#DaliasKitchen | Three Decadent Desserts
Impress your guests with these delicious sweet fixes to end the perfect meal
Cocoa and White Chocolate Waffles
Makes 6 waffles
Prep and bake time: 20 minutes
150g butter
100g sugar
3 eggs
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
300g flour
200ml milk
2 tsp white vinegar
170g white chocolate
100g currants or berries and nuts to garnish (optional)
1. Chop the chocolate and melt it in a small saucepan over a larger saucepan with boiling water. Let it cool.
2. Preheat the waffle iron.
3. In a bowl, cream the butter, and sugar; add the eggs, cocoa and vanilla.
4. Add the salt and baking powder to the flour. Add the vinegar to the milk and let it sit for a few minutes.
5. Add half the flour to the egg mixture, and add half the milk mixture. Combine well and add the remaining flour and milk.
6. Grease the waffle iron, and a ladle full of the batter. Bake until golden brown, then drizzle with melted white chocolate and top with currants or berries.
Labneh Brownies
Makes 12 portions
Prep and cook time: 50 minutes
240g dark chocolate (at least 70%)
60g milk chocolate
100g butter
200g sugar
½ tsp vanilla
3 eggs
150g flour
2 tbsp cocoa
½ tsp salt
Cheese mixture:
300g Labneh
60g castor sugar
2 egg yolks
½ tsp vanilla
1. Preheat the oven to 180 degree Celsius. In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and butter together. Remove the bowl from the heat and add the sugar, vanilla, eggs, and combine all ingredients well.
2. Sift the flour, cocoa and salt, and add it to the chocolate mixture.
3. In another bowl, whisk the labneh, sugar, eggs and vanilla until smooth.
4. Line a square baking dish with parchment paper and mixture on top, and using a fork just swirl the labneh into the chocolate.
5. Boke for 30-35 minutes, and let it cool before you cut into squares to serve. Delicious!
Choco Banana Cream Pots
Makes 6
Prep and Cook Time: 10 minutes
200g dark chocolate (70%)
480ml whipping cream
80g icing sugar
3 bananas, sliced
100g pecans, crushed
1. Chop the chocolate and melt it in a small saucepan over a larger saucepan with boiling water. Let it cool.
2. Using a whisk or an electric mixer, whip up the cream with the icing sugar (adding more or less sugar depending on your preference).
3. Add 3-4 tbsp of whipped cream to the melted chocolate and combine until smooth.
4. Start filling your pots or ramekins alternating with cream, chocolate, banana and top with pecans.