Festive bonbons filled with prune and almond

Everybody likes chocolate and my favorite combination is chocolate with prune, a traditional Greek treat. You can't find these abroad so I made my own for the holidays. Thanks to silicon forms it is super easy to make chocolates at home :)

Many thanks for the forms to Silikomart !

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Tiramisu with a twist

I never knew how easy was tiramisu to make. It is actually one of the easier desserts I ever made, and  boy, I could eat the whole pan. I think what causes this addiction is the combination of liqueur and coffee and chocolate. Yes chocolate indeed, this is a tiramisu with a twist!

There is a challenge though, and that is finding pasteurized eggs for this recipe.

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Finikia traditional Christmas honey cookies from Lesvos

These ones re quite similar as the melomakarona recipe, but a bit lighter and with not so many spices. This recipe is my aunt's and it is originally from my home island Lesvos. This recipe will make about 30-35 pieces.

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Almond kourampiedes that smell of roses

Kourampiedes are one of the two most traditional treats for the Christmas holidays. These ones are from my uncle's recipe and in comparison with the walnut ones are softer and less sweeter.

They smell of roses and look like little snowed moons.

Super easy and fast to make, all you need is a bowl, your hands and an oven :)

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My grandma's walnut kourampiedes are simply the best

Kourampiedes are one of the two most traditional treats for the Christmas holidays. These ones are from my grandma's notebook and I remember eating since I remember the Christmas holidays.

They smell of butter and cognac and they are crunchy even after weeks have passed. They look like little snowed mountains.

Super easy and fast to make, all you need is a bowl, your hands and an oven :)

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Speculaas the Dutch holiday-biscuit

On December the 5th, the Dutch celebrate the Sint Nicolas package evening, meaning that Saint Nicholas is bringing presents to the whole family. The presents are mostly a surprise and they have a teasing nature. The presents are opened one by one and they are many so it takes a  few hours to go through them.

The evening is normally starting with warm chocolate and speculaas (biscuit), along with other treats such as kruidnoten (tiny cookies) en amadelstaaf (almond paste in filo dough)

This year I made my own and the house smelled of cinnamon and cloves all weekend long :)

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