How did that happen?
I love Christmas, I love food, I love treats, I love writing lists, I love
making things and I love making people happy… so how has Christmas suddenly
crept up on me this year?
Well, no use in pondering, I’d just better get cracking.
If I’d been a little more organised I would have posted this little teaser of a
post sooner. Oh well.
I will post the full recipe for these brownies tomorrow,
but for now I just wanted to show you my version of an advent calendar before
the day is out.
Last year I wanted to buy a vegan advent calendar for the
Boy… but could I find one? Well, yes
finally in the end but it was very hard to track down and nearly everywhere had
sold out. The one I ended up buying (although
yummy!) was very very expensive and still full of sugar and naughtiness (ok-
well it is Christmas so maybe that’s allowed!), but my point is that treats don’t
have to be naughty and they can still taste amazing. So, by that token I figured this year I would
simply have to make my own.
Simple criteria.
It had to be:
Chocolatey
Indulgent but healthy
Small but satisfying
Customisable
… and most importantly last all the way through to
Christmas day!
I had been meaning to post my brownie recipe for quite
some time so it was already at the forefront in my mind. In addition to that I
know that brownies freeze very well… so that got my mind whirring…. And ta da!!
Mini Advent brownie
bites…. store them in the freezer and take a little square out each morning
for a mid-morning indulgence (if you can wait that long). Bonus points here
also- because they are kept in the freezer they are less likely to be eaten all at
once! (maybe?)
I added a large dark chocolate button to the top of each
one (glued on with chocolate icing) and then iced the numbered days leading up
to Christmas…… oh I’m such a child and it was such fun!
Happy Advent!! …has anyone else gone for something a little
different from the norm this year?
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