Sweet Things

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Panettone PuddingBy danieldiverA super easy bread pudding that uses that classic Italian Sweet bread Panettone as it base. Making for a sweet and comforting pudding that will scent your home with warm Christmas aroma as it bakes. You can use pandoro instead of panettone and add 100g chocolate chip as well.
Rainbow Rocky RoadBy danieldiverIn celebration of pride month I came up with this recipe. It's a simple white chocolate rocky road. What is fantastic about this recipe is that it really is a blue print for your favourite treats. You can switch the biscuits for malteasers, you could add glace cherries, pistachios, within reason almost anything.
Rapid Retro CheesecakeBy danieldiverA rapid cheesecake that is made in a martini glass or any other glass of your choice meaning it's good to go almost instantly. This version does have a quick soft set jelly that is uber delicious, although if like me this becomes a midnight sweet treat I often use jam with a little lemon juice just to loosen it and make it a little more spreadable.
Raspberry Ripple & White Chocolate MousseBy danieldiverAlthough, this may be the simplest of dessert to make it is an impressive and delicious one also. The white chocolate mousse is very rich but that crimson raspberry ripple has just enough tartness to cut through the richness of it all making for a dream combination. I make these in goblets, wine glasses etc. as they look most impressive when that ripple of raspberry can be seen streaky through the pale mousse. You can serve it in whatever vessel you though.
Rocky Road Chocolate PuddingBy danieldiverChristmas pudding doesn't get much easier than this. I rarely make a proper Christmas pudding anymore as I'm the only one that eats it instead I make this chocolate rocky road version. That is so simple and doesn't require any baking. It also last for ages so is great should you have anyone drop in over the Christmas period.
Rocky Road Ice Cream CakeBy danieldiverCreamy delicious ice cream cake studded with lots of good things. This recipe is very easy and hardly involves any cooking. The ice cream cakes base relies on a no-churn ice cream meaning it is very simple no custard making or fancy equipment is needed, just a bowl and a wooden spoon.
Ruby & Gold Rocky RoadBy danieldiverMy festive ruby and gold rocky road is very easy to make and requires next to no cooking. Studded with crunchy biscuits, honeycomb, marshmallows, and the shiny ruby redness of cherries it makes the ideal treat for this time of year for when guest drop by or as a solo treat for yourself with a cup of tea. It's a very versatile recipe that lends itself well to almost any sweet ingredient you wish to add.
S’more CookiesBy danieldiverThis is the sort of cookie that kids just love and quite a few adults too for that matter. I came up with the idea for these cookies whilst sitting on the sofa watching a movie. In the movie, they were making s'mores. This got me thinking how wonderful that sticky melted marshmallow would be as an interior to a cookie. Obviously, I could barely wait to give these ago the first chance I got I started experimenting. It did take a few goes to get the cookie dough just right so that it was sturdy enough to contain or at least mostly contain the marshmallow, but also being easy enough to form around the marshmallow. The final result gives you a chocolate cookie shell with an elasticy marshmallow centre.
Salted Chocolate TartBy danieldiverA chocolate lovers dream: this luscious chocolate tart is rich, silky sophisticated & elegant. Easy to make thanks to a few key shortcut ingredients.
SconesBy danieldiverThese delicious scones are light and soft textured within with a slightly firm exterior which in my opinion makes the perfect scone. They are best eaten with lots of clotted cream and your favourite jam, although they are wonderful simply slathered with butter also.
Slow Cooker Jam SpongeBy danieldiverThis recipe came about as a result of requiring a pudding to follow Sunday lunch that didn't need to go into the oven. The struggle for oven space on a Sunday is real. The oven is always full with meat, roast potatoes vegetables etc so I wanted a warm pudding but that didn't need the oven so came up with this easy jam sponge which is such a doddle to make it's simply a matter of greasing and spreading the base of the slow cooker with jam then whipping up a simple sponge. The steam given off by the jam helps keep the sponge really tender and the outside gets a little chewy and there is always fight over edge bits in my house. To serve you can simply spoon out into bowls. If you decide to turn it out allow at least 20 minutes and be extremely carefully as the jam will be very hot.
Slow Cooker Sticky Toffee PuddingBy danieldiverThis sticky date pudding is cooked in quite a radical way. It does require a leap of faith but you rewarded with a tender sponge, much like a steamed sponge and a molasses rich sauce with very little work.
Spiced Guinness CupcakesBy danieldiverThese cupcakes are the best cupcakes I have ever eaten. They have a subtle spice both from the Guinness and with a little help from gingerbread spices also with a hint of chocolate. Making a deep dark and moist cupcake topped with a sweet topping that balances the spices perfectly.
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