Holiday Rocky Road
Updated Oct. 17, 2025
- Total Time
- 1½ hours
- Prep Time
- 15 minutes
- Cook Time
- 1¼ hours
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Ingredients
- Nonstick spray or neutral oil, for pan
- 1(12-ounce) bag semisweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup/125 grams speculoos cookie butter
- ¾teaspoon pumpkin or apple pie spice
- ½teaspoon kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal)
- 1cup/60 grams coarsely broken speculoos cookies
- 1cup/50 grams mini marshmallows
- ¾cup/150 grams spice drops or gumdrops
- ¾cup/89 grams toasted and salted pecans (see Tip)
- Sprinkles
Preparation
- Step 1
Lightly grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with nonstick spray or oil, and line the bottom and 2 long sides with a sling of parchment paper, leaving enough overhang to later lift out the candy.
- Step 2
Combine the chocolate chips, cookie butter, pumpkin pie spice and salt in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat until melted and smooth, stopping every 15 to 20 seconds to stir. (Alternatively, place in a heatproof bowl and melt over a pot of gently simmering water.)
- Step 3
Add cookies, marshmallows, spice drops and pecans, and fold until evenly combined. Scrape the mixture into the prepared pan.
- Step 4
Use a spatula or the back of a spoon to press the mixture evenly into the pan. Top with sprinkles and firmly tap the pan against the counter a few times to ensure the mixture settles into the pan. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour until set.
- Step 5
Use the parchment sling to lift the set candy out of the pan. (If you’re having difficulty, run a hot butter knife along the edges.) Use a sharp knife to cut the candy as desired. For clean slices, dip the knife in hot water and wipe dry between cuts. Store candy in the refrigerator tightly wrapped for up to 1 month.
- Feel free to double this recipe and set it into an 8- or 9-inch brownie pan. If you can only find raw pecans, toast them in a 350-degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes and generously salt while hot.
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Comments
What is speculoos cookie butter? Not something we have in Sweden, so how do you make it at home?
I made this together with my 7 year old son! Had a blast. Totally kid friendly! Thank you for incorporating a recipe that kids can make! We used Fruit snacks, Nutella, peanut butter, marshmallows, and honey roasted cashews!
What is cookie butter?
I am not a gum drop fan. Swapped them out with crystalized ginger and this is our new go-to!
I made these last holiday season for gifting. I got VERY creative with them. My favorite mixi-in? Pretzels! These are so easy and so much fun. I would highly recommend making these with children. Or better yet let your children make these on their own! Everyone who received them wanted the recipe.
Although the intro to the recipe rightly points out that you can swap in any kind of nut butter or mix-ins you want, I highly recommend giving this a try as written (I could not find Speculoos-brand cookies or cookie butter, but in North America the Biscoff brand of is almost the same thing and readily available in supermarkets). The spiced cookies and cookie spread, and the pumpkin pie spice, really add a special, moreish flavour to the whole thing that feels a bit more festive than usual.