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Homemade chocolates and sweets

Got a sweet tooth? You don’t have to head to the shops to get your favourite sweetie or chocolates. Learn how to make your own traditional treats with our easy, fun recipes. These deliciously simple ideas will also make lovely food gifts for friends and family.

Whether it’s a special occasion or if you just fancy something sweet, we’ve got some quick and easy recipes for making your very own homemade goodies. From creamy vanilla fudge to rich chocolate peppermint slices, we’ve got plenty of nibbles to choose from.

If you’re looking for a gift on a small budget, making your own food gift is the perfect choice. These chocolate and sweet treats can be enjoyed all year round, from birthdays to Christmas. Treat your mum this Mother’s Day to a box of specially made Turkish delights or wish your best friend a Merry Christmas with some melt-in-the-mouth peppermint creams.

There’s no need to stress for gift ideas when you can make these tasty bites. From white chocolate truffles to candy floss, we’ve got plenty of sweet recipes for you to try. All you need to do is buy is a gift bag or box to wrap the chocs in and you’re ready to go.

See something you like? Add it to your very own recipe book.

Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls – The Least Scary Halloween Treat, Ever!

When I was asked to join some of my fellow foodies on
YouTube, to produce a video for a special seasonal playlist called “Halloween Sweet Treats,” I sat down and considered all the scary sweets
recipes in my repertoire. After several minutes of deep thought, I realized I
had nothing.


Not to sound like a curmudgeon, but sticking broken pretzels
into a marshmallow and calling it a “scary spider,” just isn’t my thing. So,
instead of trying to figure out how to make a chocolate truffle look like a
bleeding eyeball, I made a batch of pumpkin cinnamon rolls. They may not be
scary (what’s the opposite of scary?), but they are seasonal, and incredibly
delicious.

I used to joke that when Halloween/Thanksgiving time rolls
around, the only thing a chef has to do to make a recipe seasonal is to add
some pumpkin to it. Chili with a spoon of pumpkin stirred in? Halloween
chili! Dinner rolls with a spoon of pumpkin kneaded into the dough?
Thanksgiving dinner rolls!


Well, that’s exactly what I did here, and while it may be
formulaic, it also produced the best cinnamon rolls I’ve ever tasted. One key
is a nice soft, sticky dough. Be sure to only add enough flour so that the
dough just barely pulls away from the side of the bowl as it kneads.

You can certainly embellish by adding some chopped walnuts
or pecans to the cinnamon-sugar layer, but since I decided to garnish with
pumpkin seeds, I went sans nuts. Anyway,
despite not being very horrifying, these really would make a special treat at
any Halloween party. I hope you give these a try soon. Enjoy!


Ingredients for 16 Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls:
(I used a deep 13 x 9 baking dish)

For the dough:

1 package of dry yeast
1/4 cup very warm water (about 100-105 degrees F.)
1/2 tsp white sugar
1/2 cup pure pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
1/4 cup heavy cream (can sub milk, but cream is better)
1 tsp fine salt
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice (or 1/2 tsp ground ginger and 1/4 tsp allspice)
1 large egg
1/4 cup granulated sugar
4 1/4 cups all purpose flour (divided), or as needed 
 (add enough flour
to mixer so that dough just barely pulls away from sides, and a very soft,
slightly sticky dough is formed)
*knead for at least 6-7 minutes

For the filling:
5 tbsp melted butter, brushed on rolled dough
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup of granulated sugar
2 tbsp ground cinnamon

*For the glaze:
1/4 cup room temperature cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk, or as needed
1/4 tsp vanilla extract, optional
*adjust glaze by adding more powdered sugar or milk to
achieve desired consistency
1/4 cup toasted pumpkin seeds to garnish

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Healthy recipes

Healthy eating is very important for you and your family – but it’s not always the easiest thing to do. Here at goodtoknow, it’s our mission to help you eat healthily – without being left hungry. We have over 1,000 healthy recipes for your family, so you should never run out of ideas!

Top tips for healthy eating


Don’t forget breakfast!

We know everyone always says it but breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. A big, filling breakfast will set you and your family up for day and will mean less snacking in the morning. You don’t need to spend ages making it either, make your own porridge, muesli – or even bake some muffins – in bulk in advance so you can grab something nutritious and delicious quickly. Try and sprinkle dried fruits or nuts over anything your eating to increase the protein of your meal.

Keep full

You can have the best intentions, but if you’re hungry – you’re going to snack. Keeping full will mean that you can eat only what you want to, rather than giving into cravings. Drinking lots of water, eating filling meals and snacking on fruit, veg and nuts will stop your stomach rumbling.

Get your 5-a-day

One of the easiest ways to keep track of how healthily you’re eating is to keep track of how many fruits and vegetables you are eating. The standard 5-a-day is a good measure but you can, of course, have more. Keep a mental, or physical, list of how much of your 5-a-day you are having and work out how to get more into your diet. One for breakfast, one for lunch, two for dinner and one for a snack is a good way of dividing it out.

Know your food
Understanding your food and knowing how to use different ingredients will give you much more scope to create healthy meals. If you don’t know how to cook, it’s easy to reach for unhealthy ready made options but it’s really easy to learn the basics. A homemade pasta sauce, soup or smoothie is much healthier for you and will taste better if you make it yourself. Once you know how to use vegetables in lots of different ways, it makes them much less boring – for the kids and for you!

Treat yourself

Never allowing yourself a treat will only make you crave them more. Every now and again, give in and have what you really, really fancy. As long as you are generally quite healthy most of the time, it really won’t matter – food is meant to be enjoyed! Some people are healthy during the week, then splash out at the weekend, others have a day or two where they forget about the diet – whatever works for you. If you find yourself needing a treat pretty much every day, you can cheat and have a lower-fat cake or dessert – if you make the right one, you won’t be able to tell the difference.

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