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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...

Pineapple Salsa

Two days ago I made Oven Fried Paprika Chicken Strips. Yesterday, we had leftovers but I wanted to do something different. I took 2 pieces of the chicken and put them on a tortilla. It needed something else and wanted it to be fresh. I had some pineapple left in the fridge too, so I decided to make a quick little salsa to go on my tortilla. 




Pineapple Salsa
Makes 1 serving

Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup pineapple, diced
  • 1 tablespoon sweet red pepper, minced
  • 1 tablespoon sweet onion, minced
  • 1 tablespoon parsley or cilantro, chopped
  • 1/4 cup fresh tomato, diced
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried mint
  • pinch of salt pinch of pepper
Directions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. That's it!

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