Chocolate Clafoutis

As a newly found family tradition, Wednesday and Sunday nights are pudding nights at home.  I’m not very good at the whole pudding / baking thing but I am getting better.  I found this recipe on Stone Soup which is one of the blogs that I follow.  The actual pudding was really nice but you definitely need to serve it with ice cream if you are using dark chocolate.  Enjoy!

Original recipe by Stone Soup.  Adaptation and pictures by Amanzi-Fundu

Ingredients:

40g Plain flour

40g Brown sugar

2 x eggs

1 x Cup Double Cream

50g Chocolate (I used dark and milk)

Method:

Preheat oven to 200C (400F).

Grease 2 x 1 cup capacity ramekins or cups with butter or oil.

Combine sugar and flour in a mixing bowl.

Add eggs and cream and whisk until combined.

Divide chocolate between ramekins

Pour batter into the prepared ramekins.

Bake for 20 – 25 minutes or until clafoutis are puffy and risen like a souffle and deep

golden brown.

Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Blueberry Gelato

This recipe isn’t for the health conscious but it takes under 10 minutes to prepare and only uses 3 ingredients – bonus!  I really enjoyed this dessert and will definitely be making it again.  If you don’t like blueberries try using different fruit – i.e.: Raspberries! 

Original Recipe by Soup Stone.  Adaptation and Pictures by Amanzi-Fundu

Ingredients:

I x Punet fresh blueberries

1 x Tub Double Cream

4 x Tablespoons Icing Sugar

Method:

Keeping a few of the blueberries aside for garnishing, put the rest of the blueberries and the cream into a bowl and blitz for a few seconds.

Add the sugar.

Using an electric whisk beat the mixture for 2 – 3 mins until slightly firm. 

Put into serving dishes and refrigerate.

Garnish with fresh blueberries just before serving and enjoy!

Lime Pie

I have often heard of Key Lime Pies and really wanted to make one only we don’t get Key Limes in the UK (they are different to the one’s you get in the supermarket) so I decided to make a Lime Pie Instead.  I didn’t make the pastry but the filling was really easy to make and it tasted really nice. 

 
Ingredients:

1 can sweetened condensed milk
4 egg yolks
1/2 cup lime juice
2 teaspoons lime zest

1 x Pastry Case

Method:

Whisk the sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks, lime juice and lime zest in a large bowl until smooth.
Pour the mixture into the pie crust.
Bake in a preheated 300F oven until set, about 20 minutes.
Let cool to room temperature and then refrigerate for at least 3 hours.

Strawberry Fool

This is an easy recipe to make and, if you like strawberries, is yummy!

Ingredients:


500g strawberries
100g icing sugar
Juice of 1 lemon
40g caster sugar
250ml double cream
250ml greek yoghurt



Method:


In a food processor, blitz 400g strawberries with the icing sugar and lemon juice to make a purée. Finely dice the remaining strawberries and sprinkle with the caster sugar. In a large bowl, whip the cream until it forms soft peaks, add the yoghurt, then beat until it thickens. Fold in the strawberry purée and diced strawberries.


Pour into 4 wineglasses or one large glass serving bowl. Refrigerate for 1 hour if in glasses, 2-3 hours if in a bowl.

Lemon Curd Sponge Puddings

I am a big fan of lemon puddings and am always looking for new lemon based puddings to try.  I found this recipe a little while ago and I love it!


Ingredients

2 lemons, zested and juiced
100g sugar
2 eggs
100g butter, plus extra for the moulds
100g self-raising flour
6 tbsp lemon curd


Method


1. Butter four 150ml plastic pudding moulds. Whizz the butter, sugar and lemon zest in a food processor until pale and fluffy. Mix in the eggs one by one. Add the flour and pulse until incorporated. Divide between the moulds then cover with a lid or cling film and microwave on medium (650w) for four minutes.


2. Heat the lemon curd with a squeeze of lemon juice in a small pan. Spoon over the top and serve.

Banana Mandazi

We grew up eating banana Mandazi (fritters) so making and eating these brings back so many happy childhood memories.

Ingredients:
2 x bananas
Batter (made from flour, egg and milk)
Oil
Cinnamon


Method:
Prepare the batter.
In a small pot heat the oil.
Peel and cut the bananas into quarters.
Dunk the banana’s into the batter and place (carefully) into the hot oil.
When golden brown remove from oil.
Sprinkle with cinnamon and serve with ice cream.