As a tot with a very large extended family, holidays meant shuttling from relative to relative to have chubby cheeks pinched, forehead slobbered with kisses & legions of unwanted squeezes.
My reward(s) for adorably & angelically enduring all of this attention?
Homemade wacky sugar-high inducing sweets (+ a load of fantastic handcrafted gifts!).
One of my absolute faves was Great Auntie’s ooey-gooey melt-in-your-mouth-and-all-over-your-hands toffee:
Whip up a batch & you’ll have your kiddos racing about the house in no time flat!
You’ll need: 2 cups of sugar, 75g chocolate, 1 tsp vanilla, 1/2 cup condensed milk, 1 cup nuts (if desired)
Melt sugar, chocolate, vanilla & milk together over medium heat. Once all ingredients have liquified reduce heat & simmer for 5 – 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
Quick tip: for a less gooey toffee result simply reduce the amount of milk & add 3 – 5 tbsp of icing sugar
Remove from heat & stir in nuts.
Pour into a buttered casserole dish (or pan) & refrigerate until firm
melty messy ooey gooey goodness…
that simply must be served with an ice cold (dairy-free) milk!
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Hmm….do you think this should be served at a 12yrs old birthday party? Hope you are saying YEP! cuz I know this is now on the menu. thanks…HAPPY HOLIDAYS
This should be served at all birthdays regardless of age…or any other festivity…or on Mondays to celebrate the beginning of a new week ;O)
A big ‘Frohes Fest!’ (= happy holidays in German) to you as well! =O)