064 - PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE!

Word of advice: this dish has the ability to give you diabetes if you eat the whole batch!

Anyway, here's PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE!

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For a lot of this stuff, you will need;

120 grams of Butter

100 ml of Milk

1 Cup of Brown Sugar

1,5 Cup of Powdered Sugar

1,5 Cup of Creamy Peanut Butter

1 tbsp Vanilla Extract

150 Grams of Chocolate

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Ready? Here We Go!

Step 1 – Chop the chocolate into fine pieces, set aside for later

Step 2 – Melt the butter on high heat, add the brown sugar, stir to combine. Add the vanilla extract, stir again.

Butter

Brown sugar

Vanilla extract

Combine!

Step 3 – Add the milk little by little, and turn the heat to medium.  Add your peanut butter, melt it completely, then bring the heat back up to high.

Milk

Peanut butter

Step 4 – Once the mixtures thickens a bit, turn the heat off and combined with the sifted powdered sugar. Combine that sh*t up!

Step 5 – Get a mold, and fill it up whichever way you like. The one I’m doing here is PB and Chocolate. Oh, don’t forget, melt the chocolate in the microwave in 30 seconds interval.

Step 6 – Keep it inside the fridge for 3 hours or even more.

Step 7 – Serve!

(P.S: i screwed up the once pictured with the blue mould above, so i'm going with the square cut instead, apologize!)

Give this a go!

Cheers

xx

048 - Vanilla Panna Cotta

Hey Sweetie! Let me put some sugar on yer lips!

Yes, this week recipe is, well, you guessed it, DESSERT!

Let me introduce you to the wonder that is... 

VANILLA PANNA COTTA. 

Panna Cotta is an Italian dessert made by basically cooking cream and sugar. The real recipe is said to have the mixture cooked in a bain-marie on a low temperature. But this method is hard. Like, Halo 4 ‘Legendary’ difficulty HARD.

So, in order to make it easier, a lot of restaurant outside of Italy basically made Panna Cotta by cooking Milk, Cream, Sugar and Gelatin and letting it set in the fridge before serving, resulting in a very wobbly looking but fine tasting Dessert.

I tried out this recipe because it just so happens that I found a Halal. Yes, you read that right. HALAL Gelatin Sheets!! This is not a sponsored message, but I got it at Grand Lucky Superstore at SCBD, and I haven’t found it anywhere else. 

But but, if you can’t find one, you can use the widely available Agar. Bear with me though; the result will be a lot firmer and less wobbly.

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For 1 Servings, you will need:

50 ml of Whole Milk

150 ml of Cooking Cream

1 ¼ tbsp of Sugar

1 tbsp of Vanilla Extract

1 Sheet of Gelatine (Can be substituted with 1 tsp of Agar Agar)

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Ready? Here We Go!

Step 1 – Get a sauce pan on medium heat. Pour your milk, cream, and sugar. Let it come to a simmer. This should take around 2-3 minutes.

Pour your cream/milk mixture in. Hmm hmm.

Sugar goes in

Stir!

Step 2 – Once the liquid starts to simmer; add the vanilla extract and grab your Gelatin and mix it with the liquid. It should melt right away. You can use a whisk to ensure the mixture blend completely.

Vanilla

Gelatin action

Step 3 – Pour it into a mold, and let it harden in the fridge for at least 3 hours, preferably overnight.

Step 4 – To knock the Panna Cotta out of it's mold, dip it in hot water for around 30 seconds to loosen the edges. After that, grab a sharp knife, slowly stab and run along the edges to loosen it. and...VOILA!

Step 5 - Serve!

Panna Cotta is definitely one of the creamiest desserts ever. Pair this with a Stawberry Coulis and you got yourself a party!

Cheers

xx

044 - GRAVEYARD DIRT CAKE #EasyCooking

I love desserts. I’m deeply in love. It is always a pleasant experience downing a spoonful of smooth concoction of chocolate and cream inside one’s throat after a delicious protein laden meal. Just so happens that I also like Oreo. And also, just so happens that I just got a brand new food processor. So this is how the story goes.

Ever heard of Dirt Cake? It’s basically a dessert that is made to resemble flower pot (or some sort), with ‘dirt’ made out of Oreo. Some say it's culinary brilliance. Some say it's downright weird. But me? i like my things a little bit weird. Anyway, did a bit of googling, it turns out, the Dirt Cake originated from the USA. May i just say to the people who come up with this idea; BRAVO. KUDOS.

Let's talk a bit about the ingredient. You don't have to be scared. No, we're not gonna scoop up some soil from your own backyard and eat it. Don't be silly. Oreo is the perfect ingredient for that ‘dirt’. 

This is my take on such recipe. 

This is my version of Dirt Cake.

Please welcome.........

GRAVEYARD DIRT CAKE.

This recipe is very easy to make, since we will utilize the full benefit of instant pudding mix, which I believe is readily available in your nearest supermarket!

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For 3 servings of 1 Pint-sized Mason Jar, you will need:

2 Pack of Oreo

1 Packet of Instant Chocolate Pudding. I stumbled upon this instant flan mix, which I think is more suitable, since it’s more jelly-like. And me likey jelly like texture! Oh, it measures 145 grams

500 ml of plain white milk.

250 ml of Whipping Cream

Equipment:

- Mixer

- Food Processor / Blender. Folks, if you have a food processor, PLEASE USE IT. They will give you the best looking Oreo dirt ever. Don’t have one? Use the spices attachment on your regular blender (you know, that small attachment apart from the regular blender jar). If you're interested in buying one, i stumble upon a good one here 

- Spatula

- Bowl

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Ready? Here We Go!

Step 1 – Tear the Oreo open (kinda reminds you of Zombie tearing person’s torso in a movie doesn’t it?), put it inside the Food Processor (or a Blender if you will), blitz until it resembles a fine, black dirt. Set it aside.

I'm in love with this beauty.

Fill her up nicely

BLITZKRIEG MOTHERF*CKER!!!

That looked perfect!!

Step 2 – Grab a bowl, and measure the whipping cream. You notice that I’m using a cold-looking metal bowl. Yep, I put that bowl into the freezer 10 minutes before using. Whipped cream will benefit from cold utensil, making it easily expandable. I also add another similar sized bowl underneath filled with Ice to keep the top bowl cold. Maximize the use of your hand mixer, and whisk until it reaches soft peak. Set it aside in the refrigerator once done.

Cold Cream x Cold Bowl = Win

Whisk your sorrow away

Yummy yummy i got love on my creamy

Step 3 – Get a sauce pan and turn the heat up to medium. Follow the instructions on the Instant Chocolate Pudding mix. Mine says it has to use 500 ml of Milk. I let the milk come to a simmer before adding the pudding mix and whisk away to a boil. This took approximately 4 minutes. Once the liquid starts to thicken (the gelling agent has done its work!), transfer it to an empty bowl, and whisk away any lumps while cooling down.

#milkporn

Note: i don't like my pudding mix to be too thick, so i add a splash of milk

Step 4 – When your pudding mix is cold to the touch, add the whipping cream and fold it with a spatula. You’re basically done with the mix!

Step 5 – Assemble. Add the Oreo to the bottom. Alternating it with the pudding mix, Oreo, pudding mix, and so on, and finish the top with Oreo dirt. You’re done!

Empty clean jar

Base dirt

Pudding mix

More dirt

yet another dirt

Step 6 – Serve!

I love this dessert. The texture is smooth and grainy both at the same time. It is so awesome. It can even work for a Halloween themed party! Just add some Gummy Worms and tombstone and you're good to go!

Cheers

xx