Description

Rocky Road Christmas Pudding is a no-bake festive treat combining rich chocolates, crunchy biscuits, fruity morsels, and colorful decorations. This easy-to-make dessert is perfect for holiday celebrations, featuring layers of melted chocolate mixed with marshmallows, cherries, raisins, and crunchy amaretti and digestive biscuits. Set in the fridge and decorated with white chocolate and green buttercream holly, it’s both visually appealing and deliciously indulgent.

Ingredients

Scale

Chocolate Mixture

125 g golden syrup
125 g unsalted butter
200 g milk chocolate, finely chopped
200 g dark chocolate, finely chopped
100 g mini marshmallows
150 g digestive biscuits, chopped
150 g amaretti biscuits, chopped
100 g glacé cherries, chopped
100 g raisins

Decoration

100 g white chocolate
75 g unsalted butter
150 g icing sugar
Green food colouring
Red M&Ms for holly berries

Instructions

Prepare the bowl: Line a small to medium metal bowl with clingfilm, ensuring the entire interior is covered to allow easy removal of the pudding later.
Chop chocolates: Finely chop both milk and dark chocolates and set aside.
Mix dry ingredients: Chop the digestive and amaretti biscuits into a mixing bowl, then add mini marshmallows, glacé cherries, and raisins or other desired ingredients.
Melt butter and syrup: In a saucepan over low heat, melt the unsalted butter and golden syrup together until completely combined and the butter has fully melted.
Add chocolate to melted mixture: Remove the pan from heat and stir in the chopped chocolates. The residual heat will melt them. If lumps remain, return briefly to heat, stirring until smooth.
Combine chocolate mixture with dry ingredients: Pour the melted chocolate mixture into the bowl of chopped biscuits and fruit, mixing thoroughly to combine all ingredients evenly.
Set the pudding: Transfer the mixture into the lined bowl, pressing down firmly to compact, then refrigerate for a few hours or overnight until fully set and firm.
Decorate base layer: Once set, melt the white chocolate gently and pour over the top of the pudding as a decorative topping. Allow it to set.
Prepare buttercream: Cream the unsalted butter and icing sugar together until smooth. Add green food colouring gradually to achieve the desired shade for holly leaves.
Pipe buttercream decoration: Using a piping bag, create holly leaf shapes with the green buttercream on top of the white chocolate-covered pudding.
Add berries and final set: Place red M&Ms scattered on the buttercream holly to mimic berries. Allow the decorated pudding to set completely before serving.

Notes

Ensure the bowl is lined well with clingfilm to easily lift out the pudding after setting.
Use a small or medium metal bowl for optimal shape and size.
Chop ingredients uniformly for even texture and appearance.
The pudding benefits from setting overnight for best firmness and flavor melding.
Be careful when melting chocolate; avoid overheating to prevent burning.
You can customize the mix-ins by adding nuts or different dried fruits if desired.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Category: Dessert
Method: No-Cook
Cuisine: British

Keywords: rocky road, christmas pudding, festive dessert, no-bake dessert, chocolate pudding, holiday treat, easy christmas recipe