Rocky Road Cheesecake

Every now and again do you eat something and swear you’ve died and gone to heaven!  Well, for me this Rocky Road Cheesecake was such an experience.  It was divine!

I must admit though that Rocky Road is one of my weaknesses (or strengths – depends how you look at it).  Probably because anything that includes chocolate and coconut has been a favourite all my life.  When I was a little girl, my favourite chocolate bar was a ‘Coconut Rough’ which back then was a decent sized, round-shaped chocolate bar that was made up of chocolate and coconut.  Coconut Roughs are still around today, but they seem to have shrunk like so many things I used to buy as a kid.

So I guess, Rocky Road is now my adult replacement for Coconut Rough.   This cheesecake incorporates all the flavours of Rocky Road – nuts, marshmallows, coconut, and of course chocolate.  Also, in keeping with my love of easy baking recipes, it is simple to make.  It is an easy cheesecake recipe that is non-bake and just needs sufficient time to set in the fridge.

Rocky Road Cheesecake

Rocky Road Cheesecake

Rocky Road Cheesecake

Adapted From Heavenly Moments

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups chocolate biscuit crumbs
¼ cup desiccated coconut
¼ cup crunchy peanut butter
60g butter, melted
500g cream cheese, softened
¼ cup caster sugar
200g milk cooking chocolate melts, melted
½ cup cream
2 teaspoons gelatine
¼ cup boiling water
2 cups white and pink marshmallows, halved
½ cup (100g) red glace cherries, chopped

Method

Line the base of a 22cm springform pan with baking paper.

Combine the biscuit crumbs, coconut, peanut butter and melted butter in a bowl.

Mixing the base

Mixing the base

Mix together well and press into the base the pan.  Chill in the freezer for 10 minutes.

Chocolate Biscuit Base

Chocolate Biscuit Base

Dissolve the gelatin in the boiling water and set aside.  While it’s cooling, beat the cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.  Add the melted chocolate, cream and gelatine mixture and beat until combined.  Fold through the marshmallows and cherries.

Mixing the cheesecake filling

Mixing the cheesecake filling

Pour the mixture into the chilled crumb crust.  Chill for 2 hours in refrigerator, or until set.

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.  Please let me know below.

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Brian, the old man September 22, 2009 at 4:36 pm

This looks absolutely delicious and easy to make. I will have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing all of your recipes.

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Divina September 22, 2009 at 6:49 pm

that’s a wonderful and beautiful cheesecake. It’s also my weakness too. I happen to have some rocky road brownies here and I ate 4 squares in 2 days.

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The Chocolate Priestess September 23, 2009 at 12:12 am

My first cooking disaster after I was married was attempting to make a chocolate cheesecake. I’ve gotten much better over the years and this looks like an easy recipe to follow. Thank you for sharing.

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Short and Bald September 23, 2009 at 2:28 pm

this is a little girl’s dream! marshmallows in cheesecake! And it’s chocolate cheesecake~! you won. Looks/sounds too good to be true ^^

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Jack Smith July 13, 2010 at 12:53 pm

i just leave munching and eating cheesecakes, they are tasty and yummy”~*

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