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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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Fried Shrimp

I always keep frozen shrimp in the freezer for those nights when I forget to pull something out. They thaw quickly and take even less time to cook.

I bought some whole red chillies without any specific recipe in mind and I didn't really know how much heat they'd add to the dish. I found that adding 2 was pretty mild but I guess everyone has their own idea of what spicy is. You can substitute chili flakes or cayenne pepper if you really want to spice it up.



Fried Shrimp
2-4 servings

Ingredients
  • about 30 medium uncooked shrimp
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • salt
  • 2-3 dried red chillies
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
Directions
  1. Toss shrimp with paprika, granulated garlic, onion powder, black pepper and salt.
  2. Heat butter and oil over medium heat. Add dried chillies and cook for a minute.
  3. Add shrimp to the pan and stir. Continue cooking just for a few minutes per side until they turn pink.
  4. Serve with rice.
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