3 decadently chocolate desserts to make during this festive season
Cream, check. Cinnamon, check. More chocolate than you could dream of…CHECK. Created by Chef Bader (@Chef.B), these three divine desserts are what every table needs this holiday season
Cream, check. Cinnamon, check. More chocolate than you could dream of…CHECK. Created by Chef Bader (@Chef.B), these three divine desserts are what every table needs this holiday season


Rich Hot Chocolate
Ingredients:
– 4 cups of full fat fresh milk
– 3 cups of good quality chocolate
– Pinch of cinnamon
Method:
1- Simmer the milk and stir in the chocolate.
2- Add in the cinnamon and stir.
3- Serve hot with a dollop of whipped cream and sprinkled cocoa pow

Chocolate Tart
Ingredients
– 1 cup flour
– 1/4 cup brown sugar
– 1/2 cup cocoa powder
– 100g cold butter
– 1 egg
– A generous pinch of salt
Method:
1- Add the flour, cocoa powder, sugar and salt to a food processor.
2- Cut the cold butter to cubes and add them into the processor, and start pulsing.
3- Add in the egg and pulse until the mixture starts looking like wet sand. If you take a portion into the palm of your hands and squeeze, a ball of dough should form.
4- Form a ball and wrap it with cling film. Refrigerate for an hour. If you’re in a rush, you can skip this step.
5- Grease a baking tin of your choice and press the dough into it. Form a flat base and push some to the side to create an even rim around the tin.
6- Bake at 190C for 20 minutes. The tart is baked when it’s no longer glossy. Take it out before it fully dries out.
7- Allow to cool completely at room temperature before tilting it out.
8- For the filling, make some ganache by stirring equal parts of chocolate and hot whipping cream. Allow to cool in the fridge.
9- Take half of the cooled ganache and whip it up using a hand blender or a stand mixer until it fluffs up into a frosting.
10- Place it into a piping bag and fill the tarts.
11- Pipe the other half of the ganache as it is (un-whipped), and decorate as desired!

No-Bake Messy Swiss Roll
Ingredients:
Dough:
– 608g sandwich biscuits
– 400g cream cheese
Filling:
– 3/4 cup whipping cream
– 3 tbsp sugar
– 1 tsp vanilla
Chocolate topping:
– 1 cup whipping cream
– 1 cup chocolate chips
– Berries for decoration
Method:
1- To make the dough, break the biscuits in a food processor until fine crumbs.
2- Add in the cheese and mix until a ball of dough forms.
3- Spread the mixture lengthwise on a cling film.
4- For the filling, whip up the whipping cream and sugar until stiff peaks, then add in the vanilla.
5- Spread the cream thinly onto the dough.
6- Holding on side of the cling film, pull in to roll the cake.
7- Wrap fully and refrigerate until cold.
8- After the roll has chilled, unwrap and place on a serving plate.
9- Heat up the whipping cream and pour onto the chocolate to make a chocolate ganache.
10- Pour all over the cake and decorate with berries. Enjoy!
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