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Have you been good lately? Then you’re well-placed to receive a food treat from a friend or loved one soon. Lucky you, because treats are delicious!


A treat is generally a sweet smaller portion of food – like lollies, caramel ice-cream or red velvet cupcake , that is given as an unexpected gift. A treat can also be given for celebrations, such as cake for birthdays.

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By LexiLindley

Rate this recipe 4.1/5 (59 Votes)
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Details

servings 10
Level of difficulty Easy
Preparation time 90
Cooking time 23
Cost Average budget

  • 250g unsalted butter
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp red food colouring
  • 225g plain flour
  • 35g cocoa powder
  • 85g icing sugar
  • 30g cornflour
  • For the cream cheese icing
  • 50g unsalted butter
  • 125g icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste
  • 50g cream cheese
  • ¼ tsp lemon extract

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Classic melting moment biscuits married with red velvet cake and cream cheese icing

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A retro recipe for chocolate-studded biscuits with a soft squidgy middle - make plenty as they're guaranteed to be

  • 150g salted butter, softened
  • 80g light brown muscovado sugar
  • 80g granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 225g plain flour
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 200g plain chocolate chips or chunks
5/5 (1 Votes)

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The best chocolate cookies using drinking chocolate

  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour/maida
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp hot chocolate powder
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon honey
4.8/5 (33 Votes)

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I made these patties with boiled mashed potatoes and sweet corn

  • Boiled and mashed potatoes -1 cup
  • Boiled corn – 1/4 cup
  • Lime juice - 1 tsp
  • Green chilli chopped-2
  • Chat Masala - 1/2 tsp
  • Grated mozzarella cheese-1/8 cup
  • Green Coriander chopped- 2 tsp
  • Salt - to taste
  • Bread crumbs to coat
  • Oil to sprinkle
4.6/5 (32 Votes)

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Mix butter and sugar together in a bowl

  • 175g Butter
  • 175g Caster Sugar
  • 225g Self-Raising flour
  • 2 Eggs
4.3/5 (27 Votes)

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For those who aren't such cake-lovers, this cookie stack is a tasty alternative!

  • 100g soft brown sugar
  • 100g caster sugar225g plain flour
  • 100g butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1tsp vanilla extract
  • 225g plain flour
  • 140g milk chocolate
  • 85g white chocolate
  • 85g plain chocolate
  • 150g butter
  • 350g icing sugar
  • 1tsp vanilla extract
  • 2tbsp milk
  • 50g cocoa powder
  • various types of chocolate to melt and drizzle as decoration
4.3/5 (19 Votes)

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A raw food twist on the classic pumpkin pie

  • For the base:
  • 1 cup of walnuts
  • 1/4 cup of pumpkin seeds
  • 7 meejool dates, pitted
  • Pinch of himalayan or fine sea salt
  • For the filling: Set 1:
  • 2 cups of cubed squash (I used butternut)
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • Pinch of himalayan sea salt
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup (you could use raw honey or yacon syrup)
  • For the filling: Set 2:
  • 1 cup of cashew nuts soaked overnight and drained
  • Zest of 1 lime
  • Juice of two big limes (3 smaller)
  • 1 cup of nut milk- I used a mix of homemade cashew and hemp milk
  • The seeds of 1 vanilla pod or 1/4 tsp alcohol and sugar free vanilla extract
  • Just over 1/4 cup of melted coconut oil- around 85ml
4.3/5 (7 Votes)

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cake: Beat the egg whites with the vanilla extract and then mix all the other ingredients, except the baking powder

  • 2 egg whites
  • 5 tablespoon grounded almonds
  • 2 tablespoon cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 4 tablespoon sucralose
  • 2 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • cream:
  • 50 ml coconut milk
  • 3 tbspoon desiccated coconut
  • 3 tbspoon sucralose
  • 1 tablespoon corn flour
4.2/5 (13 Votes)

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A sweet pumpkin roll full to bursting with sweet spices and topped with a cinnamon glaze and pecans sprinkled on to...

  • For the dough
  • 60 millilitres tepid water 1/4 cup
  • 1 scant tablespoon dried yeast
  • 240 millilitres milk 1 cup
  • 90 grams Unsalted butter 1/2 cup
  • 100 grams sugar 1/2 cup
  • 425 grams (1 15 ounce can) pumpkin puree 1 + 2/3 cup
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 680 grams Plain flour (All Purpose) 5 1/2 cups
  • For the filling
  • 90 grams Unsalted butter 1/2 cup
  • 250 grams light brown sugar 1 cup packed
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 100 grams pecans - optional 1 cup
  • For the glaze
  • 15 grams Unsalted butter 1 heaped tablespoon
  • 40 millilitres milk 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
  • 75 grams light brown sugar 3/8 cup
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • pinch of salt
  • 110 grams Icing sugar (Confectioners sugar) 1 cup
4.2/5 (10 Votes)

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Preheat oven to 190 ° C. Fill the muffin cups with paper liners

  • 125g rolled oats
  • 375ml milk
  • 250g flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 pinch of bicarbonate soda
  • 115g powdered sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 90g honey
  • 60g melted butter
  • 150g raspberries
4.5/5 (17 Votes)

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  • 4 small carrots
  • 1 bar of chocolate
4.2/5 (11 Votes)

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