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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...
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Lentil Stew

I adapted this from what was originally a Weight Watchers lentil soup recipe, but it turned out to be thick so I'm going to call it a stew.

I thought the raisins were interesting but I knew raisins and lentils would be good together because I like Adas Polow, which also has lentils and raisins in it! Even my 4 year old loved this!

Use veggie broth to make this vegan.


Lentil Stew
Makes 4 servings

Ingredients
  • 1 medium shallot, finely diced  
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds    
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil  
  • 1 medium tomato, diced  
  • 1 cups dry green lentils, rinsed
  • 5 cups low sodium chicken broth    
  • 1 teaspoon salt  
  • 3/4 cup raisins  
  • 1 teaspoon dried mint leaves, crushed
  • juice of 1 lime
Directions
  1. In a nonstick pot, saute shallot and cumin seeds over medium heat until the shallots are slightly brown and the cumin is toasted.
  2. Add the tomato and lentils and stir to combine.
  3. Add all other ingredients except lime juice and simmer over medium heat until lentils are soft (20-30 minutes). If the liquid runs out before the lentils are cooked, you can add more. I like them with a bit of texture so I don't cook them until their mush, but it's up to you.
  4. Squeeze on some lime juice before serving.
  5. Serve with a nice salad.
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