Don't get me wrong, we still eat and enjoy lots of fresh meals, however we just do the preperation at an earlier stage and freeze. Appliance House have joined up with an ex Waitrose food editor who shares five fab recipes which are all suitable for home freezing. One of these is Chocolate and Cherry Brownies.
Chocolate and Cherry Brownies
Who doesn't like brownies? These have a crisp crust and a delicious gooey centre, best served warm with vanilla ice cream. If you've frozen them previously then just warm them briefly in a hot oven.
Preperation Time: 15 miniutes
Cooking Time: 35-40 miniutes
Makes: 18
200g butter, cubed
100g good quality dark chocolate, roughly chopped
4 eggs, beater
425g granulated sugar
100g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder, sifted
½ tsp sea salt
1 tbsp vanilla extract
100g dried cherries
1. Preheat the oven to 180o, gas mark 4. Line a small roasting tin with baking parchment.
2. Place the butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl and allow the ingredients to melt either over a pan of barely simmering water or in a microwave on a low heat. Allow to cool slightly.
3. Place the remaining ingredients in a mixing bowl and pour in the melted chocolate and butter mixture. Fold together lightly until throughly combined. Pour into the prepared tin and place in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes until a crust forms. Remove from the over and allow to stand for 15-20 minutes. Cut into squares when cooled.
Cooks Tip.
Add alternative ingredients to the cherries according to what you have in your cupboard. Pecans and brazil nuts work well instead of cherries, or leave out as you prefer.
To freeze them wrap first in cling film and then in foil and freeze for up to 3 months.
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home made bolonaise sauce is fab to freeze and reheat
ReplyDeleteSometimes! I often freeze homemade chilli or soup!
ReplyDeleteYes I freeze meals because sometimes I am not well enough to cook. I like to freeze stews & hot pots
ReplyDeleteI freeze my chicken korma to save time
ReplyDeleteYes, I freeze lasagne as it keeps and defrosts well
ReplyDeleteYes, I bulk cook burritos and freeze them.
ReplyDeleteyes I do, Soups are the best thing I like to freeze along with pasta sauces
ReplyDeleteI always freeze lasagne and chilli because they're great to batch cook and easy to reheat.
ReplyDeleteNo I don't, I tend to freeze things like mash if there's a lot left over but otherwise not. Maybe I should!
ReplyDeleteI like to freeze homemade pea and mint pesto - perfect over hot pasta for a quick but yummy family meal x
ReplyDeleteNot often, but if I do, it's soup!
ReplyDeleteChilli easy to make, freeze and reheat. Tastes great as well
ReplyDeletewe freeze veg and soups
ReplyDeletehomemade fruit pies
ReplyDeleteSpag bol sauce - can use also over baked patatoes, as base for cottage pie, with rice, with addition of chilli. as well as over different varieties of pasta
ReplyDeleteWe spend rainy days in winter cooking up huge batches of chilli con quorn and fill the freezer! Then we take out a bit at a time to keep us supplied with fab quick hot comfort food for when we get home from big days out walking in the hills!
ReplyDeleteSoups are so easy to make and freeze - great for emergency meals and a quick supper
ReplyDeletewe freeze chilli and curry
ReplyDeleteSpaghetti Bolognese always goes down well :)
ReplyDeleteBasic bolognaise as it's so versatile, you can make more than one dish with mince in tomato sauce i.e. lasagne, cottage pie, chilli. Doesn't have to be just spag bol. :)
ReplyDeleteI only freeze a bit as I have a small freezer but generally chilli and spaghetti Bol freeze well
ReplyDeleteNot very often. Chilli would be the best.
ReplyDeleteI bulk cook and freeze usually spag bol
ReplyDeleteusually cornbeef hash
ReplyDeleteI always make a bulk lot of bolognaise and freeze some, ready for spag bol.
ReplyDeleteI cook meals in the slow cooker such as stews and casseroles and then freeze them.
ReplyDeleteI usually try to make double of everthing and freeze half whenever possibleI We have 2 freezers and I do like to keep them both filled to the brim!
ReplyDeleteI freeze nearly everthing. Bread, cheese, milk, fruit. When i use a jar of sauce, i freeze the leftover half. Fresh fruit and veg and i batch cook so i can freeze dinners x
ReplyDeleteI always make huge casseroles and freeze them
ReplyDeletespaghetti bolognese
ReplyDeleteI tend to freeze and reheat quiches - they are great for using up our three chickens' eggs!
ReplyDeleteI freeze casseroles, chillis, helps to have some home-made "ready meals" available
ReplyDeleteYes, casseroles
ReplyDeleteLasagne as it always reheats so well and feels like such a massive meal.
ReplyDeletemacaroni cheese always tastes lovely from frozen
ReplyDeleteI freeze lots - bean and lentil bases for shepherdess pies, various ratatouilles, vegan curries, crumble mixes, breadcrumbs....
ReplyDeletewe occasionally bulk cook shepherds pie
ReplyDeleteYes. Chilli is my favourite.
ReplyDeletelasagne
ReplyDeletei dont usually freeze meals as meals arent around for long enough in house!!
ReplyDeleteI usually just freeze the sauces when I've made too much
ReplyDeleteI freeze lots - I try to make enough to eat one/freeze one - love freezing curry
ReplyDeleteNo I rarely freeze meals
ReplyDeletei don't really freeze meals. i'll sometimes do a lasagne and freeze it but that would be the extent, i think!
ReplyDeleteBolognese sauce
ReplyDeleteVery rarely freeze meals as they tend to all get eaten
ReplyDeleteYes, curries.
ReplyDeleteI don't tend to freeze meals, but do freeze sauces.
ReplyDeleteYeah! Especially Lasagne! x
ReplyDeletecasseroles
ReplyDeleteYes. Chilli con carne freezes well
ReplyDeleteyes spaghetti bolognese, just the meat bit
ReplyDeleteyes stews
ReplyDeleteNo not really, because I usually only make enough for what if needed, but I've been making lunches for work ATM
ReplyDeleteYes, Beef Stew
ReplyDeletesoup usually, I like to take it to work
ReplyDeletei freeze lots of things but my favourite thing to freeze and reheat is gravy from a beef joint. I make loads so I can then use it with pie or toad in the hole in the week.
ReplyDeletei love to make batches of homemade pizza sauce, always at hand for a yummy & healthy meal
ReplyDeleteI always try to make one lot to eat and one lot to freeze when I cook so I freeze curries, Veggie stews, Soups and Quorn Lasagne and Bolognese. I love the idea of just taking it out of the freezer and not having to cook!
ReplyDeleteI love making up large batches of pasta sauce and then freezing some - makes a very quick meal.
ReplyDeletei mainly make up batches of food for my 2 babies - spag bol is a big hit, but i also do stew aswel
ReplyDeleteYes I freeze all the time. My favourite has to be lasagne.
ReplyDeleteStews and casseroles.
ReplyDeletemake up soups and freeze.very useful
ReplyDeleteNo, I don't usually freeze meals, they all get eaten more often than not x
ReplyDeleteMacaroni cheese - but generally everything gets eaten quickly with 9 kids around and I don't get time to freeze it first!
ReplyDeleteNo I don't freeze meals
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