Chocolate Raisin Brownies
Preparation 10 Minutes
Cook 20 Minutes
Serves 15
Method
Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Line a 20 x 30cm baking tray tin with baking paper. Place the chocolate, butter and sugar in a pan and gently melt over low heat, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. Remove from heat.Step 1
- Stir the eggs, one by one, into the melted chocolate mixture. Add flour and cocoa, and stir through. Stir raisins through mixture. Spread out evenly in baking tray and bake for 30 mins. Allow to cool before slicing into squares.
HINT: FOR AN INDULGENT ADULT TREAT, SOAK RAISINS IN 1/2 CUP DARK RUM BEFORE ADDING.
Ingredients
200g Sunbeam Australian Raisins
100g dark chocolate
200g milk chocolate
250g salted butter
400g soft light brown sugar
4 Large Eggs
1 cup plain flour, sifted
1/2 cup cocoa powder, sifted
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Place Mixed Fruits & dried cranberries and brandy in a bowl. Set aside for 20 minutes to soak.
Line an 8-cup-capacity metal pudding basin with plastic wrap.
Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese for 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add ice-cream. Beat until well combined. Fold in fruit mince, pistachios and cranberry sultana mixture. Pour mixture into prepared basin. Freeze for 30 minutes.
Place biscuits & Sunbeam almonds in a food processor. Process until fine crumbs form. Add butter. Process until combined. Spoon over top of ice-cream, pressing with the back of a spoon to level and compact (see notes). Cover with plastic wrap. Freeze overnight.
Turn pudding onto a serving plate. Carefully remove plastic wrap. Drizzle with chocolate topping.
Decorate with Raspberries, Strawberries and Mint. Serve immediately.
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Heat oil in a frying pan. Add onion, ginger and garlic, cooking over low heat for 4-5 minutes until tender. Stir in spices and cook a further minute.
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- Preheat oven 150°C (fan-forced).
- Line a loaf tin (20cm x 10cm) with
baking paper. - Combine all ingredients in a bowl and
stir until well combined. - Spoon mixture into prepared tin and
bake for 40mins. Allow to cool. Dust with icing sugar and slice thinly.
Christmas Bomb Alaska
Make a small approx 13cm base from Sunbeam fruit cake and set aside. (Match the base diameter to your mould base size)
Remove Ice-cream from the freezer & stand in the fridge for 20 min to soften; do not melt completely.
Line a tall dariole mould or similar with plastic wrap
Put the fruit mince in a large mixing bowl, add the softened ice-cream & gently stir to combine.
Return mould to the freezer & freeze for 5 hours or till firm.
Beat egg whites and sugar until stiff peaks form.
Remove ice cream from mould, add ice cream to cake base and coat with meringue mix. Use a blow torch to toast. Serve Immediately.
Macadamia Biscuits
Preheat oven to 170⁰C. Line baking tray with grease proof paper.
- Cream butter and sugar. Add vanilla essence and egg, beating until well combined.
- Stir in flour, macadamia nuts and choc chips.
- Roll tablespoons of mixture into balls and place on tray 5cm apart. Bake for 12mins or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack.
Christmas Pudding
Greese 2 small or 1 large basin.
Mix all the dry ingredients together. Fill the mixture into the basins, or if preferred a well seasoned pudding cloth. Place 2 thicknesses of foil over the basins and tie securly.
Boil steadily for 6 hours for the lrge pudding and 4 hours for the small. On the day pudding is to be served, boil for 1 hour.
