Baileys White Chocolate Snowballs

baileys-snowballs

You can’t see it in this picture very well – but as well as coconut these delicious little treats have been rolled in edible glitter. When on your christmas table or simply to be kept in the fridge as treats to go with coffee over the festive season – these are a delicious alternative to the deeper darker cousin – the rum ball. I used Baileys in these, purely because I couldn’t get the stopper out of the white chocolate liquor that would have worked equally well ( if not better). I do hope you enjoy these simple treats. They are assuredly a treat and to be enjoyed in moderation and shared with friends. Merry Christmas xoxo

INGREDIENTS:

1 full tin condensed milk

200g melted white chocolate

1 and one half cups of desiccated coconut

1 whole packet of arrowroot biscuits finely crushed in a processor

3 tablespoons of Baileys or White Chocolate Liquor ( my preferred brand is here)

Edible Glitter ( as much as you’d like)

VERY IMPORTANT CHRISTMAS SONGS IN THE BACKGROUND AS YOU CREATE!

METHOD:

Add all of your ingredients ( reserving half a cup of coconut and the glitter) to a big bowl. Mush it all with your hands. Use disposable kitchen gloves as its pretty sticky!

Roll mixture into balls and gently roll each ball into the reserve but mixed coconut and glitter.

Pop into papers or onto a lined baking tray. Pop into fridge to set. Once set store in a sealed container in the fridge and see how long they last!

 

White Chocolate Friand Bites

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This recipe is not strictly green and yet its not quite orange either. Its very filling and is a great “take a plate” kinda recipe. I made it the other week to try it out and I had my fill ( one square) and sent it off down the coal mine with my hubby. I asked for honest reviews and opinions and they gave it. Most said a little bland ( but remember they didn’t have it with the cream I had it with) but all said could he bring it in again next weekend please.  I will make stuff for the boys to try all the time – if it stops the run for Pies and Bacon and Egg Rolls! These started as a “blondie” but earned themselves the title of Friand with their cake consistency and lightness. This one has Thermomix and traditional instructions.

INGREDIENTS:

250g Almond Meal   ( If you are using a Thermomix mill these yourself)

30 g White Chocolate ( Couverture is best if you can get it but commercial will do)

50 g Devondale Cultured Butter

30 g coconut oil

100 g Philadelphia Cream Cheese

4 x Eggs

1 teaspoon baking powder ( gluten and grain free)

1 Teaspoon vanilla paste ( or two scraped vanilla beans)

1 Tablespoon of double Cream to make ganache  with 30 g white chocolate.

METHOD: ( traditional and thermomix provided)

Thermomix: Mill almonds 1 minute Speed 9. Set aside in a sep bowl.

Without washing bowl place 30 g white chocolate in bowl and mill speed 9  for 30 sec

Add coconut oil and butter ( chopped into 1 cm squares) into bowl and melt 45 degrees speed 1  for 1 min, Check scrape down bowl do same again if needed in 30 second intervals.

Add Philadelphia Cheese Mix speed 5  for 30 seconds. Scrape down bowl. if not a liquid consistency repeat again.

Add Vanilla paste and eggs – Blend speed 5 for 30 seconds. Scrape down bowl.

Add Dry Ingredients ( Almond Meal and Baking Powder) blend for 30 seconds speed 4. Scrape bowl repeat.

Place into a lined brownie tin ( I use a 20 cm square Lurpak special brownie tin)

Bake in moderate ( 160-180 degree oven – they all differ) for 30 -45 mins. This will rise beautifully and brown on top. Its baked when a cake spike comes out clean.

TRADITIONAL METHOD:

Mix dry ingredients ( start with almond meal or flour) into a bowl.

Melt chocolate, coconut oil and butter in microwave or over a hot water bath.

In sep bowl add vanilla and eggs together whisking well ( you want them fluffy)

Mix Wet ingredients into dry in a folding action.

Bake as above.

GANACHE  – Its really a drizzle.. Melt together double cream and extra 30g white chocolate . Drizzle over cooled cake.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: ( based on 16 servings)

Calories: 109  Fats:9.5g  Carbs:4.1 Net Carbs:3.3 Protein 1.9g