Hello Sweets!

One thing we love to do throughout the year is baking. This summer we’ve tried a lot of new recipes and made up some of our own. Here is our small selection of recipes of sweets we think are perfect for the end of the summer. 

Healthy raw chocolate truffles

While the title says that they are chocolate, these delicious snacks are actually sugar & dairy free and you can eat them without a worry. They are actually good for you. They are very easy to make and you only need 6 ingredients.

INGREDIENTS

• 125g dates
• 30g unsalted cashew nuts
• 30g unsalted wallnuts
• 25g coconut rasp
• 50g cocoa powder (unsweetened)
• 25 ml of water

METHOD

1. Put the dates, cashew nuts and walnuts in a bowl and mix them together.
2. Add the cocoa powder and the water
3. Make a big ball from the dough
4. spread the coconut rasp on the plate
5. make little balls out of your dough and roll them in the coconut rasp. After you’ve done this put them on plate sprinkle some coconut rasp above them and they are done.

SIDE NOTE: if you do not have a proper machine to mix all the ingredients, cut all the ingredients in little pieces and mix them together with your hands. It takes a bit longer, but, works the same.

 

 

 

Chocolate chip cookies

These cookies are very easy to make and absolutely delicious. We prefer to make them really thin, so that they are extra crispy.

INGREDIENTS

• 225g butter
• 350g brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/5 pack of vanilla sugar
• 400g flower
• 1 pack baking powder
• 225g pure chocolate

METHOD

1. Preheat the oven to 190C.
2. Mix the butter and the sugar in a bowl to a pale but creamy mass. Add the eggs one by one.
3. Add the flour and the baking powder to your dough.
4. Cut the chocolate into little pieces and add them to your dough.
5. Make little ball of the dough and form the balls into little rounds.
6. Put them in the oven and bake them in 20 minutes until the edges are golden brown. We also turn them over to make sure both sides of the cookies are crispy.

 

 

 

We love cheesecakes and this summer we wanted to try out one with a summery taste. We found this recipe online at taste.com.au and ever since, we’ve made it many, many times. It’s delicious!

INGREDIENTS

• 200g plain biscuits
• 125g butter, melted
• 500g Coles spreadable cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 2 tablespoon lemon zest, plus extra to serve
• 2 Coles free range eggs
• Whipped cream, to serve

LEMON CURD

1.  Preheat oven to 180C or 160C fan. Grease a 20cm springform cake tin. Pulse biscuits in a food processor until finely chopped. Transfer to a bowl and add butter. Stir until combined. Spoon biscuit mixture into prepared cake tin and press evenly on base and sides. Cool in the fridge for at least 30 mins.
2. In a medium-sized bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and lemon zest with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, until combined. Pour mixture into tin and place on a baking tray. Bake for 25-30 mins, or until just set in the centre. Turn off oven and leave cheesecake in the oven with the door ajar for a couple of hours or until oven is completely cool. Chill in the fridge for 2 hrs.
3. For the lemon curd, combine lemon zest, juice, sugar, butter and eggs in a saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 5-10 mins, or until mixture thickens. Strain through a fine sieve onto a dinner plate or flat tray (this helps the lemon curd cool more quickly).
4. Pour curd over cheesecake. Chill in the fridge until serving.
5. Serve cheesecake with whipped cream and lemon zest.

 

 

We hope you like them as much as we do!

Love,

Kiki~Jane & Lily~Rose