Valentine’s Day

M A K E - A H E A D G I F T S

Personalised chocolate hearts

Whether for your girlfriend or your grandpa, these homemade chocs are a great gift

Makes 12 Takes 15 mins plus setting Cost per serve 4-8p

To make a template, draw and cut out a heart about 5 x 5cm from a piece of card. Draw around this 12 times on a sheet of baking paper, then turn over the paper and place on a baking sheet. Break 70g chocolate into a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water to melt. Remove from the heat, then spoon 1 tsp chocolate over the heart shapes, spreading to the edges using a cocktail stick. Scatter over your toppings (right and below), then leave in a cool, dry place for about 1 hr or until set.

M I L K C H O C O L AT E C U P I D A R R O W S

Make the hearts with milk chocolate. Once set, pipe arrows with writing icing from a 76g Cake Décor

Coloured Writing

Icing pack.

Each chocolate heart contains

Energy Fat Saturates

Sugars Salt 168kJ 40kcal 2g 1g 5g 0g 2% 3% 6% 5% 0% of the reference intake. See page 105. Carbohydrate 5g Protein 1g Fibre 0g

O R A N G E & G I N G E R

Make the hearts using dark chocolate, then scatter with 20g roughly chopped

crystallised ginger

and the zest of 1 orange.

Each chocolate heart contains

Energy Fat Saturates

Sugars Salt 173kJ 41kcal 2g 1g 4g 0g 2% 3% 6% 5% 0% of the reference intake. See page 105. Carbohydrate 6g Protein 0g Fibre 1g

W H I T E C H O C O L AT E & S P R I N K L E S

Make the hearts using white chocolate and scatter with 2 tbsp pink & gold sprinkles.

Each chocolate heart contains

Energy Fat Saturates

Sugars Salt 176kJ 42kcal 2g 1g 5g 0g 2% 3% 7% 6% 0% of the reference intake. See page 105. Carbohydrate 5g Protein 0g Fibre 0g

G O J I & P E P P E R C O R N

Make the hearts with dark chocolate and top with 1 tsp crushed rainbow peppercorns and 2 tsp roughly chopped goji berries.

Each chocolate heart contains

Energy Fat Saturates

Sugars Salt 148kJ 35kcal 2g 1g 3g 0g 2% 3% 6% 4% 0% of the reference intake. See page 105. Carbohydrate 4g Protein 1g Fibre 0g

F A M I L Y B R E K K I E

Breakfast grazing board

Start the day with a speedy breakfast for all to share

Serves 4 freeze compote only Takes 10 mins Cost per serve £1.39

200g mixed frozen berries 1 tsp cornflour 1 tbsp icing sugar 8 Scotch pancakes 200g natural yogurt 50g clear honey 150g strawberries 200g mixed berries

1 Tip the frozen berries, cornflour and icing sugar into a microwaveable bowl. Stir to coat the berries, cover with a plate and microwave on high for 1 min. Stir, then microwave again for 2 mins. Crush the berries a little with the back of a fork and spoon into a serving bowl. 2 Meanwhile, heat the pancakes to pack instructions. Spoon the yogurt and honey into bowls. 3 Arrange the warm pancakes, berry compote, yogurt and honey on a platter or board and fll the gaps with the fresh berries to serve.

Each serving contains

Energy Fat Saturates

Sugars Salt 1368kJ 324kcal 8g 2g 41g 0.7g 16% 12% 9% 45% 12%

of the reference intake. See page 105. Carbohydrate 57g Protein 7g Fibre 5g

Feeling fruity?