Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Baking, Sort of

As Atheists, we don't celebrate christmas BUT that doesn't mean that we can't do a little baking! Yesterday my friend Shirley popped by with the most delectable treats I've had in a LONG time. After receiving the recipe last night, I thought that I would put it to the test and have the kids help too!

Here is my version of the recipe for Hazelnut and Cherry / Ginger Chocs


Ingredients
70g packet of hazelnuts
200g dark chocolate
1/2 tin (about 195g) of sweetened condensed milk
50g butter
1/2 cup crystallized ginger, cut into small pieces
1/2 cup candied cherries, whole or cut in half- you choose
24 small muffin (this is more like a candy sized paper cup) baking cups

Method
Line the compartments of two muffin tins with the small baking cups, set aside.

In a microwave proof bowl, combine chocolate, sweetened condensed milk and butter. Microwave until all ingredients begin to melt. Remove and stir until all ingredients are incorporated. Pour hazelnuts into chocolate mixture and stir until well coated. Split the chocolate mixture into two containers and add ginger to one and cherries to the other. Mix each well making sure all nuts and cherries/ginger are well coated.

Spoon mixture into baking cups distributing the mixture evenly amongst the cups. Place muffin tins in the refrigerator. Chocs should be well set before removing to serve. Enjoy!

Ivy, Melody and Cruz really enjoyed helping with this recipe. It is easy for children to help with the measuring of the ingredients, mixing and filling the cups. There was plenty of spoon licking and still enough to fill all 24 cups.

I hope that you will try this recipe and let me know what you think. It is an easy one to pull off seeing that NO baking is required.

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