Take Me Home, Rocky Road

We were recently invited to a cocktail party, and were asked to bring a dessert.

I hemmed and hawed because I needed to make a dessert to feed about 50 people.  I wasn’t the only one that was going to bring a dessert, so I wanted my dessert to be a little different.  I’m not a big cake baker, so cute-over-the-top cupcakes were out.  And I wanted to make something a little “dressier” than a cookie.  On top of all this, I needed this dessert to be easy, and quick to make.  So I stood there in my pantry and brainstormed.

I started thinking about how I love Rocky Road ice cream.  I couldn’t bring ice cream to this hootenanny, but what if I came up with a Rocky Road that didn’t need to stay frozen, and that one could eat with their hards, if they so choose.

And the Rocky Road Dessert was born(ish).

I had a jar of those large marshmallows in my pantry, and I had chocolate and peanuts, too.  That’s all I needed.

A little chop chop here.  Little melt there.  Dip. Dip. And presto, pretty-o.

These Rocky Roads were a hit at this party.  No doubt they will be a hit the next time I serve them as well.

This just goes to show that you don’t need fancy ingredients to make a pretty and delicious dessert!