Chocolate Fudge
Back to listIngredients:
- 1 can condensed milk I use Nestle brand
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder Go for Hintz Dutch Processed brand
- 50 g unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup milk
- 100 g nuts finely chopped use almonds walnuts or cashews
- sugar
Steps:
- Add cocoa powder to milk in a bowl
- Stir to dissolve
- Now take a broad heavy based pan
- Pour the condensed milk alongwith the rest of the ingredients into the pan
- On low flame
- stir the contents of the panconstantly till the mixture becomes homogenous
- After 20 minutes
- you will notice that the mixture has thickened and started leaving the sides of the pan
- Now
- cook it till it becomes thick enough to set
- Pour it into a greased with butter plate
- Smoothen the top with a flat ladle
- It should be about 1/2 inch thick
- Allow to cool
- Cut into pieces
- Serve
- Store this in your freezer if it remains though it is so yummy that it is not quite likely that itll remain and allow to thaw a bit before serving
Chocolate Nut Crunch
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- 1/2 cup butter
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
Steps:
- Mix butter and sugar in saucepan
- Bring to a boil
- Boil 4 minutes stirring constantly
- Pour into buttered 8x8in pan
- Sprinkle with chocolate chips
- Cover and let stand for 2 minutes
- Spread chocolate
- Sprinkle with nuts
Delectable Carob Fudge
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- 1 1/4 cups maple syrup
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup carob powder
- 1/2 cup sesame seeds
- 8 drops peppermint extract
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- nuts or coconut for topping
Steps:
- Heat the maple syrup and peanut butter on low to medium heat until hot and soft
- Remove from heat and stir in the remaining ingredients
- Press the mixture into a 9 or 10 glass pie plate or similar pan
- If topping
- press coconut or nuts on top
- Chill thoroughly
- Cut and serve
- Keeps up to 3 months refrigerated
Honey Graham Peanut Butter Crunchies
Back to listIngredients:
- 2 cups peanut butter chips
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 1 1/2 cups coarsely crushed pretzels
- 1 cup Honey Graham cereal
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
Steps:
- Line cookie sheet with wax paper
- Combine peanut butter chips with shortening in medium microwavable bowl
- Microwave on high for 1 1/2 minutes
- Stir only for a few seconds
- If needed microwave about 15 additional seconds to melt mixture; stir well Chips should be completely melted and mix should be smooth
- Stir into mixture crushed pretzels almonds and cereal; combine well
- Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper
- Let cool for approx 1/2 hour until firm and cooled off
Nonfat Caramel Candy
Back to listIngredients:
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg white
Steps:
- Melt brown sugar
- until caramelized
- Slowy add in water and continue cooking
- Stir constantly You dont want it to stick
- Stir
- cooking until the soft ball stage
- or 240F
- Next
- slowly pour brown sugar mix into stifly beaten egg white
- Beat continuously
- Add in vanilla extract
- beating until mix is thick enough to drop
- When ready
- drop with small spoonfuls onto wax paper
- Let cool well before eating
Rahat Al-Holqum
Back to listIngredients:
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 tablespoon orange extract or 1 tablespoon creme de menthe
- red food coloring looks nicer with it
- 1/2 cup chopped roasted pistachios add along with your choice from above or 1/2 cup almonds add along with your choice from above
- 1 cup granulated sugar 1 c equals 250 ml or 1 cup desiccated coconut for dusting 1 c equals 250 ml
Steps:
- Combine sugar
- 1 c water
- cream of tartar
- and flavorings in a small saucepan and bring to a boil
- In a separate bowl
- combine cornstarch with remaining water
- mix completely
- and slowly stir into sugar mixture
- Boil over medium-low heat for 20-30 minutes
- until the mixture reaches Firm-ball stage
- or 248 F 120C on a candy thermometer
- Apply non-stick cooking spray to a form ice cube trays will do nicely or an 8x8 pan
- Pour the hot mixture into the pan or form and allow to set When cool
- release from form or cut into cubes as applicable and roll each piece in powdered sugar
- granulated sugar
- or coconut
- Store at room temperature in airtight container
Tiger Candy
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- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup instant milk
- 1 tablespoon honey
- shredded coconut or chopped nuts
Steps:
- Mix the peanut butter dry milk and honey together
- Roll it into small balls It is it too dry to roll add a little more honey up to 2 tablespoons
- Roll the balls in the shredded coconut or chopped nuts
Traditional Scottish Brandy Wafers
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- 2 ounces light corn syrup
- 2 ounces butter
- 2 ounces flour
- 2 ounces caster sugar superfine sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon brandy
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450F and grease a baking sheet
- Melt the butter syrup and sugar over a gentle heat and then stir in the flour ginger and brandy
- Keep stirring for about five minutes
- Drop small teaspoonsfuls onto the baking sheet keeping them well apart
- Bake for five minutes or until they are a pale golden brown
- Using the greased handle of a large wooden spoon roll the wafers round the handle while they are still hot- take care not to burn yourself
- Allow to cool before use