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This Gluten Free Rocky Road Christmas Pudding is the ultimate festive dessert for chocolate-lovers! This gluten free rocky road is packed with spekulatius biscuits, glacé cherries, marshmallows and gluten free shortbread – and lots of chocolate! It looks super festive but is so easy to make. No oven needed!
If you’re not a fan of Christmas pudding but you want a Christmas dessert that looks just the part, this rocky road Christmas pudding is perfect!
And as this is a no-bake dessert, it is really quick and easy to make and is also a great activity to make with kids.
It’s packed full of chocolate goodness, with chunks of gluten free shortbread and Biscoff-style gluten free spekulatius biscuits.
Glacé cherries and mini marshmallows add some fun to the texture – but you can add in any extra festive treats you like, such as nuts and dried fruit.
This Christmas pudding rocky road is definitely a dessert for the chocolate-lovers. And it’ll keep for ages in the fridge, meaning you can make it well ahead of time.
If you’re already a fan of my gluten free rocky road or my gluten free chocolate tiffin, then this is a no-brainer for your Christmas menu!
Ingredients
To make this Christmas pudding rocky road recipe you will need the following:
- Chocolate: I use a combination of dark chocolate and milk chocolate. You could change this if you prefer a sweeter (or less sweet) variation. Use a dairy free chocolate if you need to. You’ll also need white chocolate for the ‘brandy sauce’ topping.
- Butter: I use unsalted butter but for a dairy free version, use a vegan butter or margarine.
- Golden Syrup: If you’re in the US, the closest alternative to this is probably corn syrup or a light treacle.
- Mini Marshmallows: These are usually gluten free, but always double check.
- Gluten Free Shortbread: You can usually find these in the free from aisle or make your own homemade gluten free shortbread instead. Feel free to substitute these for gluten free digestive biscuits or any other biscuit of choice.
- Gluten Free Spekulatius Biscuits: I use the Schär Spekulatius biscuits because they taste just like Christmas! You could swap this for gluten free ginger biscuits or just use all shortbread instead.
- Glacé Cherry Halves: I add these to the rocky road and use a few for the holly ‘berries’ on top. You can swap this for any dried fruit if you don’t like them – use red fondant icing for the holly berries instead.
- Green Fondant Icing: I use this to cut some holly shapes for the leaves to decorate.
How to Make a Rocky Road Christmas Pudding
Here are some step-by-step photos to show you how easy this gluten free rocky road Christmas pudding recipe is to make.
Take a pudding bowl and line the inside thoroughly with clingfilm (plastic wrap). Set to one side.
Add the dark chocolate, milk chocolate, butter and golden syrup to a pan. Place on a low heat, stirring regularly, until the butter and chocolate have melted.
Meanwhile, crush the biscuits (in a bag or just using your hands, or by roughly chopping them).
You want to have a mixture of everything from bigger chunks to crumbs. So don’t worry about being too precise here!
When the chocolate mixture has melted, leave to cool for a couple of minutes.
Then add the biscuits, mini marshmallows and cherry halves. Mix well so everything is coated.
Pour the mixture into the lined bowl and press down firmly so there are no gaps. Place in the fridge for 3-4 hours, or ideally overnight, to set completely.
When ready to decorate, melt the white chocolate then pour over the rocky road to look like brandy sauce. Place back in the fridge until set.
Cut holly leaves from the green fondant icing and place them on top, with some glacé cherries as the berries, before serving.
Storing and Freezing
This Christmas Pudding Rocky Road will last 1-2 weeks in the fridge. I made a lot of these when testing this recipe and just kept nibbling at them!
You can also freeze this if you want to make it ahead of time. I recommend doing this before decorating – then defrost and decorate as needed.
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Rocky Road Christmas Pudding
Equipment
Ingredients
- 100 g dark chocolate
- 200 g milk chocolate
- 175 g butter
- 2 tbsp golden syrup
- 100 g mini marshmallows
- 160 g gluten free shortbread
- 100 g gluten free spekulatius biscuits
- 100 g glacé cherry halves
For the topping:
- 100 g white chocolate
- Green fondant icing
- 3 glacé cherry halves
Instructions
- Take a pudding bowl and line the inside thoroughly with clingfilm (plastic wrap). Set to one side.
- Add the dark chocolate, milk chocolate, butter and golden syrup to a pan. Place on a low heat, stirring regularly, until the butter and chocolate have melted.
- Meanwhile, crush the biscuits (in a bag or just using your hands, or by roughly chopping them). You want to have a mixture of everything from bigger chunks to crumbs.
- When the chocolate mixture has melted, leave to cool for a couple of minutes. Then add the biscuits, mini marshmallows and cherry halves. Mix well so everything is coated.
- Pour the mixture into the lined bowl and press down firmly so there are no gaps. Place in the fridge for 3-4 hours, or ideally overnight, to set completely.
To decorate:
- Melt the white chocolate then pour over the rocky road to look like brandy sauce. Place back in the fridge until set.
- Cut holly leaves from the green fondant icing and place them on top, with some glacé cherries as the berries, before serving.
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Notes
- Weighing Scales vs Cups: You can toggle this recipe card to convert the ingredients into cups. However, I always recommend using weighing scales – these are cheap to buy and much more accurate. And in gluten free baking, a tiny variation can make a huge difference!
- Step-by-Step Photos: Check out the blog post above for step-by-step photos to show how this recipe should look at each stage.
- Storing and Freezing: Check out the post above this recipe card for more information on how to store and freeze this rocky road.
- Like this Recipe? It would mean SO much to me if you could leave a 5* review and tell all your gluten free friends about this Christmas Pudding Rocky Road.
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