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No Bake Nutella Balls (chocolate truffles)

Here’s a new favourite truffle I added to our Christmas cookie boxes this year. I’ll share with you how to make No Bake Nutella Balls covered in chocolate with a few sprinkles to make them look festive. These were so delicious. I had a hard time not eating all of them myself. You can crush the graham crackers yourself, but I just purchased a box of crumbs. No Bake Nutella Balls Makes about 50 balls Adapted from The Carefree Kitchen Ingredients For the filling 1/2 cup of butter, softened 1 1/4 cup Nutella 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 2 cups icing sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla For the coating 1 1/2 cups meting chocolate (I used milk) Directions Combine all filling ingredients until a dough forms. You can add more Nutella or graham crumbs  if you feel the dough is too soft or dry. The dough should hold its shape once rolled.  Roll teaspoon size balls and place in a single layer in the freezer for 30 minutes.  Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or bowl over a simmering pot of wa...

Homemade Burgers

Did you know that you can now buy burger buns that are super thin? If you don't want to fill up on bread, try to find them, or do what I did and use 1/2 a pita.


Homemade Burgers
Makes 4-6 servings

Ingredients
  • 1lb lean ground beef
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped sweet red pepper
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar
  • 1 egg
  • salt & pepper
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1/4 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
  • 4-6 buns or pita halves
  • Toppings of choice
Directions
  1. Mix it all up and form into 4-6 patties.
  2. Bake, grill or fry until the patties are just cooked through.
  3. Top with anything you like. We like the basics such as cheddar, tomatoes, lettuce, pickles, ketchup, mustard and mayo.

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