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These Gluten Free Christmas Rocky Roads are packed with festive treats – including mini marshmallows, festive chocolates, Christmas sprinkles, glacé cherries and gluten free biscuits. This is my go-to treat when I don’t want to bake – especially when there are lots of Christmas chocolates and cookies to use up around the festive season!
If you’re making these as a gift, why not pair them with my Rocky Road Christmas Pudding, my easy Gluten Free Tiffin and or this delicious Peppermint Bark in a nice festive tin?
Gluten Free Christmas Rocky Roads: At A Glance
- Ready In: 2 hours 15 minutes (only 15 mins hands on, the rest is chilling time)
- Makes: 16 squares
- Dietary Info: Gluten free, and easy to adapt to dairy free and vegan.
- Main Ingredients: Chocolate, gluten free biscuits, mini marshmallows, glacé cherries and festive sprinkles.
- Why You’ll Love It: Quick to make and no need to turn on the oven, great for making with kids during the holidays and ideal as a homemade festive gift.
Table of Contents
- Gluten Free Christmas Rocky Roads: At A Glance
- Note On My Gluten Free Christmas Rocky Road
- Ingredients and Substitutions
- Variations
- How to Make Gluten Free Christmas Rocky Roads
- Top Tips
- Storing and Freezing Instructions
- Turn These Into A Homemade Gift…
- Frequently Asked Questions
- More No-Bake Festive Treats!
- Gluten Free Christmas Rocky Road Recipe Recipe
Note On My Gluten Free Christmas Rocky Road
I don’t know about you but I always get to a point in the festive season where I just want to purge my house of all the remnant Christmas chocolates and biscuits.
So I like to chuck them all into these Festive Rocky Roads and then dish them out to friends and family. Nobody ever realises they’re gluten free and coeliac-safe.
I adapted by original Gluten Free Rocky Roads to pack in some of my favourite treats, including gluten free spekuloos biscuits and KitKat Festive Friends on top.
Plus they’re a no bake recipe and only take 10-15 minutes of effort, so you can quickly mix them up, chuck them in the fridge and go back to watching a festive movie.
Ingredients and Substitutions
Here are the main ingredients and ideas for any swaps – the great thing about this recipe is that it’s so easy to customise and switch things out as needed:
- Milk Chocolate: Swap for dark chocolate for a less sweet version, or even white chocolate if you prefer a sweeter rocky road.
- Butter: This helps stop your teeth breaking when you bite into it! I use unsalted butter.
- Golden Syrup: In the US the closest thing to this would be a light corn syrup. You could swap for honey or maple syrup, but it will change the flavour profile.
- Mini Marshmallows: These are usually gluten free but always double check.
- Gluten Free Biscuits: I used a mixture of gluten free spekuloos (caramelised biscuits, like Biscoff) and gluten free Digestive biscuits. Gluten free shortbread or gluten free ginger biscuits would also work really well in this.
- Glacé Cherries: Feel free to swap these to dried cranberries for a sharper taste.
- KitKat Festive Friends: Believe it or not, these are gluten free! You could use any gluten free Christmas chocolates you like, or swap for festive candies or candy canes.
- Christmas Sprinkles: Some sprinkles contain wheat starch so always double check. I usually use the Sainsbury’s own ones which tend to be gluten free.
Variations
- Dairy Free? Use a dairy free chocolate from the free from aisle (or swap for a dairy free dark chocolate) and a vegan butter alternative. You can also find lots of festive gluten and dairy free chocolates to decorate from brands like Moo Free or NOMO, widely available in the free from aisles in the UK.
- Vegan? As well as the above swaps, use a vegan brand or mini marshmallows like Freedom or Dandies, and ensure the sprinkles you use don’t contain egg. You’ll also need to use a gluten, egg and dairy free biscuit.
How to Make Gluten Free Christmas Rocky Roads
There’s a printable recipe card below with the method. But here are some step-by-step photos to show you how easy this gluten free festive rocky roads recipe is to make.
Top Tips
- To be completely sure the rocky road has set, make this the day before and leave it to chill overnight before cutting into pieces.
- You can also speed things up by popping it in the freezer to set faster.
- Make sure the chocolate mixture isn’t too hot when you add it to the mix, otherwise the marshmallows will melt!
- Run a sharp knife under hot water to make this a lot easier to cut up – and get a nice clean cut through those Festive Friends and biscuit chunks!
Storing and Freezing Instructions
TO STORE: Keep this Christmas Rocky Road in the fridge – it will last at least a week, though usually we’ve scoffed it all by then!
TO FREEZE: You can freeze any excess and defrost in the fridge to eat – but I find it keeps well for long enough in the fridge. It’s quite addictive!
Turn These Into A Homemade Gift…
If you want to really treat the gluten-free person in your life (or you want to prove how delicious gluten free treats can be to the gluten-eaters in your family!) why not turn these rocky roads into a homemade gift selection box?
- Step 1: Buy a funky festive tin, like these. Or upcycle an old chocolate tin!
- Step 2: Choose your bakes to fill it. I recommend some gluten free mince pies for something classic, soft and squidgy gluten free amaretti, and some gluten free lebkuchen for a nostlagic vibe. Or check out my other festive bakes for inspiration.
- Step 3: Have a baking session (ideally as close to gifting it as possible so everything is fresh), portion everything up and stuff your tins with gluten free goodness.
- Step 4: The hardest bit. Resist the urge to eat everything yourself and gift to your loved ones. Don’t forget to save yourself a few bits though… cook’s perks and all!
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some FAQs about this easy festive rocky road recipe. If you can’t find the answer to your question here or in the post above, please comment and I’ll try answer!
Yes – they are! Although they contain biscuit pieces, unlike actual KitKats it’s made from rice flour. So these are all gluten free – and the perfect decoration for your rocky roads! I buy mine in bulk on Amazon, but they’re in most UK supermarkets.
A lot of chocolates tend to have ‘may contain’ warnings in the UK which means they are not safe for people with coeliac disease. I use the Dr Oetker baking chocolate most of the time – and also the Sainsbury’s baking chocolates which are largely all gluten free with no ‘may contain’ warnings for gluten.
More No-Bake Festive Treats!
Gluten Free Christmas Rocky Road Recipe
Ingredients
- 300 g milk chocolate, (use dairy free if needed)
- 150 g butter, (use vegan butter if needed)
- 45 g golden syrup
- 100 g mini marshmallows, (Use vegan ones if needed)
- 200 g gluten free Christmas biscuits, (I used a mix of gluten free spekuloos and gluten free Digestives)
- 100 g Glacé cherries , (halved)
- 6-8 KitKat Festive Friends, (or other gluten free Christmas chocs of choice)
- 2 tbsp Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
- Add the gluten free biscuits to a sealable sandwich bag and gently bash with a rolling pin – you want there to be a combination of everything from biscuit dust to lumps around the size of a 20p piece.
- Add the chocolate, butter and the golden syrup to a heatproof-proof bowl and microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring between, until melted. Alternatively you can do this in a pan on a low heat on the hob.
- Add the crushed biscuits, cherries, mini marshmallows and most of the sprinkles (reserve some for sprinkling on top) to the chocolate mix and stir well until completely mixed.
- Pour the mixture into a lined 8-inch square baking tin and push firmly down. Gently press the KitKat Festive Friends into the top and sprinkle over the additional sprinkles.
- Refrigerate for at least 1-2 hours – or overnight. Cut into 16 squares and then store in the fridge – this will last up to one week.
Notes
- Make them vegan by using dairy free chocolates and vegan butter, and ensure the sprinkles you use do not contain egg.
- Try customising these by adding pistachios, dried cranberries, different Christmas chocolates, gluten free shortbread, or even some gluten free pretzels.
- Once set they will last at least a week in the fridge, probably longer. But they’re usually all gone by then in our house!
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I’ve nearly finished the last batch already, I fed them to the gluten-eaters at the gym and they loved them!!