I wanted to make an apple tarte tatin for dessert the other day, but my husband requested an Apfelwähe, Switzerland’s beloved open-faced apple pie. This recipe is very delicious and definitely much healthier than a tarte tatin! There’s a secret layer of crushed hazelnuts at the bottom of the buttery pie crust and a delicious custardy filling is poured over the apples before baking. Get your Swiss on and give this recipe a try!
My youngest almost-four-year-old twin was hiding in the corner at the Tupperware cupboard yesterday morning (straight after breakfast), her mouth smothered in chocolate – not suspicious at all. She had stolen two chocolate brownies from the freezer, taken a bite and was trying to pack the rest in a lunchbox for school! Can this recipe get a better testimonial than this?! They are actually THE BEST BROWNIES I HAVE EVER EATEN. And let’s face it, brownies can get you so excited and suddenly bring you to tears when the first bite is either too dry or too gooey with no crust and chunky bits. You know what I’m talking about! I borrowed this recipe from my #culinarydiva friend, Alida, who in turn borrowed it from a guy who owns a deli in the Midlands. I made a few upgrades along the way: I use either Lindt Couverture Surfin Piccoli 52% Cocoa or Callibaut 33,6% milk callets for the milk chocolate and Lindt Couverture White Piccoli 36% for the white chocolate. Yes, it’s expensive, but trust me it’s worth it. The store-bought run-of-the-mill chocolate doesn’t melt properly. I quadrupled my last batch (at one stage it looked like a chocolate CSI crime scene in my kitchen!) to make sure I had a decent-sized batch in the freezer (don’t do this, the batter is too big for any normal kitchen equipment!). Make sure that you cut them with no-one around to you get all the off-cuts, because they are so more-ish that they will disappear in no time! Enough said: let’s bake!
These cheese puffs are so light and airy you may be tempted to eat the whole tray by yourself! Watching them puff up in the oven is nothing short of a miracle!
It’s felt like death by chocolate in our house recently! Four-layered chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream, double chocolate brownies, homemade “Ragusa” and chocolate salami have all featured in the kitchen this week! This chocolate salami is very quick and can be made in advance and pulled out of the fridge like a virtual rabbit in a hat to serve with coffee after a meal. You can reduce the rum, or even substitute it with Malibu for a slight coconutty flavour. Let me know what you think.
These cookies are so yummy! What makes this recipe so good is that you can freeze the batter! Simply roll into balls and freeze in a single layer in an airtight container for up to 3 months. I used Lindt Couverture white piccolo for the white chocolate and Valor dark 70% cocoa chocolate. The dark chocolate is sugar-free which makes this a little less of a guilty pleasure to indulge in!
This is the most delicate, delicious cheesecake ever! You’re bound to fall in love one bite at a time and forget about calories altogether! The best part is that it is so easy to make and is bound to turn you into a superhero in your friends’ eyes! Come on, give it a go and let me know how well it turned out!
