What a sophisticated-looking chocolate brownie!  It is a raspberry cream chocolate brownie after all…

Ingredients to make 10 brownies:

200g (7oz) butter, plus extra to grease
150g (5oz) each Bournville and dark chocolate, such as Green & Black’s Dark 70%, chopped
4 medium eggs
150g (5oz) light muscovado sugar
125g (4oz) plus 1tbsp self-raising flour, sifted
125g (4oz) curd cheese or cream cheese
2tbsp raspberry jam

Method:

1 Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan) mark 6. Grease and line a 23cm (9in) square tin with greaseproof paper. Put chocolates and butter into a bowl over a pan of simmering water, stirring to combine. When they’re melted, take off the heat and set aside to cool.

2 In a bowl, whisk three of the eggs and all but 1tsp of the sugar together with an electric hand whisk until thick and moussey. Fold in the cooled chocolate mixture and all but the 1tbsp of the flour, then pour into the prepared tin.

3 Put cheese into a bowl with remaining egg and the 1tsp sugar and the 1tbsp flour. Mix well to combine.

4 Place dollops of the cheese mixture randomly over the surface, then top each with a teaspoonful of the raspberry jam. Use a skewer to marble the cheese, jam and brownie mixture together. Bake for 25–30min. Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 10min, then lift out the brownie and cool completely on a rack. Cut into wedges and serve with a dollop of crème fraîche.

Via Good Housekeeping Magazine

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If I don’t start the day off with a ‘proper’ breakfast, you can almost guarantee that come lunchtime, I’ll be nibbling on a chocolate bar.  This is exactly what I want to avoid, so a healthy, substantial breakfast is what’s needed.  It’s easy to get sick of the same old thing, so I’m always looking for fresh ideas.  I found this yummy Nutty Breakfast Parfait recipe on the California Walnuts website… perfect!

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats   
1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped  
1/3 cup pure maple syrup, divided
2 tsp butter   
2 cups sliced hulled strawberries 
2 cups thinly sliced, peeled peaches  
1 cup blueberries
1 cup cubed peeled kiwifruit (about 3) 
2 cups non-fat plain yoghurt

Method:

Mix oats and walnuts in 13 x 9 x 2-inch (33 x 23 x 5 cm) baking tray.

Combine 1/4 cup (50 ml) of the maple syrup and butter in small saucepan. Bring to boil. Pour maple syrup mixture over oat mixture; stir to blend well.

Bake for around 10 minutes at 375°F (190°C) oven, stirring occasionally, until mixture is golden and crisp. Cool granola completely in pan.

Gently toss strawberries, peaches, blueberries, kiwifruit and remaining maple syrup in large bowl to blend. Divide half of the fruit mixture among 6 parfait or wine glasses. Sprinkle each parfait with half the granola mixture, dividing equally.  Top each with half of the yoghurt. Repeat layers. Serve immediately.

Makes 6 servings.

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This dessert looks really impressive yet it isn’t actually that hard to do- plus it tastes delicious!  I found it was best to slice the poached pears before serving (whilst still retaining the shape of the pear for presentation, if you know what I mean!) because they can be tricky for guests to eat when left whole.  Enjoy!

Click here for the recipe via Delicious Magazine.

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I’ve found that I really like beetroot.  Apart from its health benefits (beetroot can help lower cholesterol and blood pressure, is good for the liver and can even help prevent cancer), it adds colour and sweetness to the smoothie.

Now I’m not suggesting we all resort to a liquid diet but I do recommend you try this yummy beetroot starter, above!  A nice change from the norm and healthy too.

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Via The Good Food Channel

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The picture reminds me of a colourful mosaic pattern… it’s so pleasing on the eye that you might think it’s too good to eat.  Well, almost!

Click here for the recipe.

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