Category: Sweet Recipes
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Chewy Chocolate Nutty Balls
Not the greatest name, I know (and Shane said they’re not the greatest looking either)…but these things taste like a caramelly, nutty chocolate bar without all the refined sugar and other undesirables.
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Chai with Rooibos
The first time I tasted chai was in an Indian restaurant in Ottawa when I was in university. I had never tasted anything quite like the sweet and spicy concoction; it’s comforting and warming, and I think mildly addictive. While I do enjoy the convenience of chai tea bags, the flavour of homemade chai is…
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Apricots with Yogurt and Honey Orange Flower Syrup
About a year ago, I purchased Diana Henry’s cookbook, “A Change of Appetite”. I’ve been wanting to make her Yogurt with Honeyed Saffron Syrup, Almonds, and Apricot Compote ever since I first saw it in the book, but somehow I only just got around to it now. I’m really sorry that I didn’t make it…
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Fresh Strawberry Tarts with Pastry Cream
Today after lunch, we were craving a sweet snack to go with our tea, so I thought I’d try using a simple pastry cream with the French pastry tart shells, topped with the last of the summer strawberries. The result was a light, delicious treat; it’s hard to beat the combination of pastry cream and…
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Chewy Oatmeal Cookies
There’s nothing more disappointing (to those who love chewy cookies) than buying an oatmeal cookie that looks so good in a coffee shop pastry case, only to discover that it’s dry and hard when you finally get to bite into it. These cookies, however, are nice and soft and chewy, with a bit of crunch…
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Rustic Peach Tart
The last batch of peaches I bought were just perfect in their peachiness; juicy and ripe, and sweet with just a bit of tang. I was planning on making a peach panna cotta with them, but I couldn’t find agar powder in time to use the peaches, so I decided to make a rustic peach…
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Coconut Cloud Smoothie
This delicious smoothie tastes tropical and creamy, with the fresh fruitiness of strawberries, and subtle sweetness provided by dates. Additionally, after looking up nutritional info for the ingredients, I discovered that this smoothie is superfood in a glass – see nutrition info about strawberries, dates and coconut water.
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Caramel Chestnut Chocolate Cake {gluten-free}
When I saw the subject of the email I recently received from Edda Onorato’s food blog Un déjeuner de soleil, I knew it was a recipe I had to make: “Caramel Chocolate Cake”. I wondered what the caramel part was all about, and as luck would have it, the caramel is mixed with the chocolate…
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Pom-Bomb Cocktail
Here’s the recipe for the tasty, tangy Pom-Bomb. It hardly needs a recipe really, just pour one generous teaspoon of pomegranate molasses into the bottom of each glass