Vegan Rocky Road Fudge

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This easy Vegan Rocky Road Fudge is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Made with 5 ingredients, it's foolproof!

Vegan Rocky Road Fudge stacked on cutting board.

If you're vegan you probably do a happy dance when manufacturers come out with more vegan products. Being vegan for over 20 years, I've done many happy dances.

Times are quite different than they used to be. There are many options for vegans these days.

For this vegan fudge, I used vegan marshmallows. If you didn't know, yes they are a thing. Happy dance.

This easy fudge is made with sweetened condensed coconut milk, dark chocolate chunks with 67% cacao, vanilla extract, walnuts, and vegan marshmallows.

Other recipes using vegan marshmallows are my Rocky Road Ice Cream recipe and Vegan Mallomars. Some chocolate recipes to try are my Chocolate Almond Overnight Oats and Vegan Chocolate with Cacao Butter.

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What Is Traditionally in Rocky Road?
🧾 Ingredients
🔪 Instructions
Can I Store The Fudge at Room Temperature?
💭 Tips
👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs
🍫 Other Vegan Fudge Recipes
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What Is Traditionally in Rocky Road?

Rocky Road is originally chocolate ice cream with nuts and marshmallows here in the U.S. The original recipe had walnuts, but later was replaced by almonds.

You can find it as a flavor for fudge, brownies, cake, cheesecake, and more.

I used walnuts in this fudge because I like the contrast of the slightly bitter flavor of the walnuts with the sweet, rich dark chocolate and sweet gooey marshmallows.

🧾 Ingredients

Chocolate: I used dark chocolate baking chunks. You could also use semi-sweet chocolate chips.
Sweetened condensed coconut milk: Adds a sweet rich flavor.
Vanilla extract: Enhances flavors and adds flavor.
Salt: Enhances flavors and adds flavor.
Vegan mini marshmallows: It wouldn't be rocky road without nuts and marshmallows! I used Dandies mini vegan marshmallows.
Walnuts: Adds crunch. You could also use almonds or another type of nut.

This is an overview of the ingredients. To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

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🔪 Instructions

Dark chocolate chunks in a bowl on left. On right sweetened condensed coconut milk added to chocolate.

Step 1: Place dark chocolate baking chunks and sweetened condensed coconut milk in a heatproof bowl above a saucepan filled with a couple of inches of water.

Chocolate mixture melting on left and fully melted on right.

Step 2: Heat on low heat until melted. Add vanilla extract and salt. Stir until smooth and creamy.

Chocolate mixture with walnuts on left and with vegan marshmallows on right.

Step 3: Fold in chopped walnuts. Let cool for about 5 minutes.

Step 4: Fold in vegan marshmallows.

Chocolate mixture fully mixed on left and spread into a baking dish on right.

Step 5: Pour the mixture into a plastic wrap lined baking dish. Cover and place in the refrigerator or freezer to set.

Step 6: Once set, pull out the fudge by the plastic wrap. Remove the plastic wrap and slice on a cutting board.

Store in the fridge for softer fudge and the freezer for harder fudge.

Can I Store The Fudge at Room Temperature?

This chocolate fudge is best stored in the fridge so that it doesn't melt. When you store it in the fridge it has a nice consistency while not melting all over your hands.

Sliced Vegan Rocky Road Fudge on a cutting board with knife.

💭 Tips

Dark chocolate baking chunks add a wonderful flavor. I used some that have 67% cacao. Some vegan chocolate chips have a lot less cocoa powder, so be sure to check the label.
Taste after mixing to make sure you have the desired amount of salt.
I used a 7 ½" x 9 ½" baking dish. If you want thinner fudge, use a larger container.

👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs

What is vegan rocky road fudge made of?

This vegan rocky road fudge is made with dark chocolate chunks, sweetened condensed coconut milk, walnuts, vegan marshmallows, vanilla extract, and salt.

Are marshmallows vegan?

Most marshmallows are not vegan because they contain gelatin. Thanks to companies like Dandies, who make vegan marshmallows, vegans can enjoy them too.

Does fudge contain dairy?

This recipe is dairy-free, but make sure to check the label of the dark chocolate chunks (or chocolate chips) to see that they're vegan. Some companies add milk to their chocolate chips.