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Peanut Butter Cup Ritz Crackers. Have you seen these around the WWW? I would be very surprised if you hadn't. As soon as I saw them, I think it was on Pinterest, I knew that they were something I wanted to make.
Peanut Butter Cups? Ritz Crackers? Where do I sign up! Two simple ingredients, put together in the simplest and most delicious way!
These amazing little treats are a delicious combination of salty and sweet. With a crisp buttery salty cracker coating, top and bottom, and a sweet, melt in the mouth moreish peanut butter cup filling. Could a treat get much better than this?
I REALLY THINK NOT!!
It couldn't get much easier either! I picked up the stuff to make them a couple of weeks ago and made them yesterday. Why had I waited so long! These were amazing!
Just on a side note, have you seen how many kinds of peanut butter cups there are out there now? I was amazed when I went looking. You can get giant ones. You can get giant ones filled with potato chips and peanut butter.
You get teeny weenie ones to use in making cookies. You can get little one inch sized ones, perfect to pop into the mouth all at once. You can, of course, get these thin ones that I am using here today and then naturally there are the old fashioned regular ones.
There may even be more than those. I just haven't seen them yet. Who knew!
WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE PEANUT BUTTER CUP RITZ CRACKERS
Two simple ingredients. That's it. And an oven, which will only be on briefly.
- 16 plain ritz crackers
- 8 peanut butter cup thins
I am sure we are all familiar with Ritz Crackers. I know they were readily available in the U.K. as they are here in North America. Just make sure you buy the plain ones and not the cheese ones. I am sure you could also use a good quality no name or generic brand.
Make sure you buy the Peanut Butter Cup thins. They will be in the candy aisle of the grocery store. They are only about as thick as a toonie coin. About 1/3 of an inch at most. They come 8 in a package.
Use your leftover crackers to make Butter Chicken another day. You won't be sorry. It's amazingly delicious!
HOW TO MAKE PEANUT BUTTER CUP RITZ CRACKERS
These are such a simple, quick and easy thing to make. They are what I call a real "doddle". If you follow the photos from the top left down and then across the bottom, you will see what I mean! The hardest part of making these is waiting for them to chill!
Preheat the oven to 350*F/180*C/ gas mark 4. Line a small baking tray with baking parchment.
Unwrap your peanut butter cups.
Lay out 8 crackers, top side up, on the lined baking tray. Top each one with one peanut butter cup, top side up.
Pop the baking tray into the oven and heat for about 90 seconds. You just want the chocolate to soften and start to melt. You do not want them to melt altogether, so keep a watch.
Remove from the oven. Place one ritz cracker, top side up, on top of each softened peanut butter cup.
Place into the refrigerator and chill for 15 minutes, until firm, before eating. Store any leftovers in an airtight container. (Depending on who is in the house you really shouldn't have any leftover!)
I should not have been but I was really surprised at just how delicious these were. They had that moreish sweet and salty thing going on. That buttery crunchy salty cracker, with the sweet melt in the mouth chocolate and peanut butter inside were a beautiful combination.
I can't wait to make these when my grandsons are over next! I am sure they will love them! If you are a fan of delicious and easy, then you will quite simply love LOVE these!
If you like quick and easy, with not a lot of cooking when it comes to treats then you might also enjoy the following!
NO BAKE LEMON COCONUT BALLS -Two of my favorite things are lemon and coconut! To have them both combined in one delicious snack is just great. For them to be as quick and easy to make as these are is just the icing on the cake! No bake. No fuss. No muss. Fairly healthy, and using only a few simple ingredients? Where do I sign up!!!! These melt in the mouth.
CANDY BAR DATES - Sweet Toffee-like dates, stuffed with peanut butter and dipped in chocolate. Such an easy make and incredibly moreish. These delicious treats taste just like one of your favorite candy bars. Best you can't eat just one!
Yield: 4 servings
Peanut Butter Cup Ritz Crackers
Prep time: 3 MinCook time: 2 MinInactive time: 15 MinTotal time: 20 Min
The perfect blend of salty and sweet. These delicious crispy, salty, sweet, melt in the mouth dessert snacks are really simple to make and oh so popular! Using only two ingredients, I'd call them a delicious doddle.
Ingredients
- 16 plain ritz crackers
- 8 peanut butter cup thins
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350*F/180*C/ gas mark 4. Line a small baking tray with baking parchment.
- Unwrap your peanut butter cups.
- Lay out 8 crackers, top side up, on the lined baking tray. Top each one with one peanut butter cup, top side up.
- Pop the baking tray into the oven and heat for about 90 seconds. You just want the chocolate to soften and start to melt. You do not want them to melt altogether, so keep a watch.
- Remove from the oven. Place one ritz cracker, top side up, on top of each softened peanut butter cup.
- Place into the refrigerator and chill for 15 minutes, until firm, before eating. Store any leftovers in an airtight container.
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My sister and I are always on the hunt for healthier snacks to indulge in. When I was over at her place at the weekend, she had made these No Bake Lemon Coconut Balls. For me it was love at first bite!
Two of my favorite things are lemon and coconut! To have them both combined in one delicious snack is just great. For them to be as quick and easy to make as these are is just the icing on the cake!
No bake. No fuss. No muss. Fairly healthy, and using only a few simple ingredients? Where do I sign up!!!!
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My sister has been making these for years apparently. They are so delicious, I just had to have the recipe so that I could make some for myself!
They were really simple to make. If you can use an electric mixer and beat things together and a cookie scoop, then you can make these no bake lemon coconut balls!
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WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE NO BAKE LEMON COCONUT BALLS
Just a few simple ingredients makes these very affordable.
- 1 cup coconut cream
- 1/2 cup raw honey
- 1 tsp finely grated lemon zest
- the juice of one lemon
- 1/2 tsp of vanilla
- unsweetened coconut flakes to roll the balls in
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WHAT IS COCONUT CREAM?
Thick, creamy and filled with rich coconut flavor, coconut cream is something you will want to keep in your store-cupboard, as it is a really useful ingredient. I always have a couple of cans of it in mine.
Its great in curries and stir fries and in tasty snacks and desserts such as this recipe I am sharing today. You can also whip it just like real cream.
Coconut cream is a type of thick cream made from coconut milk.
Although canned versions are widely available, you can also make your own coconut cream at home. Simply refrigerate good quality, full fat, coconut milk for a few hours. A thick layer of cream should float to the top and separates from the thin, watery liquid below.
This very versatile ingredient has a distinct, coconut-like flavor with a rich, creamy texture that makes it a great addition to a range of recipes, including soups, smoothies, and desserts.
It’s also widely used in many types of cuisine.
Because it’s unsweetened, low in carbs, and also dairy-free, it’s also frequently featured in many vegan and ketogenic recipes. Do let it be noted that this recipe I am sharing today is neither vegan or ketogenic due to the use of honey.
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The use of lemon zest gives these a lovely lemon flavor, along with the lemon juice. The lemon juice also serves to help thicken the cream even further so that you can roll the mixture into balls.
The coconut for rolling the finished balls in is un-sweetened. These are plenty sweet enough with the honey!
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HOW TO MAKE NO BAKE LEMON COCONUT BALLS
Nothing could be easier to make than these delicious no bake treats. Just mix, shape, roll and chill. Easy peasy!
Mix the coconut cream together in a bowl with the honey, lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla until well combined.
Have ready a bowl of coconut flakes.
Using a small cookie scoop scoop out balls and drop them into the coconut flakes, rolling the balls into the flakes to coat them completely. Place into a small paper cups and then into a covered container for storage. Store covered in the refrigerator.
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HOW TO MAKE COCONUT CREAM FROM CANNED COCONUT MILK
Chill full fat canned coconut milk in the refrigerator overnight. This will make the milk fat separate and solidify on top.
Use a spoon to skim the solidified coconut cream from the top of the can and put it in a glass bowl.
(You can reserve the liquid coconut milk for other uses. It makes excellent ice cubes.)
Whisk the solidified cream in a circular motion until it develops a cream-like consistency.
It does have a relatively short shelf life, so you need to keep it refrigerated and use it up within five days. You can however freeze it for much longer, up to two months.
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Just look at how rich and creamy these are. They fairly melt in the mouth. They are not low in calories as coconut cream is relatively calorie dense as is honey, but you will find that eating one of these or even just half of one of these really satisfies that sweet tooth of yours!
And its nice to know that when you are satisfying it, you are eating healthy, natural ingredients. These make great snacks for the children as well. Must healthier than a candy bar!
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ALL DRESSED HUMMUS - Smooth, rich and creamy and topped with all sorts of crunchy bits. Chopped fresh veggies and toasted chick peas. Yummy!
GINGERBREAD ROASTED CHICKPEAS - Crisp and crunchy and sweetly spiced with all of the spices that make gingerbread such a wonderful treat! Deliciously moreish!
GARDEN HERB DIP - I am betting you have everything in your house right now to make it also . . . cream cheese, thick plain yogurt, mayonnaise, a bit of Dijon mustard and a splash of hot sauce, along with some chopped spring onions (scallions), chives and seasonings.
No Bake Lemon Coconut Balls
Yield: makes about 16
Prep time: 10 MinTotal time: 10 Min
A recipe I got from my sister for the most delicious little no bake coconut balls. Almost like a truffle!
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut cream
- 1/2 cup raw honey
- 1 tsp finely grated lemon zest
- the juice of one lemon
- 1/2 tsp of vanilla
- unsweetened coconut flakes to roll the balls in
Instructions
- Mix the coconut cream together in a bowl with the honey, lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla until well combined.
- Have ready a bowl of coconut flakes.
- Using a small cookie scoop scoop out balls and drop them into the coconut flakes, rolling the balls into the flakes to coat them completely.
- Place into a small paper cups and then into a covered container for storage.
- Store covered in the refrigerator.
Bonfire Night, or Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated in the UK every year on November 5th. This is a UK celebration which marks the failed attempt in the 17th century to blow up the houses of Parliament and assassinate King James 1st.
It is marked by the lighting of bonfires all over the country and great fireworks displays. Usually a stuffed figure, known as the Guy is thrown onto the Bonfire.
It commemorates a story of failure, as all over the UK people relive the night that Guy Fawkes, Robert Catesby, and their small band of followers failed to succeed in their plans.
In a way this is an annual celebration of Thanksgiving by the British people, which has been going on since just one year after the failed plot in 1605, so as you can see it is an old, old tradition.
When I first moved over to the UK, Halloween was hardly celebrated at all. In the weeks leading up to the 5th of November you would get children coming around door to door begging for "Pennies for the Guy." You had to make sure you had a supply of pennies in to meet the demand.
You were more likely to get a child knocking on your door on the 31st of October wanting pennies than you would a child wanting candy. This has changed a great deal over the last 20 years and Halloween is now a very big thing.
The pennies that the children gathered would be used to buy their fireworks. Also in the weeks leading up to the 5th of November people would be gathering things they wanted burned into a pile on the village green, or another open space on which they would build the bonfire.
It was a great way to get rid of unwanted cartons, tree limbs, wooden furniture, crates, etc. It was quite fascinating watching the pile of goods grow in the few weeks prior to the night.
As well as Bonfires and Fireworks the occasion is also marked by the eating of special foods and treats, usually intended to inject some warmth into cold bodies and hands as people stand around in the cold watching the fires and fireworks.
Things like hearty stews and soups. Jacket potatoes. Sausages in the buns and Parkin, which is a is a soft and moist cake/bread traditionally served up with hot cups of tea. This is a traditional Cake from the North East of the UK.
Another traditional Bonfire night treat is Honeycomb Toffee. Also known as Cinder Toffee, Angel Toffee, Hokey Pokey (favorite name for it) Honeycomb Toffee is a type of sponge toffee that is most addictive!
Its also very easy to make and uses only a few ingredients. This sponge toffee literally melts in the mouth!
WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE HONEYCOMB TOFFEE
Nothing too outrageous that is what!
- finely granulated white sugar
- golden syrup
- butter for buttering the tin
You can find golden syrup in many groceries here in Canada. You can also find it on Amazon in the US, as well as Amazon in Canada. Although you can use regular golden corn syrup, if you can get the Lyles Golden Syrup, you really should.
It really does have a unique and delicious taste that is quite unbeatable.
You also don't have to worry about being able to use it all up. I have a lot of recipes here in The English Kitchen which use Golden Syrup.
Some of them include:
And these are only a few of the golden syrup delights on my page! As you can see it is a favourite ingredient in British Cookery.
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HOW TO MAKE HONEYCOMB TOFFEE
You might find the idea of making your own honeycomb toffee somewhat intimidating, but I can assure you it is really very easy.
First of all you want to make sure that you use a really deep saucepan as when you add the baking soda to the sugar mixture at the end, it almost doubles in volume. Also make sure you have your pan buttered and ready for you to pour the finished toffee into it.
You begin by measuring the sugar and corn syrup into the saucepan. You need to begin on a very low heat. You want to melt the sugar completely before you go any further. You can stir it slowly over medium-low heat until the sugar melts completely. This will probably take about 10 minutes. You can't rush this process.
Try not to let the mixture boil while you are melting the sugar. You will know your sugar is melted because the mixture will become slightly translucent and no longer feel gritty.
At this time you can increase the heat a bit and allow it to bubble and boil. You want it to bubble until it starts to turn amber in color. Don't walk away as this can happen quite quickly.
As soon as it turns amber take the pan off the heat. Now you can beat in the baking soda with a wooden spoon. Beat it through until it has completely dissolved into the molten sugar mixture.
This is quite magic really because the baking soda causes the mixture to expand and fill with little bubbles of air. It is the magic ingredient which makes this moreish toffee to light and melt-in-your-mouth delicious!
Immediately scrape it into your prepared pan, spreading it out as best as you can. Do be careful with this process as molten sugar can really burn the skin.
And that's it. You only need to leave it now to cool. This can take anywhere between an hour and an hour and a half.
Once it has completely cooled you can snap it into pieces and shards, ready to enjoy. Crisp and crunchy, meltingly delicious.
You can also top the finished toffee with melted chocolate, which is very good. Trust me on this.
You are probably wondering about my little Jack-O-Lantern. It is made with a rutabaga/swede/turnip. Long before the pumpkin became the Jack-O-Lantern of choice, people in Great Britain used to carve out turnips.
People across the British Isles carved out ghoulish faces and then placed the carved out turnips near their doorways and on gate tops to help to ward away evil spirits in the beginning of November when it was thought that the spirits of the dead were actually quite lively.
The practice originated from an Irish folk tale about a man named Jack who, after trying to trick the devil, was cursed to roam the earth with only a burning coal held inside a hollowed-out turnip.
Its really not that hard to do with a melon scoop. Plus you can cook the parts that you take out of the turnips/rutabaga/swede and have a tasty side dish or soup to enjoy.
So there you have it a delicious treat for Bonfire Night, or for any night! It is not hard to make, uses very simple ingredients and melts in the mouth.
I am sure it is bound to be a very popular treat with the family, or with friends on game nights, or whatever. It also makes an excellent garnish to crumble over iced cakes etc.
Honeycomb Toffee, a moreish treat that is more than a cut above the rest!!
Honeycomb Toffee
Yield: Makes an 8-inch square pan
Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 15 MinTotal time: 20 Min
A British Bonfire night tradition! Sweet, crunchy, light as air and melts in the mouth!
Ingredients
- Butter for the tin
- 1 cup (200g) finely granulated sugar
- 5 TBS golden syrup
- 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
Instructions
- Butter an 8-inch square tin really well and set aside.
- Measure the sugar and golden syrup into a deep saucepan. Stir together and heat over a gentle heat until the sugar has melted. Don't allow the mixture to bubble until the sugar has completely dissolved.
- Increase the heat a bit and then simmer at a slow boil until the mixture turns an amber color. Keep an eye on it as this can happen in the blink of an eye.
- Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the baking soda. Beat it all in with a wooden spoon until it has completely been amalgamated into the hot mixture. (Be careful as it is very hot!)
- Scrap this mixture into the tin immediately and with care not to burn yourself.
- Leave to set for about an hour an hour and a half. The honeycomb will be hard and easy to crumble or snap into chunks.
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