- Part 96

Creme Filled Brownie Bites

Crème Filled Brownie Bites ~ Brownies and crème. Clarissa Dickson Wright and Jennifer Paterson. What do the Two Fat Ladies and crème filled brownies bites have in common? Nothing, other than some things are made better by the other half.

If you have never seen their show, Two Fat Ladies, look them up on You Tube. While their fully fat laden cooking maybe out of vogue, I’m pretty sure you can still enjoy their humor – the ladies are hilarious.

As for the brownie team up in this recipe, I filled the brownies with a simple pastry cream. I love how it evens out the richness of the chocolate, while adding a nice textural contrast to the fudge like brownie. And yes, more sprinkles – they make me smile, so I added some.
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S’mores Pop

S’mores Pop ~ No bonfire required. These S’mores Pop were toasted on the open flame of a stove top then dipped in dark chocolate and rolled in some crushed graham cracker.

: S’mores Pop

These were a fun and quick dessert I threw together for me and my little guy, Cole. The kid is fascinated by fire. Uh-oh! He is especially curious about my flame torch that he saw me use on some creme brulee and begged me to use it again.

Well, without any desserts that needed torching and under a highly supervised eye, we roasted marshmallows over a stovetop flame. He loved it-the fire, whole process of watching it go from lightly golden-the fire, to carmelize—did I mention the fire. . . . my little pyromaniac.
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