Curtis Stone reveals the one ingredient he dislikes in rocky road, and it’s VERY controversial

This unpopular opinion is about to rock you.

It wouldn’t be an Aussie Christmas without a plate of rocky road. Whether it’s our OG rocky road slice (with a solid 5-star rating!) or that espresso martini winner, they all have two things in common:

1. They’re absolutely delicious (duh!)
2. They all contain marshmallows

In our eyes, it’s not a rocky road without marshmallows… right? Well, according to Curtis Stone, the sweet, fluffy mallow treat doesn’t make the cut.

“I don’t like marshmallows”: Curtis Stone’s shocking rocky road opinion

When we got the chance to catch up with Curtis and chat about all things Christmassy, we knew we had to find out his tips, tricks and opinions for festive treats. But when we asked about his favourite rocky road ingredients, his response shocked us.

Curtis said: “This is a little controversial, but I don’t like marshmallows.” That’s an unpopular opinion if we’ve ever heard one. We don’t think we’ve ever met a rocky road without marshmallows!

So, what DOES Curtis Stone put in his Christmas rocky road? It turns out, he goes down more of a traditional route.

“With rocky road, what I think makes it really delicious is the chocolate and the dried fruit. I like lots of raisins, maybe even dates.” You can’t go wrong with the classic fruit, nut and chocolate combo!

This year’s hottest rocky road recipe

This year’s most popular rocky road (so far) is our iconic triple-decker choc-mint rocky road. Packed with Arnott’s Choc Ripple biscuits, Mint Aero and Spearmint Leaves, we’re not surprised it’s already gone viral. Here’s what people are saying about it:

“An absolute winner – I have now made this 4 times and it is perfect each time. Everyone loves it and I have shared the recipe multiple times with friends who have also enjoyed.” – milej2

“Easy to put together – looks great! And tastes even better.” -jbenade

“Looks great and is a smash hit with lovers of mint.” – minx61

Meet the rocky road house

Talking of controversial Christmas dishes, we’ve decided to swap the spice of gingerbread for chocolate and lollies this year. Yes, a rocky road house is now on the block. Made from chocolate mud cake, Flake chocolate, nuts, lollies and marshmallows (sorry Curtis!), it’s the Christmas renovation that will have your guests saying “WOW”.

Curtis Stone’s favourite Christmas dishes

We also asked Curtis to choose between Australia’s most iconic Christmas dishes… and we were surprised at some of his responses. He opted for Christmas lunch over dinner, prawns not oysters and potatoes instead of coleslaw. He said he prefers gravy over cranberry sauce and ham over turkey too.

The most surprising was probably that he chose trifle over pavlova. That’s almost as shocking as not liking marshmallows in your rocky road, I guess.

Originally published as Curtis Stone reveals the one ingredient he dislikes in rocky road, and it’s VERY controversial