One more candy bar truffle recipe. Hm. This one is my very own, as well. I could not help but make another one, since I survived my first examination in class 12 today.
It is also my brother’s birthday tomorrow – and he loves Snickers. So I made him some mini mini snickers.
In fact, these are really easy to make and do not take much time until they’re done. Maybe your Valentine will love some, too? Do not miss the chance to impress them with a homemade treat.
(makes about 30 truffles)
30 chocolate hollow spheres
3 heaped tbsp marshmallow fluff (fluff is usually so sticky that you can only use heaped tbsp)
3 tbsp creamy peanut butter
60 g (2 oz.) caramelized condensed milk
200 g (5 oz.) chocolate coating
1 cup peanuts (not salted)
Mix peanut butter and marshmallow fluff with a spoon. You will receive a chewy mass which can be formed by hand. Fill it in the hollow spheres until about 2/3 full. Use your fingers for this – you might rinse them with cold water every now and then.
Place 1 or two peanuts in the chocolate spheres. Fill in the caramellized condensed milk until full.
Freeze for about 2 hours.
Melt the chocolate coating in the microwave, not heating it for longer than 30 seconds at a time, or over a water bath. Dip the truffles in the chocolate and place them on a baking sheet until the coating has hardened. You can put half a peanut on top for decoration.
I hope you like bounty, because if you do, you will love this bite-sized version of the coconut and chocolate bar. In fact, it is very easy to make your own bars at home and they are made in no time.
These truffles area more elegant mini version of bounty bars and might be the perfect treat for your Valentine. Just imagine to get a bunch of mini candy bars in a box, wouldn’t that be lovely?
The coconut mass is made in no time, what is more tricky is filling the chocolate hollow spheres. From this recipe, you get about 25-30 truffles, depending on how much filling you put in. Now grab your 4 ingredients and impress your Valentine.
Bounty Truffles:
160 g (5 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
80 g (3 oz.) ground coconut
30 chocolate hollow spheres
200 g (6 oz.) chocolate coating
Mix condensed milk and coconut flakes in a bowl until they form a thick mass. You might use your hands to make it more even. Now it’s time to fill the hollow spheres, which is the tricky part about those truffles. It works best if you dip your hands in cold water first, then gently press the filling into the spheres.
Melt the chocolate coating in the microwave, not heating it for longer than 30 seconds at a time, or over a water bath. Dip the truffles in the chocolate and place them on a baking sheet until the coating has hardened. You can sprinkle some coconut flakes on top for decoration.
They taste best when cold.
It is crazy how time flies. In my last year at school, my life looks like this: school, sleep, work, sleep, school, sleep, learn, sleep… And before you can get prepared for it, it is already december. I am so tired of this amount of things I must do. And very sorry for missing the posting days. But still, I have some great soul food for you right here.
Bananas and chocolate are known for their ability to make people happy, especially in combination.
I found this recipe about 2 years ago and loved it ever since. It is from a German Chefkoch user, which explains why it contains quite a lot baking powder and few sugar. But trust me, you won’t miss any sweetness (especially if you put a chocolate glaze on top). I threw in some nutella and baked the originally one-dish recipe in muffin molds, which made exactly 12 cute buddies.
They make a perfect snack if you have lots to learn, as they strenghten both your nerves and your concentration.
Banana Choc Muffins
125 g butter or margarine
130 g sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 pinch of salt
2 eggs
200 g flour
1 pck. instand vanilla pudding powder
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tbsp. milk
3 tbsp ground hazelnuts
2 ripe bananas, cut into small cubes
2 tbsp nutella
100 g semi-sweet chocolate
Preteat the oven to 175°C (350°F). Line a muffin pan with paper molds.
Stir together the butter, sugar, vanilla, salt, eggs, flour, pudding powder, nutella and baking powder until the mass is smooth.
Stir in the nuts, milk and banana with a spoon.
Fill the muffin molds up to 3/4 and bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpicker comes out clean. Let them babies cool.
Melt the chocolate in the microwave or over a water bath and pour over the muffins.
Serve and enjoy.