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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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Buttermilk Pancakes

I originally bought buttermilk to make Cheddar Buttermilk Biscuits for Christmas but they don't come any smaller than in 500ml cartons here. You don't need that much for a single recipe of biscuits, so I decided to make some buttermilk pancakes a few days later. I took my favourite Fluffy Pancake recipe and changed it up a bit.

 Then I found a Christmas pancake pan for $2.44 at an end of season clearance sale. Next time I make pancakes I'll use my new toy. So what if Christmas is still a year away! To me, every day is Christmas!



 Buttermilk Pancakes
Makes about 10 pancakes

 Ingredients
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled
  • more butter or cooking spray for frying
Directions
  1. In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients with a whisk. Make a well in the centre and add the buttermilk, eggs and butter then whisk until well combined. It's okay if it's a bit lumpy.
  2. Heat a nonstick pan over medium heat. Brush the pan with some butter. Drop 3 or 4 pancakes into the pan. I use about 1/4 cup batter for each pancake but you can make them bigger if you like.
  3. Cook for a few minutes until bubbles appear on the surface, flip and continue to cook for another minute or two until the second side is golden. Set aside and repeat until all the batter is done. If you're making a larger batch, heat the oven to 200F and keep a plate in the oven. Transfer the cooked pancakes to the plate until you're ready to eat.
  4. Drizzle with your favourite syrup or fresh fruit.
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  1. Lois BJanuary 6, 2013 at 6:30 AM

    Isn't that always the way. You buy buttermilk for a recipe and then it sits until you can find another use for it. Fortunately, I love baking with it. I use it in my banana bread. I tried a buttermilk powder, but I didn't like the result as much as the real thing.

    These looks delicious and the Christmas pan is the cutest thing. I've never come across one!

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