They are a variation on something that my Mum used to make for birthday parties when I was a small child and I always looked forward to them.
- Melt the chocolate using your preferred method.
- Take a marshmallow and dip it into the melted chocolate, about half a centimetre should be covered in chocolate. Place it into a mini bun case and press lightly to secure it.
- Continue doing this until you have used all of your marshmallows.
- Use a teaspoon to put a dot of melted chocolate onto the top of the marshmallow
- then place your disc (or other treat) on top, pressing lightly, again to secure it.
- Continue again until all the marshmallows have a treat on top.
- Put them in the fridge to set the chocolate.
When the chocolate has set, the chocolate at the bottom of the marshmallow should come away completely, forming a solid chocolate base to the treat.
The other things in the picture were just biscuit mix, baked in ball shapes and then drizzled with dark chocolate and placed in mini bun cases.
I love the idea of home baked edible treats as festive presents. I think they mean a lot more than something just bought from a shop. Over the years, however, I've come to realise that perishable gifts need to be baked/made at the absolute last minute to be at their best when they're given - when I usually have 101 other things to do! So I've learned that simplicity is the key, which is why I like simple treats like this, where the effort and sentiment is there, the gifts look pretty too, but it hasn't run me ragged in the process.
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These are wonderful Hannah, thankyou for posting them, so pretty and simple too :-) Could I ask where you bought the marshmellows from?, Id like to have a go at these to give as gifts
Thanks Becky :o)
The marshmallows are just standard ones from supermarket or whereever - the bigger kind that people use for bbqs rather than the little ones for hot drinks.
these look amazing. i think i'll be giving this a whirl!
Il be looking out for some tomorrow, have placed an order for the little chocolate discs, hope they dont take too long to deliver, Im looking forward to making these xx
Hi Hannah,
I've just ordered the snowflake discs and am going to make these for my girlies for Xmas. Lani is a serious fan of marshmallows! I may try making some. Not sure how to get them cylindrical but a mould may do it.
I see in your reading list the book 'Nourishing Traditions' ... I reckon that will be playing havok with your baking .... LOL!
I'm looking forward to what you come up with in the NT baking department though, as I struggle to find NT worthy baking ... especially having 3 of us wheat-free in our house!
Hi Sally
With making your own marshmallows you could make a tray of it and then use a circle icing/cookie cutter to get the shapes you need?
I'm finding Nourishing Traditions pretty hard going! I agree with a lot of what's in it, but I'm not sure how much of it we could practically adopt. I've only read the first few chapters and skimmed the rest as I'm so busy at the moment but I think I'll give it a proper read in the new year.
Thanks for that suggestion Hannah. I'll give it a try.
Yes. I know what you mean about NT. I think of it as an ongoing work, a it like taking in the TCS stuff and putting it gradually into practice. It's such a change it is probably a good thing to choose bits and get follow it for a month to get it into habit, before incorporating another bit. It's too tough to change so much so quickly.
However, it is also great fun eventually.
I found a raw, organic milk source just recently after looking for 5 years! It all comes together over time. And gradually, I read so much about the ills of sugar that I consider it similar to smoking (but harder to stop because they don't hide cigarettes in everything and sell it to you as fast as they can).
I gave up 'sugaring' altogether this month! I'm seeing, gradually, that my kids are starting to take the information I give them seriously, since they have seen me not eating sugary things. And I always feel a ton better for it.
One day I might get more into some of the weird fermented stuff like kombucha and Kefir ... but I've grown to dislike fluffy bread and long for a bit of sourdough rye ... suits me since I have to be wheat free anyway.
New Year sounds like as good a time as any to start.
I'll patiently wait until your baking goes all NT on us. LOL!
Wow Sally, sounds like you've really gone for it with NT!
Where did you find raw organic milk?
I bake with sugar, but other than that I don't really use it - unless you count honey and natural sugars. I don't actually have that much of a sweet tooth but Cameron does and I enjoy the process of baking, which seems to be why I do so much!
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