This is the sort of recipe to have around when you get one of those calls to say you’re getting visitors in a few minutes… as everyone loves a banana muffin!!
The recipe originally came from an Allyson Gofton muffin recipe book, but has been tweaked a little.
If you were feeling really fancy, some chocolate icing would go well, but these are great as they are.
Self saucing chocolate pudding is the perfect dessert in a hurry. If you’ve just cooked a wonderful dinner, but have found yourself light on dessert, this self saucing pudding recipe takes just ten minutes to prepare, so you can get back to your guests and enjoy the wonderful smell of chocolatey goodness baking away in the oven. Be sure to whip some cream to go with it, or add a scoop of ice cream melt on top!
Chocolate brownies are the ultimate treat, and this chocolate brownie recipe with raspberries is a real winner! Using frozen or fresh raspberries is up to you, but I just love them fresh when they are in season, usually between November/December and April/May around these parts. One of the reasons this recipe is great, is there is no need to melt any chocolate, but it does produce mouth-wateringly moist chocolate brownies for the whole family to enjoy.
This recipe was the winner of the “The Search for NZ’s Favourite Recipe” – great work in creating this kiwi favourite Viv!
P.S. If you’ve screwed up at work recently, your workmates will forget all about it after a chocolate brownie or two!
This is an old family recipe, but is a real hit. The difference with these biscuits is that they are very buttery and therefore not traditionally as sweet as your average chocolate chip biscuits.
This recipe contains ain unusual twist – added coco pops for added ‘crunch’!
This recipe uses the traditional Anzac biscuit recipe, but they are full of green and red glazed cherries and cashew nuts. This transforms this traditional biscuit into something a little extra and look and taste nice especially for festive occasions like Christmas.
Give these a try and let us know what you think!
A kiwi classic – try this to make your own Afghan biscuits! This recipe uses weetbix as one of the main binding agents, to get that classic taste and help with the crunchy texture.
This recipe is really simple, and provides a simple biscuit that everybody enjoys.
The recipe is from the classic Edmonds Cookbook, and can be baked really quickly when unexpected visitors decide to drop in!
Moroccan cooking has a great mix of interesting spices, so is bound to be a crowd pleaser! This Moroccan Chicken Hotpot recipe looks complicated and with lots of ingredients, but once the prep is done and its in the oven, its basically done! Its from the great Chelsea Winter so you know its been well designed and its easy to make.
This is suitable for family dinner or for dinner with friends – whenever you need something a little different which is designed to impress!
Gluten free products can often taste a bit odd or lack the right texture – not these pancakes! The xanthan gum is optional but helps them bind more like if regular flour was used. These will go down well with everyone.
Top with your favourite gluten-free toppings just like regular pancakes.
Who said vegan treats can’t be delicious? This recipe makes fantastic light, fluffy pancakes, all without animal products.
They’re so good, even your non-vegan friends will be asking for the recipe!
Add the deliciousness of real maple syrup, which is a completely vegan option which goes great with these pancakes. Otherwise any of your favourite toppings would go well for a fantastic breakfast treat.
Check out our other pancake recipes if you’re looking for something different.