All posts tagged: dessert

Chocolate Fondant

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My heart skipped a beat! Who doesn’t like chocolate and more specifically  a gooey, decadent dessert with a molten middle? It is so irresistible that I started a diet for just the thought of having it. This dessert is perfect for the festive season, as it can be made way ahead of time. They will sit happily in the fridge overnight, or in the freezer for up to a month. Ingredients: Serving: 10 pieces 400g Dark chocolate 180g Butter 160g Flour 200g Sugar 8 Egg yolks 10 Eggs 1 tsp Vanilla powder 1. Preheat the oven at 200°C 2. Melt the chocolate and butter together and stir until smooth. Leave to cool for 10 minutes. 3. Put the eggs and yolks with the vanilla together in a robot and whisk them until they form a mousse. 4. Pour the melted chocolate into the egg mixture and beat well 5. Sift the flour and sugar into the mixture until the mixture is completely combined to a loose cake batter 6. Cut baking sheet and put them inside the ring molds …

The secret of Halawa

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Halawa, Haleweh, Halva.. different names to the same middle eastern confectionery. Its preparation is based on traditional recipes that include long hours and meticulous steps of creating a meringue, which makes it difficult to re-create at home. You should know first that this sweetmeat is one of the most nutritious whole foods sweets you can have. Plus the fact that it indulges the sweet toothed! It’s delicious and can come in different flavors: chocolate, coffee, vanilla, rosewater or orange oil. You can add a crunchy flavor to it using pistachios, almonds or hazelnuts. It is usually served with bananas and honey, in a bread. In my opinion it can be used as a great topping to a chocolate tart. It feels like a good mix of French and Lebanese culture in a dish… Super Tasty! Ingredients: 250g Powdered Milk 200g Icing sugar 250g Tahini (sesame paste) 30g Cocoa powder (optional for chocolate flavor) 2 tsp Vanilla flavor (optional) 1. Mix the tahini (sesame paste) with the cocoa powder or vanilla flavor in a robot (make sure to sift the cocoa powder). 2. In a bowl, sift the …

The Apple Tart

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November deserves a warm welcome. This weekend I decided to check out that easy apple tart recipe as seen on several YouTube accounts and bring warmth to my kitchen table! I used o think apples are boring and underestimated its taste in baking. I think I consumed them a lot as a snack and didn’t find it attractive anymore. Luckily this year I made peace with the apple! In fact, my new neighbor-friend made me discover its taste via her yummy German baking! The recipe is super easy however I adjusted the apple-cooking step since I am not a microwave fan for cooking directly. Ingredients: 1 frozen Puff Pastry dough 4 pink Apples (red & yellow stripes) 1 tbs Flour, to sprinkle the counter 3 tbs Lavender-Apricot jam (simple apricot jam can do the trick) 1 tbs Cinnamon (as much as you like) 2 tbs. Agave Syrup (replacing granulated sugar) 100 ml Water 1. Take out the frozen Puff Pastry 30 minutes before you start rolling it. 2. Cut the apples in halves, remove the core and cut the apples in paper thin slices. …