i fill up gift baskets with the following: gingerbread men and women, choc dipped shortbread, choc dipped hokey pokey, christmas slice, christmas cookies, nigella's gold star cookies.also this year have made the mint slice truffles and will choc dip those as well - soooooooooooooooo good lol.marshmellow mushrooms are quick and easy for the kids to be involved in as well. I always fill the fridge with cream cheese spreads - pottle of cream cheese with either: smoked salmon (can), corn relish, sweet fruit relish or gerkin relish mixed in.cheese board and anti pasta nibbles: salami, gerkins, onions, olives etc and make sure that i have plenty of crusteenies made.fill the tins with christmas cake, fruit mince pies and the treats that are listed for the gift baskets. then i sit back and let the family graze for about a week lol and i don't cook after christmas day - mind you i have been at it since aug starting with christmas puds so its nice to sit back and enjoy watching the wonderment of my family and friends being blessed - and i have heaps of fun doing it to!enjoy!
lizab,
Dec 11, 10:13am
I think the American's call this Christmas treat 'Bark' fionaschuler. There seem to be endless recipes adding different lovely things to melted chocolate for Christmas - yum!
suzyf,
Dec 13, 3:19am
horse30. where is the recipes please.
maryteatowel1,
Dec 13, 3:36am
.i have just put 3 cans of condensed milk the double boiler and boiled it for 3 1/2 hours to make caramel.i added vanilla as it was cooling.i will use this as filling for hand made chocolates.i melt chocolate with some kamelta and paint my moulds.i have some good silicon ones now but i use to use all sorts.even ice cube trays.when my mould is set i pipe in the caramel to save mess.then pour melted chocolate on top. a bit fiddly but well worth it.i have a large bag of glazed cherries so might also make a cherry ripe filling.
kamitchell,
Dec 13, 3:53am
Suzyf, how long do the xmas balls keep for if you don't freeze them! They sound great!
kamitchell,
Dec 13, 3:54am
& do you freeze them before you roll in choc/kremelta! Cheers, just want to get it right
timetable,
Dec 13, 9:11am
choc mint truffels: blitz 3 pkts of choc mint bickie's and then add 1 250gm tub of cream cheese and blitz again. roll into balls and frezze and then when frozen choc dip or roll in flake when first made.
bigboy01,
Dec 13, 9:21am
Brought my candy canes today and just melt white chocolate and break up the canes.sound yum.I hate those sticky canes but this has a whole new approach.
Someone said about it on here.yip I pinched the idea and now passing it on.:=)
skill,
Dec 19, 6:42am
With the xmas peanut butter balls do you melt the butter or just cream it with the mixture!
bev00,
Dec 19, 10:23am
a few goodies in here
nauru,
Dec 19, 11:15am
I'm sneeking in the bounty bar recipe, if anyone is interested 1 cup coconut 2 tbls. icing sugar condensed milk as needed 200g chocolate dark or milk Mix together icing sugar, coconut and enough milk to need to a paste. Shape into pieces and chill for 15 mins. Dip in melted chocolate and leave to set. Good rolled into balls and dipped.
otterhound,
Dec 22, 7:28pm
I've just made the Xmas Balls at the beginning of the thread, and will be lucky if any of them get as far as dipping in chocolate!They're just like Reece's Peanut Butter Cups!Yummy!=)
bev00,
Dec 22, 11:12am
can't have too many treats .
lost-in-oz,
Dec 22, 11:50am
those xmas balls at the top.is that icing sugar mixture or pure icing sugar!
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