This is a fun and easy recipe to do, all you need is just Oreo and candy melts or chocolate. To yr preference, they make last minute edible gifts too! 

OREO POP

Ingredients:

*This serving makes 72 Oreo pops

Double stuffed Oreo (6 Packets)
Sprinkles (for decoration)
1KG Coacoa compound (any flavor you desire)
              OR
1KG Candy melts (any flavor you desire)
Ice cream sticks

For packing:
7.5 x 10cm plastic wrapper (optional)
Twist ties

Instruction:

1. Stick the ice cream stick into the Oreo which will kinda look like this

2. you can place them in the freezer while you melt the chocolate (optional)

3. Get ready a double boiler to melt the chocolate or candy melts of your choice.

4. Put it on low heat cause you do not want to heat your chocolate at too high temperature as it will ruin the properties.

* If you have a food thermometer the optimal temperature to heat the chocolate to is 80 degree Celsius.

5. Once the it has fully melted wait for it to cool down a little, it will thicken a little that is when it is ready to start dipping the Oreo.

6. Dip the Oreo into the melted chocolate or candy melts, immediately add the sprinkles if desired.

 It should look something like this

7. For the chocolate to harden faster you can place it in the freezer for 5 minutes.

* No longer then that as you want to avoid water condensation

8. Then you can move on to packing then into the plastic wrapping as gifts

                                                         OR

9. Keep them in a air tight container for self consumption:)

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Extra tips:

If you have left over melted chocolate or candy melts you can always duck it with marshmallow or plain cereal.

 

Homemade Popsicle 

First of all Popsicle make a great snack and making them is also super simple you just need some juices and a measuring cup as well as a Popsicle holder. Of course not to forget a freezer to freeze.

 This is a Popsicle holder I used to make

Lets start off with my countries local flavor:

Bundung (Rose syrup) Flavored

Ingredients:
1 part heavy whipping cram
1 teaspoon OR Tablespoon rose syrup (p.s. Tablespoon is damn sweet)
2 parts milk 

Be sure to mix properly...Put is freezer minimum 8 hours!


Milo Flavored 

 

Ingiredients:

1 part heavy whipping cream
2 parts 3 in 1 Milo mixture (100mls ~150ml)
                               OR
Normal Milo powder w/ ondensed milk (100mls~150mls)

Depend how chocolaty you want you can add more Milo powder if desired

Tips on making Popsicle:

If you do not have a holder for the Popsicle no worries, you can use a Styrofoam cup or a normal glass cup. So it would look something like the  the Milo Popsicle above. 

The steps are the same just pour the ingredient into the cup with the correct measurements, as for the stick wrap the top of the cup with aluminium foil as shown on the picture below.

Then use a Chopstick OR Ice Cream stick to poke a hole in the middle of the aluminium foil, then put it in the freezer to freeze.

 

Non - Bake Oreo Cake Pop

Ingredients:

                                   

1. Oreo Cookies (Double stuffed)
2. Cream Cheese 180g
3. Candy Melts OR Baking Chocolate 200g (can get any flavor you like)
4. Sprinkles (Optional for decoration)
5. Lollipop sticks OR Ice cream sticks

Makes approx 25

Directions:

1. Line baking tray with baking paper. (If no baking tray plate or normal tray will do)
2. Place cream cheese in a mixing bowl and set aside for later.
3. Place Oreo in a zip lock bag using rolling pin to crush the Oreo into fine crumbs. (*using a food processor will be faster)
4. Combine Oreo and cream cheese together in the mixing bowl knead till sticky consistency.
5. Roll into 2cm balls and place on lined baking tray.
6. Proceed to melt the Candy Melts OR Baking Chocolate using a double boiler till smooth consistency.
7. Dip the tip of the Lollipop stick OR Ice cram stick into the chocolate and stick it into the Oreo balls. (repeat for all the)
8. After completing step 7, place the Oreo in the freezer of about 20 ~ 30 min to make it firm. (*Also to allow the chocolate to cool a little before coating)
9. Remove from freezer and proceed to coat the Oreo with chocolate, immediately add the sprinkles after coating.

Picture guide:

            

Crush Oreo into fine crumbs. (P.S. I used a bowl cause I did not have zip lock or food processor)

   

Combine Cream cheese and Oreo crumbs together and knead together till sticky consistency.

                              

Roll into 2cm ball and place on lined baking tray, proceed to melt the Candy Melts OR Baking Chocolate using a double boiler till smooth consistency. Dip the tip of the Lollipop stick OR Ice cram stick into the chocolate and stick it into the Oreo balls. (repeat for all the)

After completing step 7, place the Oreo in the freezer of about 20 ~ 30 min to make it firm. (*Also to allow the chocolate to cool a little before coating)

Remove from freezer and proceed to coat the Oreo with chocolate, immediately add the sprinkles after coating.

Storing and packing tips:

                         

For me I made this as a gift so I packed it in pretty wrappers.

For own consumption store in cool dry place in air tight container, however, in SG can get  quite hot you may want to keep it in the fridge if it ever start to melt.

Easy Brownies

Easy Brownies

Ingredients:

1) Self - raising flour 1 cup

2) Cocoa powder 3/4 cup

3) Brown sugar 1 1/2 cup

3) Baking powder 1/2 tsp

4) Salt 1/2 tsp

5)Vanilla essence 1/2 tbsp

6) Butter 250 g (melted)

7) Eggs 4

8) Nuts for topping (optional)

Directions:

1) Pre -heat oven 180 degree Celsius, and line baking tray with baking paper.

2) Measure all the dry ingredient and set aside in a bowl.

3) In a large mixing bowl combine Melted butter, Brown sugar and Vanilla essence, then gradually add the eggs one at a time.

4) once fully combined add the flour mixture into the egg mixture and mix, until a thick and pasty batter is formed.

5) Pout the batter into the baking tray, bake for 20 to 30 minutes. or till the surface cracks.

 (note wait for it to cool completely before attempting to move it out of the pan or cut)

Picture guide:

 

2) Measure all the dry ingredient and set aside in a bowl.

 

3) In a large mixing bowl combine Melted butter, Brown sugar and Vanilla essence, then gradually add the eggs one at a time.

 

4) once fully combined add the flour mixture into the egg mixture and mix, until a thick and pasty batter is formed.

5) Pout the batter into the baking tray, bake for 20 to 30 minutes. or till the surface cracks.

Tofu Chocolate Pudding (Topped with caramelized walnuts)

Tofu Chocolate Pudding (Topped with caramelized walnuts)

I love tofu and I also love chocolate, both are enjoyable when eaten alone. However, putting them together actually makes a great dessert and it is easy to makes too. Well it  can be classified as a "Healthy" dessert I guess. So without further a do the recipe is as follows. (FYI : this recipe has a strong tofu taste so if u want a milder taste use half the packet of tofu!!)

Ingredients:

1) Tofu 1 packet (300g)
2) Chocolate chips 1 cup
3) Honey 1 - 2 tbsp
3) Pinch of salt
4) Vanilla essence (optional)

Topping:

5) Any Nuts (for topping)
6) White sugar 1/2 cup
7) Butter 2 tbsp
8) Water 1 tbsp


Makes 4 ~ 6 cups (depends on the size pf the cups)

Directions:

For Pudding:

1) Using a heat proof bowl place chocolates chips and melt using the microwave on high heat for 2 ~ 5 min. set aside.(note: microwave timing may vary depending on the power of the microwave)

2) Remove tofu from packaging, drain all the water and then proceed to puree the tofu in a blender or food processor.

3) Combine Tofu puree, melted chocolate, honey and a pinch of salt. mix well till well in-cooperated.

4) Pour into serving cups, refrigerant at least 2 hours for it to set. 

For topping:

1) Use a sauce pan, put gas to low heat.
2) Add the Sugar and water, stir continuously till sugar dissolve.
3) Add nuts and butter, stir continuously till nuts are well coated.
4) Place the nuts on baking paper spread out to let it cool.

Picture guide:

For pudding:

1) Using a heat proof bowl place chocolates chips and melt using the microwave on high heat for 2 ~ 5 min. set aside.(note: microwave timing may vary depending on the power of the microwave)

 

I do not have a food processor, I only have a blender, so use the ones with the blades facing downwards or flat to puree the tofu.

2) Remove tofu from packaging, drain all the water and then proceed to puree the tofu in a blender or food processor. ( It should look like melted whited chocolate)

3) Combine Tofu puree, melted chocolate, honey and a pinch of salt. mix well till well in-cooperated.

4) Pour into serving cups, refrigerant at least 2 hours for it to set. 

For topping:

   

 2) Add the Sugar and water, stir continuously till sugar dissolve.

3) Add nuts and butter, stir continuously till nuts are well coated.

 

4) Place the nuts on baking paper spread out to let it cool.

Cocoa Flavoured Pancakes

Cocoa Flavored Pancakes

So it is a Saturday and it is a time where we usually love to have a nice breakfast to enjoy, and for me a nice breakfast would be to have nice and fluffy pancakes this once similar  to Macdonalds. I mean who does not like pancakes, it can be both a dessert and a breakfast!! But sadly there are no Macdonald near my house and I do not want to call for home delivery cause it can be pricey, so I decided to make my own!

I always wondered how Macdonalds get their pancake  to be so fluffy and somehow have a cakey texture to it, and all the recipes that I looked for online either said to use plain flour or all purpose flour but the texture of the pancakes never turned out the way I wanted it to. So I decided to try to use Cake flour and it worked! Finally a pancake with the texture I always wanted, now I can make it whenever I want as it can make good desserts too!! I hope you will enjoy it too.. :)

Ingredients:

1) Cake flour 1 cup

2) Baking powder 1 tsp

3) Cocoa Powder 1/2 cup (Omit if desire plain)

4) Salt 1/2 tsp

5) Sugar 2 tbsp

6) Milk 1 cup

7) Butter or margarine 2 tbsp (Melted)

8) Egg 1 (Separated) 

Makes 8 - 10 pancakes (Depends on the size)

Direction:

1. In a large mixing bowl put all the dry ingredients together, Cake flour, Baking powder, Cocoa powder, Sugar and Salt. Whisk slightly.

2. In another bowl combine Milk, melted Butter or Margarine and Egg yolk. lightly mix the mixture.

3. Pour the milk mixture into the dry ingredients and mix vigorously and quickly till well combined,  do not over mix. (lumpy mixture is fine)

5. Whisk the Egg whites till soft peaks form, then fold it into the pancake batter.

6. Heat non-stick pan with low heat, when pan is hot lightly oil the pan with 1/2 tsp of butter or margarine before proceeding to make the pancakes.

7.  Refer to picture for making pancakes.

Picture Guide:

 

1. Pancake batter should look something like this  after combining all the ingredients together, lumpy is fine.

 

2. Place the pancake batter in the pan like in the first picture (any size you want, but bear in mind the bigger the pancake the harder to flip), cook the pancake till the edges harden (1-2 min) then flip the pancake and cook for another ( 1-2 min). Repeat till you are out of batter!!

3. Enjoy the pancakes plain on its own or if you have a sweet tooth you can make this pancake into a dessert by adding a huge scoop of vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce!! ( I wanted to do that but sadly my home does not have any ice cream. ) :(

So yeah I hope you will enjoy this recipe the same as I do.

Deep Fried Chocolate Stuffed Mochi

Deep Fried Chocolate Stuffed Mochi

I have been a fan of Mochi ever since I ate one,  be it plain or stuffed or even drizzled with some sweet sauce. Hence, I just love the soft and chewy texture and I will always be overjoyed if I ever see some Mochi on sale. So being a big fan of Mochi I had to learn how to make it myself, and to my surprise it was quite simple and I managed to get it with a few tries. So yeah, you can try them too if you like:)

Ingredients:

1) Sweet rice flour (glutinous rice flout) 3/4 cup
2) Corn starch 1/2 tbsp
3) Baking powder 1 tsp
4) 1/3 cup water
4) Chocolate chips
Oil for frying

Directions:

1) In a mixing bowl combine Sweet rice flour, Corn starch and Baking powder into a bowl. make a quick whisk to combine all the flours.

2) Gradually add the water into the flour mixture, knead slowly until you get a dough.

3) Roll into about 3 cm ball size, followed by making an indent in the middle to put chocolate chips into the balls.

4) When done making, Heat the oil before proceeding to deep fry. fry till golden brown

Picture guide:

   

1) In a mixing bowl combine Sweet rice flour, Corn starch and Baking powder into a bowl. make a quick whisk to combine all the flours.

    

2)  Gradually add the water into the flour mixture, knead slowly until you get a dough.

3)  Roll into about 3 cm ball size, followed by making an indent in the middle to put chocolate chips into the balls.

4) When done making, Heat the oil before proceeding to deep fry. fry till golden brown

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