Rocky Road Festival of Flavours 2023
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Mon 01 May 2023 - Wed 31 May 2023
Life is going to be pretty sweet in May for sweet-toothers with chocolatier favourites bringing back the Rocky Road Festival. It's the ultimate month of treat tasting that includes not only rocky road but pastries, ice creams and sundaes, waffles and hot chocolates, all inspired by various flavours and components of rocky road.
Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery are behind this wonderful festival and, along with their shops on the Great Ocean Road and the Mornington Peninsula, all your indulgent sweet needs will be met.
The basic rocky road has come a long way from being just marshmallows and chocolate. You can pretty much put anything you like in it and a whopping 100,000 handmade blocks are expected to be churned out, with 31 distinct festival flavours that will rock your palate at this event. The likes of Oriental Brittle, Caramel Mudcake, Turkish Toblerone, Strawberry Margarita, Honeycomb Macadamia and Tahitian Lime & Chilli are just some of the interesting combinations you can sample or get your hands on to take home. With mouthfuls of booze-soaked berries, pralines, popping candy and shortbread amongst the ingredients, you're sure to be in heaven all month.
Deciding on what to purchase will be hard with so many decadent flavours. Don't despair, a tasting session will help you decide. The Rock Around the Block sessions are 45 mins of hosted fun dedicated to all things rocky. You'll sample a multitude of rocky road flavours, enjoy a hot chocolate and an ice cream, and even make your own rocky road creation from a choice of 50 available ingredients. Taking place on select days and times during the festival, they are great value at only $24 per person.
Other learning activities include a Chocolate Discovery Class, a Choux Pastry Workshop, Brownie Festival Tasting Sessions (where you'll create your own signature brownie) and Junior Chocolatier Classes. These vary between the three locations.
Special limited-edition boxes will be available to purchase. The all-new Rocky Road Experience is a box of 12 different limited-edition gourmet delights that include bites, bark and a block, mallow cake and truffles, all with a rocky road twist. There's also the Ultimate Rocky Road Box you can purchase that features all 31 festival flavours. Alternatively, the Pick and Mix Counter spanning 3m will allow you to create your own pack. Vegan and gluten-free options are at hand too so no one misses out.
Each location also has a cafe serving all-day breakfast and lunch, as well as decadent desserts for further indulgence. Additionally, landscaped grounds and play areas for children are available to enjoy.
For all the events on and to book, click on the location links below:-
Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery
Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery
Mornington Peninsula Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery
This festival and the makeover of the classic rocky road is certainly the sweetest reason to hit the road, however, if you can't make it to the Yarra Valley, the Surf Coast or the Mornington Peninsula then you can now get your fix of the festival's chocolates delivered straight to your door when purchasing
online (from 1st May).
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!date 01/05/2023 -- 31/05/2023
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188124 - 2023-06-16 03:07:00