Chocolate Crackles
As a kid growing up in Australia, there are few staple treats that appear at pretty much every school fete or birthday party you go to growing up. Fairy Bread, Coconut Ice, Frogs in a Pond, Honey Joys and the ever popular Chocolate Crackles. Although a degree of adult supervision is required due to the hot melted Copha, chocolate crackles…
Chocolate Malt Marshmallows
Only on one previous occasion have I attempted to make marshmallows and it was a little bit of a disaster. They were a raspberry ripple marshmallow by Donna Hay and I must not have whipped the mixture long enough as they ended up being really runny and sticky. I have had my eye on a cookbook called Marshmallow Madness! by Shauna Sever for a…
Christmas Pudding Oreo Truffles
On the last day of work before we shut down until after New Year, there is a morning tea. Last time around I made Marshmallow Christmas Trees and this year was going to stick with the "treat on a stick" theme and make some Oreo pops. However, they didn't want to stay on the sticks so ended up being Oreo truffles instead, decorated like a…
Crème de Menthe Marshmallows
I still have half a bottle of crème de menthe sitting in cupboard which is slowly being used up since making the Purple Corset Cake. One day the hubby came across a recipe for chocolate dipped crème de menthe marshmallows on the interweb and encouraged me to make them. I didn't have the right amount of gelatine required in that particular…
Oreo Cookies and Cream Fudge
I have professed my love for "cookies and cream" before when I showed you the Oreo Cookies and Cream Cupcakes, which in-turn has become the fourth most popular post on the blog. It was time for me to try it in another format so with a can of condensed milk in the pantry waiting to be used, I decided to turn my hand to a simple four…
Sea Salt Chocolate Snaps
The latest Saturday night cooking show on the ABC is Nigel Slater's Simple Cooking and the hubby and I are thoroughly enjoying it. In each episode Nigel takes a well-known pairing, for example "Sweet and Sour", "Sugar and Spice" or "Hot and Cold" and bases the recipes around the selected premise. One episode was focused on "Surf and Turf" and…