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...]
Cranberry Almond Chocolate Clusters
These chocolate clusters are packed with yummy dried cranberries and crunchy almonds and smothered in rich dark chocolate. We’ve been buying a block of fruit and nut dark chocolate that contains cranberries and almonds for some time now. It’s very popular around here so there’s usually a block of it in our pantry most of the time! With Christmas fast approaching I decided to have a go at making some homemade chocolates. Naturally I thought I’d incorporate cranberries and almonds seeing we … [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’s the kind of treat that seems innocent enough at first… until you realise you’ve wandered back to the fridge three times for “just one more piece”. The combination of rich dark chocolate and sweet, nutty coconut makes it almost impossible to resist, and every batch disappears faster than I expect. It’s one of those recipes that barely has time to set before someone is sneaking a corner off the edge … [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! In the past I have made fudge in a more conventional way. My nutty fudge and chocolate mint fudge are just two examples of how easy it is to make fudge by combining chocolate and sweetened condensed milk. How This Fudge Recipe Originated This recipe was actually discovered by accident a few weeks ago. … [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...]
Super Easy Walnut Raisin Energy Balls
I’ve wanted to have a go at making energy balls for a while now. They’re everywhere on Pinterest and they look delicious. What has put me off until now is that most recipes for energy balls contain dates. I’m not a big fan of dates so I have had the idea in the back of my head to use raisins instead! I didn’t actually use a recipe! Instead I just checked out energy balls in general on Pinterest and saw the types of ingredients that others were using. I decided to add some walnuts to my energy … [Read more...]
Simple Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
You’re going to love this simple homemade vanilla ice cream recipe. It is quick and easy to make, only requires 3 ingredients, and is delightfully rich and creamy! It‘s cooler now but we have just been through 4 days over 35 °C! I have to feel for those in New South Wales because they are still battling the heat and bushfires. It’s a bit of a scary time of year because the warm weather is nice but the heatwaves and bushfires are worrying! Thankfully we haven’t had any fires in our area so far … [Read more...]
Hi, I'm Kaylene, and I'm a keen gardener,budding baker and wannabe DIYer!