Frozen Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Bites

Apr 18
Posted by: Under: Gluten Free Desserts, Recipes

I couldn’t think of a better name.  PB-Ba-Cho Bites?

Anyhow, I thought I read this somewhere in a new cookbook I have to review, but I can’t find it ANYWHERE, in that cookbook or anywhere else, but I’m pretty sure in my skimming, and reading last chapters, and flipping pages of magazines, I saw this somewhere.

And I tried it.  Frozen banana is amazingly smooth and creamy and YUMMY.

And those may or may not be my teeth marks.

 

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Frozen Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Bites

Yield: 18 pieces

Frozen Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Bites

Ingredients

  • 3 bananas, cut into 6 chunks each
  • 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 2 Tbsp margarine
  • 1/3 cup smooth peanut butter

Instructions

  1. Heat chocolate chips & margarine in microwave. Stirring every 15 seconds until smooth.
  2. Cover a baking sheet with a sheet of tin foil.
  3. Layer on tin foil: 1/2 tsp chocolate, banana chunk, 1/2 tsp of peanut butter (I totally didn't measure).
  4. Drizzle chocolate on banana and smear it around the sides.
  5. Freeze for 30 minutes or so.

Notes

Fun with the kids. Easy & delicious!

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Let me introduce you to Puppy Chow!

Dec 24
Posted by: Under: Gluten Free Desserts, Recipes, Special Events

Apparently I’m the last one to know that puppy chow isn’t just puppy chow.  It’s Puppy Chow.   I had thought my facebook friends just weren’t that civilized until I stumbled on this tonight.  And can I just say – it needs a better name!! YUMMY!

Puppy Chow
Recipe Type: Snack, Dessert
Author: LifeMadeDelicious – Sherry Bass
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 21 mins
Serves: 20
Sherry Bass shared this on facebook (Sherry’s profile: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=595200936)
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 9 cups chex cereal
  • 2 cups powdered sugar (confectioner’s sugar)
Instructions
  1. Combine peanut butter, butter and chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl.
  2. Microwave for one minute then stir to blend all ingredients thoroughly. Add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Stir well.
  3. Place the 9 cups of Chex cereal in a very large bowl.
  4. Pour the peanut butter-chocolate mixture over the cereal and toss evenly, making sure all the cereal gets a good covering.
  5. Place the powdered sugar in a large zip-lock type plastic bag.
  6. Add the peanut butter-chocolate cereal mixture to the bag, leaving enough room for the puppy chow to be shaken (you may have to divide the mixture into smaller batches, coating one batch at a time).
  7. Shake the bag vigorously to evenly coat each piece of the puppy chow with powdered sugar.
  8. Once the mixture is fully coated, place in a large serving bowl.
  9. Coat any additional pieces by shaking the mixture in the powdered sugar filled bag. Add powdered sugar to the bag as needed until all the mixture is coated.

 

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Hostess Gifts in 10 minutes flat!

Dec 21
Posted by: Under: Featured Recipes & Content, Gluten Free Desserts, Recipes, Special Events

Candy Cane Candy bark!  We made a cookie sheet of it, and broke it up, bagged it, and are delivering to neighbors & friends this week.  The kids had a blast smashing the candy canes! :)

Read below the recipe to find printable bag toppers!

Peppermint Candy Cane Bark
Recipe Type: Dessert, Candy,
Author: Cathy Tibbles | Strawberries Are Gluten Free
Prep time: 2 mins
Cook time: 8 mins
Total time: 10 mins
Serves: 20
Gluten free and easy gift – ready in 30 minutes.
Ingredients
  • 1 lb white candy melts (gluten free – means do NOT get them from open bulk containers)
  • 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
  • 4 drops red food coloring, optional
  • 300g chocolate chips
  • 3 Tbsp vegetable shortening
  • 4 – 10 drops peppermint extract – to taste
  • 6 candy canes, crushed
Instructions
  1. Melt the white candy melts & shortening in a double boiler
  2. Prepare cookie sheet with parchment paper or tin foil
  3. When all melts are dissolved, add peppermint extract, stir well
  4. (optional – add red food coloring to top of double boiler, stir 6 times lightly for a swirl effect)
  5. Pour onto cookie sheet, spread evenly
  6. Melt chocolate chips in same double boiler, stirring to an even color until completely melted.
  7. Pour chocolate chips & shortening evenly over white layer. Take knife and swirl the two layers together.
  8. Top with crushed candy canes before the chocolate chips set.
  9. Put in freezer to set in 5 minutes.
  10. Remove, break into pieces and put in pretty bags for gifting!

Click on the image to go to the site and download these FREE printable bag toppers!  How cute are they?

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5 tips for making gluten free cake trifle

May 31
Posted by: Under: Common Questions, Gluten Free Baking

Image from Life Made Delicious

Gluten free cakes can taste better than their gluten counterparts, but there is some special care required if you’d like to use them for a typical layered trifle, like this easy recipe.  Because of the nature of gluten free baked goods, try these tips and your guests will never know that they’re eating a non-glutenous version of the favorite treat:

  1. Use the lightest gluten free cake recipe you have.  This will be so much easier when we finally get Betty Crocker gluten free mixes in Canada!  In the meantime, try this chocolate cake recipe.  Or this vanilla one.
  2. Do NOT soak the cake in alcohol or otherwise.
  3. Add the pudding or whipped cream just before serving.
  4. Dry the fruits well in advance of assembling the trifle.
  5. Assemble just before serving.

What I’m trying to say is, the cake will disintegrate if soaked.  So keep your ingredients dry.  Keep your cream whipped up separately, or better yet use well-set pudding or whipped topping instead.  Assemble all ingredients just before serving.  Add a drizzle of chocolate syrup or raspberry coulis and enjoy!

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Check your hot chocolate packages!

Mar 18
Posted by: Under: Contamination Tips, News Miscellany

Of all the nasty things to happen – our regular HOT CHOCOLATE mix now has gluten in it!!  Check carefully – over and over.  Ad nauseum.
To your good health,

Cathy

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Starbucks Replacement Ideas – Hot Chocolate

Feb 13
Posted by: Under: Featured Recipes & Content, Gluten Free Beverages

Lately I’ve been trying to cut out my Starbucks habit.  And I’ve found some very yummy (and 10% of the cost) hot chocolate recipes!

Austrian Cocoa

Makes 3 servings:

  • 2 Tbsp cocoa
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • 3/4 c boiling water
  • 2 1/3 c milk
  • 1 -2 sticks cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. In saucepan, combine cocoa, sugar, and hot water.  Sir to combine.
  2. Add the milk and cinnamon sticks.
  3. Heat over medium low heat until just hot.
  4. Add vanilla.  Serve immediately.

This can be done in the microwave as well, if you use single servings, and heat the cocoa and sugar and water first so that it blends.  Then add the remaining ingredients and heat until hot.

Enjoy!

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