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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...

Banana Pistachio Smoothie

The first time I ever had this Banana Pistachio Smoothie was also the first time I went for dinner at my husband's place. Of course, he wasn't my husband at the time, but he made this for us that night. 

Sometimes we add a spoon of honey, but the bananas are usually sweet enough if they're ripe.



Here's my husband's cup with his ice cream on top.


Banana Pistachio Smoothie (aka Banana Juice)
Makes 1 smoothie

Ingredients
  • 2 small bananas (frozen if you like)
  • 1/2 cup 2% milk
  • 15 shelled pistachios (mine were salted)
  • 1 teaspoon honey (optional)
Directions
  1. Place all the ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth. Transfer to a glass. If you're like my husband, you'll put a scoop of ice cream in.

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  1. I just made my first selfmade smoothie. I could taste the health!

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