Peanut Butter Bites
Preparation 40 Minutes
Cook Minutes
Serves 25
Method
- Combine currants, sultanas, oats, peanut butter and vanilla essence in a food processor. Blend until a smooth, thick paste is formed.
- Divide and roll into 25 balls and place on top of skewer.
- Dip balls in melted chocolate. Before chocolate is set place two half marshmallows for ears, one pink candy for a nose and Sunbeam currants for eyes.
Ingredients
1 cup Sunbeam Australian Currants
1 cup Sunbeam Sultanas
1 ¼ cup rolled oats
½ cup unsalted peanut butter
2 tsp vanilla essence
½ tsp ground cinnamon
300g white chocolate melts
25 white marshmallows
25 pink candies, eg. smarties
Sunbeam Currants, extra
Recipe Collection
Frozen Cheescake Pudding
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.
White Christmas Tree Bites
- Line the inside of 12 ice-cream cones with baking paper, using a stapler or sticky tape to secure paper.
- Place white chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (ensuring bottom of the bowl doesn’t touch the water) and stir until the chocolate has melted and is smooth. Remove from heat.
- Allow to cool then add all the other ingredients and stir to coat. Spoon into the prepared lined cones Refrigerate for at least 2 hours to set before serving.
Fruit & Nut Log Salami
In a dry pan on medium heat gently toast the slithered almonds till slightly brown, then set aside to cool.
Place the finely chopped dates and apricots pistachios, ginger & biscuits in a bowl.
Add the almonds, currants, cranberries Blend until well mixed, add melted chocolate & condensed milk and stir till combined.
Turn out onto cling film. Roll and shape into a log. Chill for at least 4 hours.
To decorate tie with bakers string roll in powdered sugar and wrap in baking paper.
Crispy Chocolate Slice
- Combine rice puffs, coconut, cacao, raisins and seeds in a large mixing bowl.
- Place coconut oil, honey and vanilla in a small saucepan and gently heat until melted. Pour onto the dry ingredients and mix well. Press into a 20 x 20cm slice pan. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before cutting into pieces.
Notes:
If you’d like crispier rice puffs, place them in a slow oven for 10 minutes to crisp up slightly. If you don’t have rice puffs, replace with rice bubbles.
Easter Butter Board
- Whisk your room temp butter until light a fluffy, this takes approx 5 min
- Spread your whipped butter generously on a board or serving platter. Go rustic!
- Top with diced pan fried pieces of pancetta, Angas Park figs, fresh figs, Sunbeam chopped nuts and sultanas.
- Drizzle with honey and finish with sprigs of rosemary.
- Serve with crusty bread, crackers, or warm hot cross buns for an Easter twist 🐰
Self-Saucing Chocolate Pudding
- Pre-heat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Lightly grease a 4 cup capacity baking dish.
- Combine flour, almond meal, sugar and cocoa in a large mixing bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the butter, eggs and milk. Add to the dry ingredients with the raisins and mix well. Spoon into baking dish.
- For the sauce, combine the water, sugar and cocoa. Pour over the batter in the baking dish and bake for 30-35 minutes until cake is cooked. Serve warm with ice-cream, cream or custard.