says
October 31, 2016 at 2:20 pmWhoa! I want to come over for dinner! Can you please make these for me when I do? These look so yummy!! Your friends are lucky people!
Rosemary says
October 31, 2016 at 4:12 pmHi Jenna, haha thanks, and yes they are, I keep telling them that! 😉
Amanda Mason says
October 30, 2016 at 10:41 pmThis looks fantastic!!! Something I would make for the upcoming holiday seasons! I”m excited to try this!
Rosemary says
October 31, 2016 at 4:48 pmHi Amanda, thanks, it really is good, hope you enjoy it. Let me know.
Jennifer @NourishedSimply says
October 29, 2016 at 4:30 amMy kids would go crazy over these. You can never have too much chocolate!!
Rosemary says
October 31, 2016 at 5:10 pmHi Jennifer, I totally agree. Nothing like chocolate.
Carol Borchardt says
October 28, 2016 at 6:16 pmOMG these look delicious and easy to make! My kind of dessert!
Rosemary says
October 31, 2016 at 5:11 pmHi Carol, thanks and yes very easy. Have a great week.
Veena says
October 24, 2016 at 7:31 pmOh wow.. I would love to try this.. Thanks for the recipe
Rosemary says
October 26, 2016 at 9:41 amThanks Veena hope you enjoy them.
Kimberly @ Berly's Kitchen says
October 24, 2016 at 6:51 pmThese looks amazing! Rocky Road is a great flavor combination. I saw the video on Facebook over the weekend and have it scheduled to post later this week. 🙂
Rosemary says
October 26, 2016 at 11:02 amHi Kimberly, thanks so much.
Sarah @ The Fit Cookie says
October 24, 2016 at 1:03 amThese bars look absolutely amazing! I bet I could make these allergy-friendly for my kids, they would love them 🙂
Rosemary says
October 27, 2016 at 9:41 pmHi Sarah, thanks. I’m sure you could make them allergy-friendly. I hope you all enjoy them.
Stephanie says
December 16, 2014 at 2:29 amHow decadent! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
Jen @ The Halfway Homemaker says
December 10, 2014 at 10:06 pmI haven’t had rocky road in years, these look amazing. Thanks for sharing with Tasty Tuesdays.
Amanda Steinberg (@AntiMomBlog) says
December 10, 2014 at 2:27 amOK, i need to make this immediately! chocolate is my weakness (pasta is too 😉 ) and this just looks so decadent and delicious!! pinning!
Rose says
December 11, 2014 at 9:11 pmHi Amanda, thanks, these are really a chocolate lovers dream. Hope you enjoy them.
rania says
September 30, 2014 at 3:38 pmI did it. It is incredible. Thanks alot
Rose says
September 30, 2014 at 4:31 pmHi Rania, your welcome, so glad you liked it. 🙂
sgarrison05 says
September 30, 2014 at 7:57 amOooh these look so good! And mom’s recipes are always the best aren’t they?! Thank you so much for sharing at Creative K Kids Tasty Tuesdays. I’m going to pin this to the Tasty Tuesdays Board. We would love for you to link up again with us this week!
Kimberly says
September 29, 2014 at 8:53 pmThis looks so good! I’m drooling right now. Pinned. We had so much fun partying with you at our last party. We hope to see you tonight’s party at 7 pm. We love to see what you have been working on! http://loulougirls.blogspot.com/
Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls
Rose says
September 29, 2014 at 9:31 pmHi Kimberly, thank you, I will be back this week. Have a great week.
Stephanie says
September 26, 2014 at 9:12 pmLooks incredible! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
September 21, 2014 at 10:49 pmI am seriously impressed by these rocky road bars. They look incredibly chocolatey and delicious.. craving one right now, Pinned!
Rose says
September 22, 2014 at 4:54 pmHi Thalia, thanks, you should give them a try, they are so easy and delicious.