Chocolate Peanut butter bars

We can rarely come across desserts or sweets which can be healthy too and is also less time consuming. Here is one such recipe, which is highly nutritious, easy to make and can fill the hearts of everyone who takes the first bite. It simply melts in the mouth and is too yummy for words. It is ideal fo your kids snack box. Enjoy.

Ingredients

200g digestive biscuits (graham crackers)
1/3 cup  unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup  crunchy or creamy peanut butter
Chocolate Layer
200 g bittersweet chocolate
1/4 cupcreamy peanut butter, divided

Directions

Place the biscuits (or graham crackers if used) into the bowl of a food processor and blend until crumbs form. Add peanut butter and melted butter and process until completely combined and the mixture holds together.
Slightly grease a 8x8 inch (20x20cm) square pan and line with parchment paper, in such a way that some edges are longer to make it easy to lift it up once it's set.
Spread the peanut butter mixture into the prepared baking pan and press with the back of the spoon to create a smooth surface.
Melt chocolate and 2 tbsp  of creamy peanut butter over bain marie, over low heat. Stir until smooth. Meanwhile place the other 2 tbsp  of peanut butter into a small sauce pan over low heat and stir until melted and smooth. Spread the chocolate over peanut butter layer. Add teaspoons of melted peanut butter on top and with a knife create swirls on the surface.
Refrigerate for 2 hours to set. Let it sit 10 minutes at room temperature before cutting. Bars can be frozen well. Enjoy!

Milk Rainbow Jelly

My baby adores jelly. I often make it at home too. So this time, when he asked for "Mommy's jello", I thought I'll give it a twist and make it even more colourful and appealing. It was an instant hit and my boy's hugs and kisses were reward enough for me!

Ingredients

6 small packages of different Jell-O (I used rainbow colors however you can use as many or as few colors as you’d like)
4 packages unflavoured gelatin
1 (14 ounce) can Sweetened Condensed milk

Method

You will make this in a glass 9×13 pan. I did not spray mine with cooking spray and it came out beautifully.

First layer: Mix 1 package of any flavor jello with 1 tsp gelatin and 1 cup boiling water. Cool and pour into pan; refrigerate until set. It takes about 30 minutes to set up in the fridge before you can move on to the next layer. *Important* While waiting for your Jello to set, make the next layer and leave it to cool on the countertop.

Second layer: Mix 1 envelope  gelatin with 1/2 cup hot water until dissolved. Add 1/2 can condensed milk and an additional 1/2 cup hot water. Once cooled pour 3/4 cup (just enough to cover the Jello and make a thin layer) of the milk mixture over the set jello and refrigerate until firm. It takes 30 minutes for this layer to set up in the fridge. As soon as you put the white layer in the fridge to chill make the next color jello so that it will have 30 minutes to cool on the counter.

Repeat first and second layer directions ending with a color jello layer. Half way through the process you will need to make the other half of your white mixture. The first time I made this I made the white layer all in one batch and ended up with a bowl of jelled white mix before I was done because it takes so long for the layers to set. Once you run out of white mixture then Mix 1 envelope gelatin with 1/2 cup hot water until dissolved. Add the other 1/2 can condensed milk and an additional 1/2 cup hot water. Once cooled pour 3/4 cup (just enough to cover the Jello and make a thin layer) of the milk mixture over the set jello and refrigerate until firm. Continue repeating layers until you are done.

Once finished, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight to set good. Then just slice into rectangles and serve!