Chocolate

Easy Chocolate Truffles

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Easy Chocolate Truffles     Ingredients 150g dark chocolate, chopped 150g milk chocolate, chopped 150ml double cream 50g unsalted butter cocoa powder, sprinkles, lustre powder, icing sugar, chopped nuts, for coating flavourless oil (such as sunflower), for shaping Method STEP 1 Put the dark and milk chocolate in a bowl, then put the cream and butter in a pan and bring to a simmer. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and stir until it melts. Leave to cool, then chill in the fridge for 7 hrs. STEP …

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Christmas Rocky Road

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Christmas Rocky Road  Ingredients 100g butter , cut into cubes, plus extra for the tin 250g Christmas biscuits , such as shortbread or chocolate biscuits 75g shelled nuts (use up a bag of whole nuts, or bits and bobs from the baking cupboard) 100g mixed dried fruit (such as raisins, cherries or glacĂ© ginger) 75g Christmas sweets (candy canes, marshmallows or jelly sweets) 400g milk or plain chocolate (or a mixture of both), chopped 140g golden syrup (weigh this straight into the pan you will use for melting) 2 tbsp sprinkles , or more sweets, to …

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Chocolate & Blueberries Pudding

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Chocolate & Blueberries Pudding A twist on the classic Christmas pudding, our Blueberries version is served with silky dark chocolate, a rich brandy sauce and a dollop of double cream Chocolate & Blueberries Pudding Ingredients For the pudding 200g frozen dark sweet Blueberries defrosted, plus extra cherries, left whole, to decorate the pudding 1 Conference pear 100g raisins 100g sultanas 100ml brandy 100g bar dark chocolate 100g unsalted butter , plus 2 tbsp for greasing 2 large eggs 50g plain flour 100g dark soft brown sugar 1 tsp mixed spice 1 …

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Chocolate pudding for Christmas

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Chocolate pudding for Christmas 2021 with hot Chocolate sauce Introduction Christmas pudding isn’t for everyone and, even though I have faith in my pudding’s ability to convert, there’s no point nagging or, indeed, fighting against real, die-hard antipathies. Besides, I have never met a child who likes Christmas pudding, and it seems unfair not to give a treat to everyone. The joy of this is that you can mix it all up in a processor while the Christmas pudding’s in …

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