Fat Bombs

"Fat Bombs" !!!! You do not call these Fat Bombs for nothing ! Each cube is about 17g of fats, 4g Carbs and 5g protein.

It took me a while to realize what is a fat bomb.. but once I found out... I just have to make them . These fats bombs are simply fat !! Good fats !!! They are especially good if you are trying to increase your fat intake and hate the thoughts of drinking coconut oil or olive oil.  There are many recipes out there and you can always adapt to what you need as long as you use FAT as your main ingredient.

I use coconut oil, almond butter and unsweetened cocoa powder for this recipe. Depending on your preference, you can add honey or some sweetener or just have them dark. Personally, I like them dark. The almond butter has a slight sweetness which is sufficient for me. I would not recommend stevia  as stevia does not go well with chocolate. It gave a weird bitter taste to chocolate. I prefer to use Swerve or honey. Honey is more paleo than Swerve but it contain higher sugar and calories... so pick your poison :)

You can create variation to this basic recipe by adding raisin, coconut flakes, dry fruits etc.


Ingredients:
One cup coconut oil, melted
One cup almond butter
2 table spoon of Hershey unsweetened cocoa powder. ( I prefer Hershey's but you can use any other brand)
Any sweetener of preference


Direction:
1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Stir well
2. Scoop the mixture in ice cube trays.
3. Freeze for 30 minutes and enjoy

Note that these will melt really fast in hot temperature as they are fats ;)

~bel~

Chocolate Coated Strawberry

The strawberry are here !!!!! I was invited to a bachelorette party and just could not resist the temptation to do something with strawberries !!!

The first thing which comes to my mind is chocolate coated strawberry !!! AN oldie... but always good !

Gosh... don't they look yummy!!!!

Ingredients:
1 pack of fresh strawberry
8 oz bitter sweet chocolate

Direction
1. Wash the strawberry and pat dry

2. Melt the chocolate over a double boiler or microwave

3. Dipped the strawberry in the chocolate


Some tips here :
1. Do not use over ripe strawberry. For best result, use strawberry which are sightly green

2. Use a toothpick to dip the strawberry in the chocolate. Turn the strawberry upside down and insert the toothpick in a strofoam

~bel~

Chocolate Truffles

Chocolate Truffles for New Year Party !!!!! Its easy and really yummy. I used the recipe from Simply Recipe

Ingredients
8 ounces of semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate (high quality, 62% cacao or higher), well chopped into small pieces
1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Truffle coatings
Cocoa powder
Finely chopped pecans

Direction
1 In a small, heavy saucepan bring the heavy whipping cream to a simmer

2 Place the chocolate in a separate bowl. Pour the cream over the chocolate, add the vanilla, and allow to stand for a few minutes then stir until smooth.

3 Allow to cool, then place in the refrigerator for about 2 hours. Remove and with a teaspoon roll out balls of the ganache. Roll in your hands quickly (as it will melt from the heat of your hands) and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place in the refrigerator overnight

4 Roll in cocoa powder or chopped nuts and serve, or place back in the refrigerator until needed.

Other optional coating includes chopped walnuts toasted almond. In fact, I think this really goes well if coated with Milo powder.

~bel~

Peanut Butter Chocolate Ball

I have been thinking of a peanut butter recipe ever since a friend texted "Peanut Butter" to me when he was having it earlier this week....

I saw this awesome recipe from Joy Of Baking and decided to try it..

It is really simple.... Mixed the peanut butter and unsalted butter together and roll

The peanut butter ball.....almost delicious on their own

Coat the peanut butter balls with chocolate.....

Ingredients

2 cups (500 grams) creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup (57 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 - 2 1/2 cups (230 - 290 grams) confectioners (powdered or icing) sugar

Chocolate Coating
9 ounces (255 grams) semi sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons (25 grams) shortening ( I would put this as optional)


Direction:
1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Heat the the peanut butter and unsalted butter till melted and smooth
(I used stovetop but the original recipe calls for microwave for about one minute or until just soft )

3. Stir in the vanilla extract and confectioners sugar and mix until it has the consistency of a dough (add more sugar if necessary).
4. Roll the dough into round balls
5. Place on the cookie sheet and refrigerate for about one hour, or until firm.
6. Melt the chocolate and shortening in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan
7. Dip the balls, one at a time, in the melted chocolate, making sure the entire ball is coated with chocolate.
8. Place in the refrigerator until the chocolate has set

~bel~

Oreo Truffles

My friend Inga inspired me to make these. She was telling me about an easy recipe to make truffles. I never did realise that truffles are the easiest candies to make. It only requires 3 ingredients..... the secret to making truffles is to use the best quality chocolate.

(I finally bought a new camera... the new Canon Powershot SD 1400. I am surprise by the quality of the pictures taken !)

Ingredients:

One pack 8 oz Philadelphia cream cream

36 Oreo cookies

Two pack 8 oz baking chocolate

Toppings (optional)

Crushed nuts

Coconuts

Dutch cocoa powder

Directions:

1. Crushed the Oreo cookies till fine. An easy way is to use blender or food processor. I had neither. So I crushed the cookies and sift them till they are fine

2. Combined the crushed Oreo and cream cheese till well mixed

3. Chilled for about 30 minutes

4. Rolled the mixture into small "meatballs"

5. Chilled overnight

6. Melt the baking chocolate and dipped the balls into the chocolates

7. Sprinkle with toppings (optional)

8. Chilled for at least 1 hour and serve

~Bel~