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Here is something a little different to use fresh blackberries in! This is a soft bar with a nice and crunchy brown sugar crust. The top part with the blackberries is more like a custard than it is like a cake or bread. It is made with sour cream and cinnamon and with the blackberries folded in, they give you a juicy burst of fresh flavor! It is hard to describe, but pretty delicious.
The recipe is made in a square, 9x9 inch pan, so it isn't overwhelming, and my family gobbled it up pretty quickly! I hope you love it! I think that you will.
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Did you know International Pancake Day is next Tuesday (February 16, 2021)? In my research, I found that this is because pancakes are traditional to make on Fat Tuesday/Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras (they're all the same) because they use up the rich and fat ingredients you may have around your home before lent starts. I thought that was a cool way to not waste your food.
We aren't part of the religion that participates in Lent, but we do love pancakes and are happy to celebrate International Pancake Day! So I have rounded up 13 recipes that are different from your typical pancakes and will make you want to keep stacking them up! 13 Unique Pancake Recipes
I hope you'll be breaking out your electric skillets next week to celebrate International Pancake Day with us and try some of these recipes. I guarantee you will not regret it.
What are some of your favorite kinds of pancakes? Any you would like to see us attempt? Let us know in the comments below!
This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking them, we will be compensated, but there is no additional cost to you. All opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for your support. On the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me 12 Drummers Drumming... so I made breadstick drumsticks! Garlic Sesame Grissini in fact. Actually Maddy made them for me because my original plan didn't work out. Sometimes recipe testing is just like that, nothing turns out the way you want, but it helps to have a great team around you who can help you out and come up with something even better in the end. Well I'm so glad she took over because her breadsticks came out much more beautiful and tasty than mine. And we're sharing the recipe with you now! Garlic Sesame GrissiniGrissini is a long, crunchy breadstick that originated in Italy. They're great for appetizers, snacks, or eating with soups. They're also beautiful and would be a great addition to a charcuterie board or a table spread. Because Maddy made these that means they're actually vegan friendly (just substitute agave for the honey), which means all your friends and family can happily munch away on these tasty treats. Make sure to make extra because these are sure to go fast! You want to get these nice and long (at least 16 inches) so having even portions of dough is helpful. I love to use my bench scraper to help me cut and shape dough easily. Plus it has a little ruler on it which is helpful for measuring out portions of dough! And when it comes time to clean up, the scraper easily scrapes up any dough stuck to my counter (just be careful not to scratch your countertop if you don't have stone countertops). This concludes our 12 Days of Christmas Recipes series, but don't worry we have more fun posts planned for this week. If you're wondering what we made for the other 11 days I'll link them below.
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Have you watched the Holiday Baking Championship Show on HGTV? On one of the episodes, one of the contestants made chocolate jingle bells to decorate her dessert! I know I had to try it and when I got to do "5 Golden Rings" for our 12 Days of Christmas recipes, I knew that this was my chance! These bells don't ring exactly, but they DO shake, and when you break them open, lots of sprinkles pour out. They are a lot of fun!
To make them, you start with a round silicone mold. You can order one on Amazon similar to mine or buy one at Michael's like I did.
It is probably best to wear gloves to do this part. Have a warm pan ready that has a bit of your left over chocolate in it. Pick up an empty dome and rub the edge of it briefly in the chocolate of the warm pan. Place it on top of the dome filled with sprinkles like a lid to complete a sphere. Allow these to harden in the freezer.
The bells for this pie had golden sprinkles inside of them to carry on the idea of "5 Golden Rings." I also sprinkled the outside of the bells with golden sanding sugar.
Of course, I had to have a delicious pie to put the bells on! Here is my recipe for Chocolate Cream pie. I used a graham cracker crust for this pie, but I kind of wish I had used a regular crust. The pie was still a hit though. You do what ever you prefer.
You can always make your pie using a chocolate pudding mix. (The cooked variety is best.) Making it from scratch is simple though. Since I made this one from scratch, I had egg whites left over, so I used them to make meringue rather that using whipped cream on this pie.
To decorate the pie, I piled on the meringue and toasted it in the oven. My first idea was to make a fondant ribbon using my homemade fondant. But, I ended up making holly berries and a couple of leaves. The fondant helped to hold the bells in place.
I know that I put more than 5 bells on the pie! I wanted to be able to give everyone a bell when I sliced it! Then, they can hold it still with their fork and hit it with their knife and break it open. This is an interactive pie! Aren't those bells fun?
I think it would be fun to fill the bells with M&Ms or other small candies or how about a Lego guy? Just be careful no little ones choke on whatever you put inside! Another idea I've been toying with is making smaller versions of Hot Cocoa Bombs inside the small spheres. Hot Cocoa Bombs make a Large cup of cocoa! For little ones, a smaller version might be nice. So, a piece of pie and a cup of hot milk to drop a Jingle Bell Cocoa Bomb into could be so much fun! What ideas can you think of to use these Jingle Bells for? Let me know in the comments! If you have missed the first 4 days of Christmas, go to our Home Page and scroll through the first four days! There is already so much great food there! I can't wait for days 6-12! |
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Helen Reynolds: Mother of six children , grandmother to eleven! I love to cook, craft and create things and I especially love doing that with my family, So, when my lawyer daughter, Lindsey, my artist daughter, Madalynn, and I came up with the idea of Hot Cocoa Bombs, this blog was born. Then, one more daughter, with her technical and science skills, plus creativity has joined in to round us out! Read more about us here! Archives
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