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Rocky Road Ice Cream Cups

by Jessie Daye

First published: June 2, 2015 | Updated: June 10, 2026

Well, well, well. Happy National Rocky Road Day my little creative friends!
This recipe needs no introduction.
Rocky Road Ice Cream is my favorite.
I didn’t have any chocolate ice cream so I used vanilla ice cream and gave this puppy a milk chocolate shell instead.
It’s stuffed with marshmallow fluff and almonds too.
Yaaaaaaaa.
It’s amazing. Eat and repeat baby.

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Rocky Road Ice Cream Cups

Ingredients
Vanilla Ice Cream
1 bag 14oz Milk Chocolate chips
Marshmallow Fluff
1/2 cup sliced almonds

Directions
1. Place 5 cupcake liners in your muffin tin. Place 1/4 of your milk chocolate chips in a glass microwaveable bowl and microwave the chips at 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until completely melted. Pour another 1/4 of the bag of chips into the melted chips and stir until the chips have completely melted on their own. The chocolate is now tempered.

2. Spoon the mixture into the cupcake liners and coat all the way up to the top of the liners and place in the freezer for 10 minutes.

3. Once your chocolate covered cupcake liners have hardened, remove from freezer. Spoon a small amount of vanilla ice cream into each chocolate coated liner. Top with a spoonful of marshmallow cream and a pinch of sliced almonds. Place back into freezer for 15 minutes or until hard.

4. Once your ice cream cups are frozen, place another 1/4 of your chocolate chips back into the microwaveable bowl and microwave at 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until completely melted. Remove from microwave and pour in the rest of the chips and let those melt on their own. The remaining chocolate is now tempered.

5. Spoon the remaining chocolate all over the tops of the ice cream mixture and freeze again until ready to serve. 

6. Remove from freezer and carefully peel off paper liner and serve immediately. Eat and repeat!

Rocky Road Ice Cream Cups

Author: Jessie Daye
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Homemade rocky road ice cream cups with a tempered chocolate shell, vanilla ice cream, marshmallow fluff, and almonds.
Servings 5 cups

Ingredients

  • Vanilla Ice Cream
  • 1 bag Milk Chocolate chips 14oz
  • Marshmallow Fluff
  • ½ cup sliced almonds

Method

  1. Place 5 cupcake liners in your muffin tin. Place 1/4 of your milk chocolate chips in a glass microwaveable bowl and microwave the chips at 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until completely melted. Pour another 1/4 of the bag of chips into the melted chips and stir until the chips have completely melted on their own. The chocolate is now tempered.
  2. Spoon the mixture into the cupcake liners and coat all the way up to the top of the liners and place in the freezer for 10 minutes.
  3. Once your chocolate covered cupcake liners have hardened, remove from freezer. Spoon a small amount of vanilla ice cream into each chocolate coated liner. Top with a spoonful of marshmallow cream and a pinch of sliced almonds. Place back into freezer for 15 minutes or until hard.
  4. Once your ice cream cups are frozen, place another 1/4 of your chocolate chips back into the microwaveable bowl and microwave at 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until completely melted. Remove from microwave and pour in the rest of the chips and let those melt on their own. The remaining chocolate is now tempered.
  5. Spoon the remaining chocolate all over the tops of the ice cream mixture and freeze again until ready to serve.
  6. Remove from freezer and carefully peel off paper liner and serve immediately.

Notes

The chocolate is tempered by melting half the chips and then stirring in the remaining chips to cool it slightly, which prevents the chocolate from becoming too thick. If you prefer chocolate ice cream instead of vanilla, you can substitute it in this recipe.

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Hi, I'm Jessie. 

I’m a Los Angeles mama, home renovator, and lifelong creative, sharing the things that make everyday life a little more beautiful. I believe food is one of the best ways to bring people together, which is why I love cooking: it turns an ordinary Tuesday into something worth remembering. From recipes I make on repeat to DIY projects, home design, and a little bit of real life in between — welcome to my corner of the internet. I’m so glad you’re here.

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