In this post, I share 3 quick and tasty recipe ideas for Eid desserts. Sometimes it is chaotic on Eid with family and friends visiting, and you just need a quick dessert to make things easier. I hope the following recipes give you some ideas 🙂 These desserts require no baking and couldn’t be simpler. Custard and Peach Flan Ingredients required: Sponge Flan Case One sachet Instant Custard Mix (~80g) 300ml Double Cream 100ml Boiling Water Tin of Peach Slices…
This is the yummiest, easiest mango lassi (mango milkshake) recipe ever! Usually served in Indian/Pakistani restaurants, this gorgeous drink is a perfect sweet treat! Serves 4 | Preparation Time: 3 minutes Ingredients Required: ~400ml Sweetened Mango Pulp 1 litre Vanilla Ice Cream ~200ml Whole Milk Method: Add the ingredients to a blender, blend together until well combined, serve and enjoy 🙂
 I recently purchased Love Food’s Whoopie Pies book on offer, and couldn’t wait to try some of the yummy looking whoopie pies. These delicious whoopie pies are made of two soft chocolate chip cookies sandwiched with a gorgeous chocolate filling. Makes 10 | Preparation Time: 15 minutes | Cooking Time: 20 minutes Ingredients Required: 250g Plain Flour 115g Unsalted Butter (softened) 150g Soft Light Brown Soft Sugar 1 teaspoon Bicarbonate of Soda Large pinch of Salt 1 Large Egg…
Easy to follow recipe for a delicious, moist chocolate chip sponge cake. Serves 12 | Preparation time: 15 minutes | Cooking time: 45 minutes Ingredients required: 250g unsalted butter (softened/melted) 250g caster sugar 250g self raising flour 4 medium free range eggs (lightly beaten) 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract/paste (optional) 100g milk chocolate drops/chocolate chips Method: Grease and line a 15cm/6″ round cake tin. Preheat oven to 170C/150C Fan/325F. Cream together the butter and sugar in a…
https://youtu.be/xZdXyJS6qeU Gulab jamun is a delicious South Asian dessert made with milk powder and a gorgeous syrup. Definitely one of my favourite South Asian sweets. This recipe is a modified version of the one from The World’s Best Street Food Recipes Makes 16 | Preparation Time: 15 minutes | Cooking Time: 15 minutes Ingredients Required: 1/2 teaspoon Cardamom Powder 3 Cloves 375g Caster Sugar 300ml Water 150g Dried Milk Powder 55g Plain Flour 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder Pinch of Salt…
https://youtu.be/TQFXROp4CP8 Strawberry and white chocolate is a wonderful combination, and these cupcakes are topped with white chocolate and made with a strawberry jam centre which is a lovely little surprise. Makes 12 | Preparation Time: 10 minutes | Baking Time: 12-15 minutes Ingredients Required: 125g Butter (softened) 125g Caster Sugar 125g Self Raising Flour 2 Medium Free Range Eggs 100g White Chocolate Chips (or Chunks) 100g Strawberry Jam 1 teaspoon Baking Powder 1 tablespoon Milk (optional) Method: Preheat oven to…
https://youtu.be/a97k5_VtFyQ Calling all lovers of Millies-style cookies! These big, soft and chewy cookies are sooo yum and easy to bake. Serves 18 | Preparation Time 10 mins | Cooking Time 15 mins Ingredients Required: 250g plain flour 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 170g unsalted butter, melted 200g dark brown soft sugar (or light brown soft sugar for lighter cookies) 100g caster sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla extract/paste 1 egg 1 egg yolk 100g chocolate chunks/chips Method: Preheat the…
A wonderfully delicious Chocolate Biscuit Cake which requires no baking and is really easy to prepare. The recipe for this chocolate biscuit cake is taken from The Best of Cadbury’s Chocolate Cooking. Serves 12 | Preparation Time: 15 minutes | Cooking Time: 5 minutes (plus 3 hours for chilling) Ingredients Required: 125g Unsalted Butter 10 Digestive Biscuits (or 125g) 300g Dark Chocolate 2 tablespoons Milk 2 standard bags Milk Chocolate Buttons 2 standard bags White Chocolate Buttons Method: Break the dark chocolate into chunks and melt…
These homemade chocolate bars are a healthy version of Snickers bars, super easy to make and give you that chocolate fix you need! At approximately 130 calories each, these chocolate bars are a guilt-free treat 🙂 Makes 6 bars | Preparation Time: 40 minutes – 1 hour | Cooking Time: 5 minutes Ingredients Required: 6 Crispbreads (or Crackerbreads) 100g Dark Chocolate Chunks 1 tablespoon Honey 6 teaspoons Peanut Butter Spread 3 tablespoons Mixed Nuts (chopped) Method: Melt the chocolate by…
This is a super creamy and delicious cheesecake recipe. The biscuit base with syrup gives the cheesecake it’s extra yummy taste. No baking is required and it is simple to make. Serves 8 | Preparation Time: 20 minutes | Cooking Time: 6 hours Ingredients Required: 16 Digestive Biscuits (or 200g) 1 Fruit Cocktail Tin (in Syrup) 300ml Double Cream (or Whipping Cream) 200g Soft Cheese (or Cream Cheese) 50g Icing Sugar For the biscuit base: Crush the digestive biscuits in the bowl, using your hands…