If you're craving the rich taste of hot fudge sauce without the hassle, this simple 2‑ingredient version is perfect. It’s a quick, cosy way to enjoy warm, chocolatey goodness whenever the craving hits — no saucepan, no long ingredient list, no effort. Why I Love This Shortcut When I think about hot fudge sauce, my brain goes straight to McDonald’s. I don’t eat at McDonald’s very often, but when I do, a hot fudge sundae usually sneaks into my order. The warm, thick chocolate sauce over … [Read more...]
Fudgy Hedgehog Squares
You are going to love this recipe for Fudgy Hedgehog Squares. It’s got all the flavour of hedgehog with less work! All you need is one bowl and 5 ingredients! Hedgehog is a classic Australian recipe. It is usually made as a slice and consists of a chocolaty later that is packed with crushed biscuits, coconut, and walnuts. That delicious layer is then topped with a layer of melted chocolate. Why call these Fudgy Hedgehog Squares? I got the idea to make something like hedgehog when I was looking … [Read more...]
Quick and Easy Chocolate Coconut Slice
This Chocolate Coconut Slice is so deliciously rich and chocolatey it is sure to become a family favourite in your home, like it has in mine! Chocolate and coconut would have to be one of my favourite flavour combinations. There just seems to be something very homely and comforting about a chocolate and coconut snack. Recipes with coconut and chocolate make a regular appearance around here. Like my Chocolate Brown Sugar Cookies (with coconut) or my Dark Chocolate Coconut Bark, and one of … [Read more...]
2 Ingredient Dark Chocolate Coconut Bark
This delicious 2 ingredient coconut bark is one of the most addictive snacks I have ever made! It is so hard not to keep going back for ‘just one more piece’ – it doesn’t last long in our house! Last year a member of my family was diagnosed with a sulphite allergy. For those who don’t know, sulphites are used as a preservative in a range of products ranging from wine to dried fruits. Lately we’ve been trying to eliminate all sulphite containing products from our pantry. I like to use … [Read more...]
2 Ingredient Fudge Recipe (Made 3 Ways!)
This 2 ingredient fudge is super quick and easy to make and you don’t need any sweetened condensed milk! Better still you can enjoy it in 3 flavours; caramel, chocolate, and choc caramel! This recipe was actually discovered by accident a few weeks ago. It came about when I mixed some leftover melted white chocolate buttons with some Hershey’s caramel syrup. I put it in the fridge to set and I thought it would set hard. But to my surprise, once it was cold, it had set in a fudge-like … [Read more...]
Heatwave Busting Summer Snickers Milkshake
Looking for a cooling summer ice cream treat? This indulgent Snickers Milkshake is just the thing to cool you down when the mercury starts rising! Oh my goodness it has been an insanely hot summer so far! Most of January was hot but the middle two weeks were the worst. We had 15 days in a row over 30 °C (86 °F) and seven of those were over 40 °C (104 °F)! I love summer but that is just too hot! The only upside to weather that hot is that you get to have lots of cold drinks, ice cream and … [Read more...]
Yum Yum Balls (also called Kids Rum Balls!)
These Yum Yum Balls take me back to my primary school days! They remind me of kid’s parties and sleepovers because that’s when I remember eating them. Mum never made these at home so they were such a treat when going to friends’ houses! A few years back I was reminded of these yummy treats and went looking for the recipe without any luck. Turns out it was because I was looking for rum ball recipes instead of the yum yum balls recipe. I thought that was what they were called when I was a … [Read more...]
Easy Chocolate Mint Brownies Using a Brownie Mix
These Chocolate Mint Brownies are super easy to make, the hardest part is waiting for them to cool off so you can eat them! Recently I was checking out what I had my organized deep pantry when I had an idea. In my pantry I had found a boxed brownie mix as well as a couple of packets of after dinner mints. The mints are the ones that are very thin squares of chocolate filled with a mint fondant. I started wondering if I could make chocolate mint brownies by putting the two together! My … [Read more...]
Hi, I'm Kaylene, and I'm a keen gardener,budding baker and wannabe DIYer!