This delicious Rocky Road recipe by Dianna (@diannayota) is a healthier alternative to your favourite childhood treat! It is simple to make and can easily be modified to include your own combination of ingredients. Perfect for gifts or as a sweet treat to end your day.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup of cacao powder (Dianna uses @happywayau)
• 130g cacao butter
• 60g coconut oil
• 6 tbsp pure maple syrup
• 40g mini marshmallows
• 50g diced Medjool dates
• 30g diced dried mango
• 6 sugar free choc chip biscuits (chopped into chunks)
• Popcorn (handful to place on top)
• 35g chopped raw cashews
• 2 pinches of sea salt
• 6 squares of white chocolate (Dianna uses @loving_earth) + 1 tsp of coconut oil (for white chocolate drizzle).

Method

1. Melt cacao butter & coconut oil together, then add maple syrup, cacao powder and salt, stirring until smooth.
2. Add all other ingredients in except 2 biscuits, popcorn and choc drizzle ingredients. Mix together then pour into a lined container.
3. Add remaining biscuits and popcorn in top, covering a few pieces with the chocolate. Then drizzle white chocolate on top and place in the fridge for 1.5 - 2 hours.
4. Cut into bars and enjoy!!

We’d love to see your Rocky Road!

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Don’t forget to tag @theathletesfootaustralia, or @theathletesfootnz, and @diannayota

Dianna is a PhD candidate and works as a university lecture and facilitator.

She has a passion for healthy living and enjoys creating healthy delicious recipes to share with her online community. In addition, Dianna engages in regular physical activity that involves a combination of both cardio and strength training, her favourite being Les Mills Body Attack, which she is also an instructor for and teaches a few times a week. Her favourite shoes to keep FIT in are the ASICS Gel Kayano.

You can find more of Dianna’s workout tips over at her Instagram @diannayota.