Category Archives: Sweet treats

Ferrero rocher magnums

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When it comes to recipes where I really feel I’ve hit the nail on the head, I get a bit excited sometimes. Having made these, I knew I was onto something, so quickly photographed them (also quickly because it was so hot they were melting and because baby H was losing her patience at not being able to eat them), uploaded my pics and posted a photo on Instagram promising the recipe to you guys that very evening.

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PB cup stuffed cupcakes with a chocolate mousse frosting

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  • Peanut butter cups disappear like you’d never believe in my house. They just vanish. There’s a few people I think are guilty of pinching them when my back is turned, but I don’t like to make accusations, so I thought that perhaps I would hide them instead. I hid them at the back of the fridge…they found them. I hid them in the freezer…they found them. So I decided to hide them IN a chocolate cupcake. They’ll never find them there I thought! Continue reading →

    • Easter nest cake with chocolate ganache

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    I love rice Krispy cakes any time of year, but there’s something very Eastery about them indeed. Make them into a nest and chuck some eggs in the middle and you’ve got the perfect easy to make Easter treat. I wanted to give the traditional version a little twist, and when it comes to desserts I’m pretty sure the ‘less is more’ rule doesn’t apply, so I thought I’d make a big old nest filled with the most indulgent chocolate ganache and decorated with homemade chocolate eggs.

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    Snowy road

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    I know you know about rocky road, but what if I told you there was an equally as delicious version that comes out around this time of year? Because I don’t know about you, but I love me a little white chocolate version of anything, and these are just sublime.

    In the winter the rocky roads tend to get covered with a little snow you see. Sounds treacherous, but luckily our friends with their glitter vans are usually on the case. But they haven’t made it to my kitchen (guess it would be weird if they did not to mention a bit messy) so my roads are officially snow-covered. Continue reading →

    Mars bar ice creams

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    I swear it was snowing a few weeks ago, but now it’s mid April and we’re currently experiencing the five day heatwave that may end up being our ‘summer’. I watched a programme today about how positive affirmations and beliefs attract those things to you, so I’m putting it out to the universe that it’s going to be a long, hot, ice-cream-filled summer. I can’t do anything about the first two, but the latter I can definitely make happen.

    I don’t know why I haven’t thought to make these before; they’ve got a chocolate ice cream base, a caramel middle and a coating of delicious raw chocolate. They’re amazing to keep in the freezer and whip out on a hot day (or any day) and I personally think they’re so much better than anything you can buy in the shops! And with only seven ingredients, what’s not to like!

    Ingredients

    Makes 6 bars

    For the ice cream

    • 1/2 avocado
    • 1/2 cup coconut cream
    • 2 tbsp coconut oil
    • 3 medjool dates
    • 3 tbsp cacao powder

    For the caramel

    • 6 medjool dates
    • 4 tbsp coconut cream
    • 2 cashew butter
    • Pinch of Himalayan salt

    For the chocolate

    • 6 tbsp coconut oil
    • 6 tbsp cacao powder
    • 6 tbsp pure maple syrup
    • 3 tbsp cashew butter

    To make the ice cream, place the ingredients in a blender and whizz until you have a smooth chocolate mousse. Spoon this into a mould (if you don’t have one you could use cake cases instead) and place in the freezer to set.

    For the caramel, again place all the ingredients in a blender and whizz until a sticky caramel forms. Spoon this on top of the chocolate ice cream layer and place back in the freezer overnight to set.

    To make the chocolate, melt the coconut oil in a bowl over a saucepan half full with water on a medium heat and then add in the other ingredients and stir well. Remove the bars from the moulds and dip each one in the chocolate. Eat immediately or place back in the freezer for later!

    Love, Mrs H xx

    Chocolate covered cookie dough Easter eggs

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    Easter is totally one of my favourite times of year – spring is springing, we get a four day weekend and it’s completely acceptable to eat as much chocolate as physically possible. What’s not to like!

    I wanted to celebrate this year by creating something a little different, because as much as I love chocolate eggs (and boy do I love them), it’s nice to mix it up sometimes too. We’ve got four days after all! Now these beauties may look and sound pretty fancy, but they’re actually really easy to make. You just need a handful of ingredients, a quick whizz in the food processor, and then a dip or three into the most delicious raw chocolate imaginable.

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