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Christmas is a time for indulgence. It's a time when you can tuck into whatever you want and know that everywhere else in the world, other people are doing the same. For some this means guilt-free mince pies and cola-baked ham. For others it means turkey, brie and cranberry sandwiches washed down with eggnog. But for many, it means chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate.
Whether you're a white, milk or dark fanatic, your chocolate cravings can well and truly be covered come Christmas time. From rocky road slice to peppermint hot chocolates, there are thousands of chocolate Christmas treats to indulge in. Made with the kids in mind, as a Christmas gift, or as a dinner party centrepiece, you're spoilt for choice with recipes like these.
If you're not a lover of a rich and dense Christmas pudding, you'll love this chocolate alternative that's full of flavour – without the heaviness. For traditionalists, it still looks the part, meaning you really can have your cake and eat it too.
Pudding:
1 cup sultanas
½ cup currants
½ cup brandy
125g butter
⅔ cup caster sugar
3 eggs, lightly beaten
Rind of one orange, finely grated
1½ cups SR flour
¼ cup milk
¼ cup cocoa
½ cup chocolate chips
4 egg yolks
2 tbs cornflour
½ cup caster sugar
1½ cups thickened cream
1 cup milk
100g white chocolate, broken
2 tbs brandy
Who doesn't love Tiramisu? The popular coffee-flavoured Italian dessert is a firm favourite and delicious in itself, but here it is made with a chocolate twist. Served in a nice glass bowl, this makes an excellent dessert to take when visiting friends. Then again, you might not want to share it!
400g sweetened condensed milk
500 g mascarpone
½ cup Kahlua
1 tbs instant coffee powder dissolved in 1 cup boiling water
20 sponge finger biscuits
1 tbs cocoa
1 cup milk chocolate, grated
A take on the traditionally sweet French dessert, Buche de Noel, this dessert is rolled, filled and oh-so-tasty. Used as a dessert centrepiece and topped with holly, it's quite the show stopper. Have lots coming for dinner? Double the quantity and instead of cutting the log in half, stand two whole logs on each other.
⅔ cup pure cream
150g good quality dark chocolate
4 eggs, separated
½ cup caster sugar
¼ cup cornflour
2 tbs cocoa
250g spreadable cream cheese
2 tbs Irish cream liqueur
100g dark chocolate, melted then slightly cooled
50g dark chocolate, coarsely grated
6 Cadbury flakes
Icing sugar for dusting
For bite-size Christmas fun it doesn't get much tastier than these delicious pudding-inspired balls. Take them to work, share with friends, or give them in a cellophane bag as a gift.
125g sweetened biscuits
400g condensed milk
3 mint chocolate bars, chopped
150g white chocolate, chopped
1 cup coconut, plus extra to serve
1 tbs cocoa
80g white chocolate melts
1 packet spearmint leaf lollies, cut into strips
1 packet silver cachous balls
Chocolate does have a habit of tasting better when shared with others, and can be particularly delectable when used as an ingredient for baking with the kids. Why not make some extra big batches of these delicious recipes and give them out as gifts?
We've included a few ultra simple recipes here specifically designed to get the kids involved. Be warned: hands will get dirty!
Cut up wedges of chocolate sponge, slather them with some green butter icing and simply decorate to look like Christmas trees.
Because no Christmas is complete without a gingerbread house! Click here for the recipe to make the gingerbread house from scratch – but there are a myriad of delicious pre-made gingerbread houses on the market these days. The kids will love having a go at piping the icing on the house. Include as many sprinkles, chocolate chips and lollies as possible to fully decorate your house.
It's not just the kids that will love these little festive treasures. To form the reindeers, make, buy or use any leftover chocolate cake. You just need to break it all up into fine crumbs – the kids will love just how hands-on this recipe is! After the cake is broken down into crumbs, mix with some chocolate icing to bind. Form your reindeer heads by moulding in your palm, insert a cake pop stick and chill for a couple of hours to make sure the mixture really sticks together.
Remove from refrigerator and gently dip the heads into another chocolate icing mixture. Use halved pretzels as antlers, and mini marshmallows with small chocolate buttons as eyes. Add a red reindeer nose, and there you go! Inexpensive, easy and totally fun.
The festive season is that time of year where we indulge in our favourite foods and share incredible experiences with our loved ones, and chocolate makes treats just that bit more fantastic. So have fun experimenting with these recipes, because we just know you'll love them. Merry Christmas chocophiles!