Christmas treats (recipes)

As requested by Lee, here are a couple of recipes/ideas for Christmas
treats. I can only give NZ/Aus points for them though, sorry.

Has anyone else got Christmas recipes they'd like to share?

First thing, I made meringues yesterday, raspberry choc chip with
crushed candy canes mixed in. They are sooo good. I'll definitely be
making these again and they're so low in points.

The next two recipes are ones that I'm planning to make next week, but
haven't yet tried. I hope they're as good as they sound.

Mocha Fruit Cake

1kg mixed dried fruit
2 cups strong black coffee
150g fruit and nut chocolate, roughly chopped.
2 cups self-raising flour

1) Soak the fruit in the coffee overnight.
2) Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius. Coat a 20cm x 28 cm tin with
cooking spray. Line the base with baking paper.
3) Mix together the fruit mixture, chocolate and flour.
Spoon mixture into the prepared tin. Bake in oven for 50-60
minutes or until cooked through.

Serves 25
2½ points per serve


Rum Balls

1 can skim condensed milk
10 Vita Brits, or Weet Bix, crushed.
1 cup dessicated coconut
2 tsp cocoa
1/4 cup rum
1/4 cup chocolate sprinkles, for coating

1) Combine all ingredients in a bowl and roll teaspoonfuls of the
mixture into balls.
2) Roll each ball in sprinkles and refrigerate until firm.

Makes 25
1½ points per serve
--
Erin in NZ
125/88.5/75 kgs
275.3/194.9/165 lbs

NYNY goal 180.6lbs (82 kilos)

"It is not the mountain we conquer, it is ourselves"
Sir Edmund Hilary

these sounds wonderfully delicious, Lee
Erin Marsh wrote in message
. co.nz...
As requested by Lee, here are a couple of recipes/ideas for Christmas
treats. I can only give NZ/Aus points for them though, sorry.

Has anyone else got Christmas recipes they'd like to share?

First thing, I made meringues yesterday, raspberry choc chip with
crushed candy canes mixed in. They are sooo good. I'll definitely be
making these again and they're so low in points.

The next two recipes are ones that I'm planning to make next week, but
haven't yet tried. I hope they're as good as they sound.

Mocha Fruit Cake

1kg mixed dried fruit
2 cups strong black coffee
150g fruit and nut chocolate, roughly chopped.
2 cups self-raising flour

1) Soak the fruit in the coffee overnight.
2) Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius. Coat a 20cm x 28 cm tin with
cooking spray. Line the base with baking paper.
3) Mix together the fruit mixture, chocolate and flour.
Spoon mixture into the prepared tin. Bake in oven for 50-60
minutes or until cooked through.

Serves 25
2½ points per serve


Rum Balls

1 can skim condensed milk
10 Vita Brits, or Weet Bix, crushed.
1 cup dessicated coconut
2 tsp cocoa
1/4 cup rum
1/4 cup chocolate sprinkles, for coating

1) Combine all ingredients in a bowl and roll teaspoonfuls of the
mixture into balls.
2) Roll each ball in sprinkles and refrigerate until firm.

Makes 25
1½ points per serve
--
Erin in NZ
125/88.5/75 kgs
275.3/194.9/165 lbs

NYNY goal 180.6lbs (82 kilos)

"It is not the mountain we conquer, it is ourselves"
Sir Edmund Hilary

The rum balls look good. Perhaps I could turn them into brandy balls with
some of the Christmas cake brandy.... I've always had a soft spot for rum
balls, especially ones without sultanas.

--
Julie.
93.5/73.2/74 (WW)/72 (Personal) kg
205.7/161.0/162.8 (WW)/158 (Personal) lb

"Erin Marsh" wrote in message
. co.nz...
As requested by Lee, here are a couple of recipes/ideas for Christmas
treats. I can only give NZ/Aus points for them though, sorry.

Has anyone else got Christmas recipes they'd like to share?

First thing, I made meringues yesterday, raspberry choc chip with
crushed candy canes mixed in. They are sooo good. I'll definitely be
making these again and they're so low in points.

The next two recipes are ones that I'm planning to make next week, but
haven't yet tried. I hope they're as good as they sound.

Mocha Fruit Cake

1kg mixed dried fruit
2 cups strong black coffee
150g fruit and nut chocolate, roughly chopped.
2 cups self-raising flour

1) Soak the fruit in the coffee overnight.
2) Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius. Coat a 20cm x 28 cm tin with
cooking spray. Line the base with baking paper.
3) Mix together the fruit mixture, chocolate and flour.
Spoon mixture into the prepared tin. Bake in oven for 50-60
minutes or until cooked through.

Serves 25
2½ points per serve


Rum Balls

1 can skim condensed milk
10 Vita Brits, or Weet Bix, crushed.
1 cup dessicated coconut
2 tsp cocoa
1/4 cup rum
1/4 cup chocolate sprinkles, for coating

1) Combine all ingredients in a bowl and roll teaspoonfuls of the
mixture into balls.
2) Roll each ball in sprinkles and refrigerate until firm.

Makes 25
1½ points per serve
--
Erin in NZ
125/88.5/75 kgs
275.3/194.9/165 lbs

NYNY goal 180.6lbs (82 kilos)

"It is not the mountain we conquer, it is ourselves"
Sir Edmund Hilary

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 20:24:46 +1100, "JulieB"
wrote:

The rum balls look good. Perhaps I could turn them into brandy balls with
some of the Christmas cake brandy....

I was thinking of doing that. I have some brandy left over from last
Christmas but no rum. I'm not a great fan of brandy though. How do you
think they'd taste?

I've always had a soft spot for rum
balls, especially ones without sultanas.

Me too :-) But I feel safe having them in the house because I can't
eat more than one at a time.

--
Erin in NZ
125/88.5/75 kgs
275.3/194.9/165 lbs

NYNY goal 180.6lbs (82 kilos)

"It is not the mountain we conquer, it is ourselves"
Sir Edmund Hilary

"Erin Marsh" wrote in message
. co.nz...
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 20:24:46 +1100, "JulieB"
wrote:

The rum balls look good. Perhaps I could turn them into brandy balls
with
some of the Christmas cake brandy....

I was thinking of doing that. I have some brandy left over from last
Christmas but no rum. I'm not a great fan of brandy though. How do you
think they'd taste?

I'm not sure. I'm not a huge brandy OR rum fan, unless they're in some type
of Christmas treat. I might have to test it out on half a batch and see how
I go.

I've always had a soft spot for rum
balls, especially ones without sultanas.

Me too :-) But I feel safe having them in the house because I can't
eat more than one at a time.

I have been informed by the DBF that rum balls have to have sultanas in
them. I think he's got rocks in his head. Apparently his mother used to
have a great recipe for them which she has since lost. Now she tries to
remember the recipe every Christmas with varying success. If the rum balls
aren't too sweet I can do a couple, but I certainly couldn't eat the whole
batch

--
Julie.
93.5/72.7/74 (WW)/72 (Personal) kg
205.7/159.9/162.8 (WW)/158 (Personal) lb