Everyone needs a trusty ‘bring-a-plate dessert’ that will wow people with its flavours, texture and look. This cheesecake in my humble opinion, does just that. A buttery crumb base; soft chocolate ganache; creamy and tangy cream cheese, all contrasted with a tart raspberry jelly disc. These can be prepared quickly and you can even purchase…
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Peanut butter Macarons
This one has been a long time coming. I have been saving my best peanut butter for these and finally it was time to open the jar of Pic’s Really Good Peanut Butter. These are made in Nelson, New Zealand with only two ingredients: Peanuts, salt. Yes no added sugar! The nuttiness of the peanut…
Tiramisu macarons
In thinking about new flavours for macarons, I find myself drawn to desserts that we like and thinking whether there can be a macaron version. A while ago I made a coffee macaron and on reflection I thought it reminded me of Tiramisu, an all-time favourite dessert in our household. Today I decided to make…
Blueberry macaron
Once again I delegated the task of choosing our next macaron flavour to J. ‘What colour macaron should we make this time?’ ‘er. Teal!’ ( that being my favourite colour) Hm how can I get this colour without buying the actual colour gel? A bit of blue and yellow should do the trick! Read my…
Blackcurrant macaron with grape jelly and chocolate ganache
We went up to the Matakana Farmers Market last weekend and tried some gorgeous local produce. I was really inspired by the produce and picked up some macadamia meal and grape gelly for my next macaron taste adventure. I made some simple variations to my basic macaron recipe: Macaron shells 90 g almond meal 60…
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