A Gathering of Veggie Deliciousness!
SALAME AL CIOCCOLATO (CHRISTMAS CHOCOLATE SALAME) Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 5 minutes Total time: 2 hour 30 minutes Serves: 12 slices a classic sweet treat during Christmas holidays in an Italian household. A no-bake dessert, chocolatey with crunchy bits inside, and with a look that resembles a savory salami. Ingredients 160 g Savoiardi…
HOMEMADE SOUR CHERRY WHOLE WHEAT POP TARTS Prep time: 1 hour 40 minutes Cook time: 25 minutes Total time: 2 hours 5 minutes Serves: 8 pop tarts Bringing back a childhood favorite and giving it a more healthy spin, not sacrificing flavor or texture. A flaky pocket filled with jammy goodness. Ingredients For the crust: 1…
CHOCOLATE BEET MINI CUPCAKE Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 13 minutes Total time: 1 hour Serves: 48 mini cupcakes A delicious one bite of chocolate delight, with a healthy root vegetable hidden inside, giving the cupcakes an incredible moisture, lovely flavour and reddish hue. Ingredients 2 cups (250 g) cake flour ½ cup (45…
OCCHI DI BUE, ITALIAN SWEET TREATS Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Total time: 1 hour Serves: 10 medium sized cookies Delicious shortbread cookies filled with jam or chocolate that you can find in every bakery in Rome. My absolute favorite childhood treat! Ingredients 100 g butter, unsalted, cold, cubed 50 g granulated…
SOFT CHEWY AMARETTI COOKIES Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 18 minutes Total time: Serves: about 20 Soft Chewy Amaretti Cookies, are classic Italian almond cookies, made with just 5 ingredients: egg whites, almond meal, sugar, vanilla and Amaretto di Saronno liquor. Soft, chewy, sweet, and delicious, gluten-free treats. Ingredients 3 eggs whites 280 g…
Chocolate Tart with Pastry Cream and Strawberries Prep time: 45 minutes Cook time: 18 minutes Total time: Serves: 2 8-inch tarts A gorgeous looking dessert that combines a buttery, melt in your mouth, chocolate pate sucrée, a luxurious vanilla bean pastry cream and fresh sweet strawberries. Ingredients Chocolate Pate Sucrée: 245 g (1 1/2 cups)…
Strawberry Thumbprint Corn Muffins Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 18 minutes Total time: 33 mintes Serves: 12 muffins Lovely Corn Muffins with a juicy heart: the strawberry jam that melts in your mouth at every bite. Ingredients 1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon coarse…
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 10-12 minutes Total time: 50 minutes (including time to chill the dough) Serves: 30 cookies Chocolate crinkle cookies made with applesauce and dusted with icing sugar. Ingredients 1 cup cocoa powder 1 ¼ cup white sugar ¼ cup oil ¼ cup applesauce 4 eggs 2 cups…
Nanaimo Bars Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Total time: 90 minutes (including time for it to chill) Serves: 25 squares Nanaimo bars, a Canadian holiday tradition. Ingredients Base: ½ cup butter ¼ cup white sugar 6 tbsp. cocoa powder 1 egg 1 tbsp. milk 2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1 cup coconut…