This Mummy Apple Pie is the perfect centrepiece for your Halloween party. It’s quick and easy to make and can be enjoyed fresh from the oven served with custard or sliced and eaten cold as a sweet treat. I absolutely love this time of year, for me, Halloween is when the countdown to Christmas really…
Sweet treats
Flourless coconut macaroons with rose and pistachio
Perfect coconut macaroons are crunchy on the outside soft and chewy in the middle; getting the consistency right doesn’t take any effort whatsoever. I think the simplicity of a macaroon recipe can be so overcomplicated at times. If you ask me, the very best coconut macaroons are both flourless AND eggless making them completely gluten-free.
Classic Chocolate Roulade
Baking with chocolate is one of my favourite things because no matter what you bake it’s bound to be a crowd pleaser. Last weekend I made a chocolate roulade for my son and his girlfriend who were joining us for dinner, and it was a safe choice because everyone likes chocolate dessert, am I right?!
Double chocolate orange hot cross buns
This week I’ve been making double chocolate orange hot cross buns. It’s always nice to have something I can offer unexpected guests and each batch I make keep for several days in a tin (that’s if my family don’t devour them first, of course). I was in two minds whether or not to ‘mess’ with…
Homemade gifts: Dark hot chocolate stirrers
I’ve been so busy making edible gifts in preparation for Christmas this year and these hot chocolate stirrers have gone down a treat! I find it really satisfying when something you’ve taken the time to handmake is received well. I look for simple and inexpensive ideas that are easy to pull off but still have…
Homemade gifts: Brownie mix in a jar
Today marks the 1st of December, the countdown is well and truly ON. It’s the time when I start to go through my list of gifts I need to organise before the big day – actually I prefer to get all the gift buying and wrapping sorted around about now so that I can concentrate…
Healthy fruit and nut dark chocolate thins
How often have you felt suddenly ravenous and reached for the nearest unhealthy snack? The biscuit barrel or a bag of salty crisps, perhaps? The satisfaction is often short lived and the sugar rush turns into a massive sugar slump and so you repeat the unhealthy cycle over and over again.
Candy cane hearts with white chocolate centres
Have you got any candy canes hanging around from Christmas? Here’s the perfect opportunity to use them up by making a homemade gift for Valentine’s day!
Marshmallow pops
These are super easy and cheap to make and the most fun I’ve had in an afternoon for ages! They are so pretty and would make a brilliant thoughtful gift for your loved one, and who doesn’t like marshmallows dipped in chocolate! I decided to do white, pink and milk chocolate versions and then used…
Chocolate at home
Who doesn’t like chocolate at home? Certainly not me. In fact, I usually have the odd stash hidden about the place but nothing quite as exquisite as I am showing you today. Would you believe me if I told you I made these chocolates myself? Well, I did! I know, pretty impressive right? It’s all…
Raw chocolate and cherry fudge for vegans
I’ve recently had bit of a blip food wise. I’ve been blaming it on the recent house move (which was 3 months ago!) and leading an extremely busy life but have to face facts that I am a greedy so and so at times and fall into bad eating habits all too easily. So, I’ve…
Nigella Lawson’s perfect every time Lemon Drizzle Cake
I’ve been making Nigella Lawson’s perfect every time lemon drizzle cake for years now. Nigella’s recipes are so simple and she’s a no-fuss baker who doesn’t overcomplicate recipes, which is what we’re all looking for, right? This cake is certainly a firm favourite in the Treasure household – it’s (and pardon the pun) easy peasy lemon squeezy to make…
