How embarassing going through the checkout with all these cherry ripe bars!!!!! Luckily they are on special :)
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How embarassing going through the checkout with all these cherry ripe bars!!!!! Luckily they are on special :)
Oh and this peppermint crisp promo for nestle!!!! Gah!!! Anyone know any alternatives apart from mint slice biccies?
I made some orange balls using Lindt orange chocolate (two 100g blocks) so I guess you could use Lindt peppermint choc instead. The little crunchy bits in the peppermint crips add a really nice crunch though so getting an alternative with crispy bits in it would be better
oh dear.
these are super yum!
Im gonna be 3 sizes bigger after xmas
What combos are everyone going with for the cherry ripe ones? Im confused lol I have choc ripple, marie and arrowroot biccies to choose from.
Nice biscuits with my cherry ripes - that's after tea's job tonight
Damn only one I dont have!!! Trying with Maries and will see how it goes. Dont want them too sweet!
I did Nice for the cherry ripe, and chocolate ripple for the orange and peppermint
Oh my goodness cannot stop eating!!! I was going to take a pic in the morning all nice but I cant stop pinching - neither can DP! DD is eyeing them off too but we're sneaking them past her lol. So good!!! Peppermint tomorrow :)
Lol at above comment! It wasn't until my third batch that they actually made it to being hampered up for gifts lol
Hahaha!!! I posted this on the main site so it will live forever!!! YAH!!!!!
Cherry Ripe Balls
Verdict on peppermint ones: DD thinks they are too minty. Yay no risk of pinching! DS hates coconut so win again lol. I love them. DP likes them better than cherry ripe. It was really sticky to mix so I added coconut to it - about 1/2 cup in the end. Yummo! Will try boost ones next, its my DP's fave bar :)
how long is there "use by" date do you think? if giving as gifts how far in advance could i make them?
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This recipe has taken over my Facebook newsfeed over the past few days. It wasn't shared by BB members either.
I know, I dont know who the heck shared it but its had 11k likes on the BB site in a few days!!!! Holy cow, how did that happen?!?!
I've had the FB inundation as well; was about to actually got looking for this thread so I could make them for my work secret Santa next week too ;)
Every time I go on FB, this pops up...hmm, they're calling to me ;) DH informed me the other day that he's making rum balls this year...little does he know he'll be making these instead!
I keep getting it too. Yummmmm
My sister who knows nothing about BB, rang me tonight to tell me about this recipe she saw posted on FB. :rofl:
I made these last year (cherry & mint) as we were hosting Christmas, but the first batch was gone the next day! Did them again and we basically just tried to pretend they weren't there. No need to make them this time but they're all over my fb too and I'm getting so tempted!
Wonder how I convert this to make in thermie:
So....I finally made these today for the first time. They're awesome! DH and DD1 love them too!
I've just brought my cherry ripe bars so these are on my to make list ASAP :D
FYI - Cherry Ripes are half price at Coles atm ;)
In the fridge at the moment. Busting for them to set so I can have a taster :D
Bring on Wednesday, when I can finally go buy ingredients :lol: I'm going for the Peppermint Crisp variation though, Cherry Ripes are gross :hide:
Aargh. My local Coles is out of Cherry Ripes and Peppermint Crisps
Probably because everyone on FB has seen the recipe. :rofl::
:hello:At the ABA Christmas breakup this week a lady (who has the same first name as me! Lol) brought in a tray of slice, yummy yummy peppermint slice! She explained the recipe to me, it is eerily similar to these ones here.
1 1/2 packets arrowroot/nice/etc biscuits
1 peppermint crisp
1 tin condensed milk
Even though the slice only had *one* peppermint crisp bar and one and a half packets of biscuits, the minty taste was quite enough. It wasn't until I got home and thought to look up this thread that I realised what the original quantities were! Looks like tomorrow I am getting a couple of cherry ripe bars along with the condensed milk. Aldi, here we come.....
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I made these for my "cook club" a few weeks ago in the TMX. Chucked in the biscuits and gave them a quick blitz, then added the chocolate bars (I may or may not have done orange, peppermint and cherry ripe all for the one event . . .), gave that a blitz and then added the condensed milk for 2-3 seconds on 7-8. You need to do a bit of scraping down to get it into the blades but worked fine - and a whole lot easier than my food processor when I made them for last Christmas ;-):
Im going to attempt to do the original version with ds tomorrow in the midst of moving and caring for my infant, in the hopes of bringing something positive to our day bahaha wish me luck!
Sorry for the hijack ladies but need some advice.
I am going to making cute little mini Christmas puds for DS4 daycare. Basically the recipe is plain biscuits crushed, condensed milk and cocoa. Mix all together and make into ball. Drop into coconut and coat. Melt white chocolate on top like the way a Christmas pub could look if you had brandy sauce on it and top it with cut up mint leaves (the little sweets) and cut up strawberries and cream (sweets) to look like the holly - leaves and berries. Get chocolate to set and voila cute little Christmas puds.
NOW I have also promised the teachers that I would make an adult version for them :clap: so I am looking for inspiration for the alcohol I use and how much. I am guessing they are like an proper rum ball with rum. Not sure if I've got rum in the house - what alternative could I use and how much do I put in?
Re alternatives to rum - no help here (I was looking for ideas the other day but have decided to wait to pay day to get rum) (eta maybe a nice port/fortified wine seeing as they're puddings?)
Re amount - rum ball recipe I found the other day said 1-2 tablespoons per mix
Baileys!
Thanks HotI. Baileys 'tis
Leckert - you can always get the teeny little bottles. They only cost a few dollars.
Going to make tomorrow night - the trick then will be not to eat them all before I get to bring them to DS's day care.
Thanks HotI. Baileys 'tis
Leckert - you can always get the teeny little bottles. They only cost a few dollars.
Going to make tomorrow night - the trick then will be not to eat them all before I get to bring them to DS's day care.
I'm scrounging for that and time until Thursday as I can really make them with the boys around ;):
I haven't read the whole thread (whoa who would imagine 9 pages on cherry ripe balls :p ) BUT if making these for xmas day could you make them a day or two beforehand or are they best made on the day?
Ang; you can make these days in advance, or packed properly, they can be frozen.
I killed my little food processor whizzing up biscuits to make these. So sad. :cry:
Leave them in your fridge at your own peril, they wont last lol.
Freezing is fine. Many members have done it.