Monday, 27 May 2013

Peanut Butter & Sesame Fudge | Thermomix recipe

Peanut Butter & Sesame Fudge
(adapted and converted from Donna Hay Magazine)

also known as "the way to my husband's heart"


Ingredients

150g butter
100g cream
400g peanut butter (I use half smooth, half crunchie)
400g icing sugar (pre-milled in Thermomix from raw sugar)
1 ts vanilla bean paste
1 TB sesame seeds


Preparation

Line a 20cm baking tin or casserole dish with baking paper
Melt butter, cream, peanut butter and vanilla on 60C for 3 minutes, speed 2
Add icing sugar to melted mixture, half at a time, and mix for 15 seconds speed 4 each time
Scrape mixture into your pre-lined dish and smooth into corners
Sprinkle with sesame seeds
Cover top with a piece of baking paper and smooth over with the back of a spoon
Cool in fridge for 1 hour

Will keep in fridge for up to 2 weeks 
(if you are lucky or have incredible self control)

Thursday, 16 May 2013

Marbled Orange Cream & Brazil Nut Brownies | Thermomix recipes

Words cannot express! You will have to try it! It has a real 'jaffa' or choc orange taste.

Marbled Orange Cream & Brazil Nut Brownies



© Nat's Thermomixen in the Kitchen (This is my personal recipe. I am happy for you to use it, print it, pin it, share it...but please give credit and link to my page. Many thanks! Hope you like it)

Ingredients

Brownie
140 g dark chocolate pieces 
130 g Butter, cubed 
160 g brown sugar 
100 g Brazil Nuts 
25 g good quality cocoa powder 
1/4 tsp baking powder 
45 g plain flour 
3 eggs 

Orange Cream
250 g cream cheese 
40 g raw sugar 
rind of 1 orange 


Preparation

Brownie
Chop brazil nuts for 4-6 seconds / speed 6 and set aside
Chop chocolate for 6 seconds speed 6, scrape down
Add butter and brown sugar to the chocolate and melt 50C / 4 minutes / speed 2.  Pour into a small bowl and set aside.  Clean & dry TM bowl.
Sift flour, cocoa and baking powder in TM bowl for 4 seconds / speed 4
Add chocolate mixture and eggs and mix for 5 seconds or until just combined / speed 4 
Gently fold nuts through brownie mixture manually with your spatula and then pour into prepared slice tin while you make the orange cream topping.

Orange Cream Topping
Add sugar and orange rind to clean TM bowl and grind for 10 seconds / speed 9 then scrape down
Add cream cheese and mix for 20 seconds / speed 4, then pour orange cream topping onto chocolate brownie mixture and swirl through with your spatula making a marbled pattern
Bake 180c for 35-40 minutes, allow to cool in tin

Saturday, 11 May 2013

Happy Mother's Day | Chocolates with your Thermomix

Are words really necessary.....?

Brigadeiros (Chocolate Pralines)

But I know you are all going to ask for the recipe....its from Travelling with Thermomix 

A Mother's Day gift for my Mother in Law