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I succeeded in creating this chocolate tiffin that closely resembled what we had in Scotland. It does not really qualify for recipe status as it is a matter of putting together ready-made ingredients. But, it is so moreish and a perfect treat. Head straight on to the Recipe For Chocolate Tiffin ♥ Last year May, … Continue reading Chocolate Tiffin
The real reason I made speculaas biscuits is I wanted to make speculoos spread. I have never tasted the 'real deal' but I can tell you this tastes amazing. Perfect just for dipping a spoon into the jar and eating it plain. Head straight on to the recipe for Speculoos Spread ♥ A friend recently posted … Continue reading Speculoos Spread
There are always plenty of egg whites in my house and they usually end up being used to make meringues. Last week I decided to make meringue rocky road. This was devoured over the course of the weekend and will be made again without a doubt. Head straight on to the recipe for Meringue Rocky … Continue reading Meringue Rocky Road
I thought I was being quite original with making Condensed Coconut Milk, but that is not the case. I have discovered that there are plenty of recipes out there, and you can even buy a tin of this. This is a dairy free alternative to regular condensed milk. Skip ahead to the recipe for Condensed Coconut … Continue reading Condensed Coconut Milk
My aim is to make sugar free marshmallows as perfectly light and fluffy as these rose water marshmallows are. I have dusted them with drinking chocolate but you could go the traditional route of using cornflour. Or even add some flavour to icing sugar. Head straight on to the recipe for Rose Water Marshmallows ♥ … Continue reading Rose Water Marshmallows
Honeycomb is a form of toffee, often sold commercially wrapped in chocolate. The reaction of the bicarbonate of soda with the sugar is what gives it the bubbly texture. Head straight on to the recipe for Honeycomb ♥ Just before we went overseas, SwiftKey did an upgrade. This is the keyboard app that I use … Continue reading Honeycomb
I made these rum truffles to fuss over my dad when he came to visit as his favourite tipple is Red Heart Rum. Skip ahead to the recipe for Rum Truffles We work in an office park, with limited parking for every unit. As we rent two units alongside each other, we have a lot … Continue reading Rum Truffles
Dave loves pistachio, and I decided to make a batch of pistachio brittle for him. And of course for myself. I also made gelato, as this is his favourite to order when we are in Italy. Skip ahead to the recipe for Pistachio Brittle I am one of those people who goes from having a … Continue reading Pistachio Brittle
Making marzipan at home is not a difficult process, and it reminds me of my grandfather and my mother. In the good old days, you would call a company when you had a query and speak to a real person who dealt with your issues. But now, everything we do can be handled online. Last September … Continue reading Marzipan
This recipe for tempered chocolate uses a stove top. This is much easier than a microwave when it comes to controlling the temperature. It's amazing how reliant we have become on cell phones. I use mine to make calls, send messages, write blog posts and to tell the time. I no longer wear a watch … Continue reading Tempered Chocolate
Praline is a great addition to chocolates when making truffles. With just two ingredients needed, you should be able to whip this up easily. When I was 7 I knew that I could play at my friend Angie's house if her mother was in a good mood. I knew that if I hurt myself I … Continue reading Praline
When we were younger, my sister and I lived next door to 2 boys who were the same age as we were. We would climb the wall between our houses to play and sometimes we would even play ball games over the wall. I remember spending a lot of time with them having fun. We … Continue reading Chocolate Candies
One of the most beautiful cities we have visited is Siena when we were in Italy in 2010. Dave and I left Assisi and took a drive to Firenze (Florence). When we were on honeymoon, we missed out on two things in Florence and had driven back to walk around the Duomo and visit the Uffizzi Gallery. … Continue reading Panforte
Trying to create sucrose free candy / sweets is not an easy feat as fructose works in a completely different way to sucrose. Fructose is a monosaccharide which means it is made up of a single unit. Sucrose is a disaccharide made up of glucose and fructose. I first attempted to make nougat by using … Continue reading Sugar Free Nougat
Do not be daunted when you see the words home made chocolate. It really is easy to do. A while back I needed a lot of chocolate to make a recipe and for some strange reason, none of the shops that I went to had any sugar free dark chocolate in stock. When we were at the … Continue reading Home Made Chocolate
I wanted to call this naked nougat but can you imagine how the search engines would rank that? My experiment with sugar free honey nougat did not start off very well. I thought it would be easy to find rice paper, but I was wrong. I went to 3 different shops and could not find any. Had … Continue reading Honey Nougat
I was surprised at how easy salted caramel is to make, and how perfectly it worked with fructose. I used this to fill some macarons. Skip ahead to the recipe for Salted Caramel I am probably years behind the trend of making salted caramel. But until this weekend I really had no reason to make … Continue reading Salted Caramel
These Amarula Chocolate Bon Bons are better than any truffle I have tasted. You can use any liqueur of your choice to make these sweets. Skip ahead to the recipe for Amarula Chocolate Bon Bons In February I was sent a bottle of Amarula with a recipe for macaroons. I stuck the recipe onto my … Continue reading Amarula Chocolate Bon Bons
These Soft Sugar Free Jelly Sweets are my submission to the I Made It Challenge. When Tami set the challenge this month for I Made It I was really worried. Even though I have a sweet tooth, I am not a sweetie person. I love chocolate and when it comes to sweets the only thing I … Continue reading Soft Sugar Free Jelly Sweets
When I was younger I had an Italian friend Rosanna, and I spent a lot of time at her house. We would often enjoy a spoonful (or three) of Nutella, right out of the jar and I thought that this treat came only from Italy. At that age I didn't even know you could buy … Continue reading Chocolate Hazelnut Spread