Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles

I’ve been making these babies for years, ever since Adam’s first birthday when I first tried the recipe out. I have hardly done any alterations to the original recipe yet have been requested to make these for various occasions over and over. I even very good family friends of ours who would, without fail, have me make this every single time we had a potluck.

What I like to play with though, is the crushed topping these beauties are rolled in. Every time I try something different; nuts, Reese’s pieces, candy canes, powdered sugar, cocoa, biscuits…. you get the idea.

So when I was trying to come up with baked goodies to include in a gift basket for a friend, these were a no-brainer. They are yummy, look good, can be packed in an impressive display and are super easy.

Without further ado, my Chocolate Peanut Butter truffles:

Ingredients:

250gm dark chocolate chopped

250gm milk chocolate chopped

500gm creamy peanut butter jar

340gm sweetened condensed milk

Toppings of choice; coconut, powdered sugar, cocoa, crushed nuts, crushed Reese’s pieces, miniature chocolate chips, crushed candy canes, crushed cookies….

Directions:

1. Bring a saucepan half filled with water to a simmer. Place a stainless steel bowl over the simmering water.

2. Add the chocolate and peanut butter to the stainless steel bowl and stir occasionally until  both are fully melted.

3. Add the condensed milk and whisk together. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly

4. Spread the fudge evenly on a tray. Place in the fridge for at least half an hour to chill and set.

5. Remove fudge from fridge. Take a spoonful and roll in your hands into a ball shape.

6. Roll the balls in the assorted toppings. Place in a candy foil cup.

7. Store in fridge or freezer covered until ready to serve

Enjoy!

DIY Gifts: Baking Mixes in Jars

I’m being a good girl and starting to upload all my back logged projects. Yesterday it was the Gingerbread Cookies in a Jar. So since I’m in the ‘jar’ing mood, I thought I’d carry it on by posting these DIY Foodie Gifts in a Jar.

As you all may or may not know, I was staying with a friend in Vancouver a few weeks ago. And since she was going to put up with me, my husband and my rowdy boys for a full week I had to find an exceptional hostess gift.

I could have gone and gotten her something for the house or a gift card, but I didn’t know what her house looked like (it was my first visit) and I wanted to show her in advance how much I appreciate the mess she would be dealing with by having us over.

So, I made two personalised food baskets full of random goodies and treats. I’ll share the full baskets with you later but for now I’ll start with four of the baking ‘mixes in jars’.

My friend is not a big baker but she has two girls and I know she likes the idea of doing baking activities with them. So I thought ready-packed baking mixes would be perfect for them. And subsequently I spent a week on the net and Pintrest trying to find the perfect recipes. I settled on the following:

– Bakeralla’s Cowboy Cookies

– Peppermint Stick Cocoa from My Recipes

– Quick Bread in a Bottle from Sunset

– Gingerbread Cookies – my own recipe

I didn’t have time to create and print professional labels so I settled for the hand-written variety. But once I added ribbons and assorted decorations they turned out pretty great. They are also extremely easy to make, are quiet impressive and can be easily customised to a favourite recipe or ingredients.

Just keep in mind that a multi-ingredient recipe with a variety of colours and textures usually looks best.

And needless to say, my friend loved them.

 

 

 

Birthday Craze Week – The Finale

Adam recently celbrated his 6th birthday. And here are the pictures from that ctazy but fun day. I think this is his first birthday where it’s just the 4 of us. We’ve always had people over for his birthday. Even …