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Stewed Plums & Ice Cream

Sunday, February 6th, 2011

Ingredients

  • 1.5kg Plums
  • 1/2 Cup Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Water
  • 1/2 t Cinnamon

Instructions

  1. put water , sugar and Cinnamon into crock pot and mix well
  2. Place plums into Crockpot, and turn on low
  3. Place cooked plums into desert plate with ice cream & eat!The plums will hold shape well and are just a little tangy inside (though some people like that!) , feel free to add more sugar.

Recipe by Lisa Kingsbeer

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Xmas Pudding Truffles

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010


This one is by Allie K. @alikat2k

Ingredients

  • 1x Ernest Adams Christmas Pudding (325gm) (or similar size pre-made Xmas pudding)
  • 1/2 Cup of Rum, Brandy or Orange Liqueur
  • 1x Bag of Dark or Milk Chocolate Melts
  • 1/2 Bag of White Chocolate Melts Glace Cherries or Red/Green lollies to decorate

Instructions

  1. Crumble Christmas Pudding into a microwave proof bowl.
  2. Pour over Alcohol.
  3. Microwave on High for 4-5 minutes (depending on Microwave… 4 minutes @ 1200w works nice)
  4. When cooled sufficiently, roll into balls. Should make about 12 balls.
  5. Place in freezer on a tray & baking paper for no less than an hour.
  6. Melt Dark/Milk chocolate according to the instructions on the packet.

  7. Dip each partially frozen truffle into the chocolate and place on baking paper and allow to set at room temperature (putting in the fridge to set causes the chocolate to sweat and go all cloudy and yucky looking)
  8. Melt the white chocolate according to the instructions on the packet. let it cool ever so slightly.
  9. Take a level teaspoon of white chocolate and drip it on top, allowing the chocolate to slowly run off the teaspoon, giving it a custard dollop look.
  10. Allow the white chocolate to again start setting.
  11. After about a minute or so, place the decorations on top to make it look like a christmas pudding!
  12. Allow the white chocolate to set fully at room temperature (again, not in the fridge… chocolate sweats!)
  13. CONSUME :) OM NOM NOM NOM
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Custard from scratch

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

Nice easy crowd pleaser that you can make the day before.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups whole milk or cream
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons corn flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon butter

Instructions

  1. Heat the milk to boiling.
  2. Meanwhile, whisk the egg yolks, sugar and flour together.
  3. Whisk in a little warm milk, then a little more, gradually.
  4. Whisk well then pour into the boiled milk.
  5. Turn the heat to low and cook, whisking constantly, until thickened – about 3 or 4 minutes.
  6. Whisk in the butter and vanilla.
  7. Transfer to to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap touching the surface of the cream. Refrigerate.

This recipe makes excellent tarts or pies. With the 3 remaining Egg whites you can make an excellent Pavlova.

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