Category: Snacks

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Slow Cooker Gingerbread Pudding

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Slow Cooker Gingerbread Pudding has now become an extremely addicting fovever-favorite, another Little Jewel from the Kitchen.

GINGERBREAD

Is there any better smell than gingergread baking? You have to wait until you open the Instant Pot, but wow, there it is. Traditional spices of cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg along with molasses make this almost-impossible pudding work. All the things you love and more are here in this recipe.

SLOW COOKER PUDDING

Ok, I admit I was a bit skeptical about making a pudding in the slow cooker. Acutally, it turned out better than I thought and I got to try a new cooking mode on my Instant Pot. I love the Instant Pot as a pressure cooker, and it was also spot-on as a slow cooker. (You can also cook the pudding in a traditional medium size slow cooker set on HIGH)
Slow Cooker Gingerbread Pudding|Bijouxs Little Jewels

GINGERBREAD PUDDING

I love my old English Gingerbread recipe a great classic, but this pudding now has become a new favorite. The pudding is soft, almost runny, filled with all the spices you love, plus a buttery brown sugar topping that sets this pudding apart. I cannot resist a spoonful before serving.
Slow Cooker Gingerbread Pudding | Bijouxs Little Jewels
Slow Cooker Gingerbread Pudding Bijouxs Little Jewels
Slow Cooker Gingerbread Pudding – another Little Jewel from the Kitchen.

 

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Vietnamese Latte Granola

Vietnamese Latte Granola | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Good Morning! Coffee and granola for breakfast, together in one bowl. Here’s the newest little jewel Vietnamese Latte Granola. Enjoy!

VIETNAMESE LATTE GRANOLA

I love both Vietnamese coffee and granola, so I began thinking of a way to combine the two in one bowl. Vietnamese Latte Granola is simple and fulfills both breakfast cravings. Since I have so many granola recipes on my blog, (just search granola to find them all) I used the basic technique and added some espresso powder and sweet condensed milk, both part of Vietnamese coffee. I love Vietnamese coffee, but still need to purchase a traditional coffee drip.

Vietnamese Latte Granola | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Vietnamese Latte Granola | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Vietnamese Latte Granola | Bijouxs Little Jewels

SIMPLE INGREDIENTS

The key to this latte granola is the ground espresso and condensed milk, those are the two flavors present in Vietnamese Coffee. A collection of seeds and nuts are added to rolled oats. Off the oven to crisp things up. Allow to cool before storing the granola in sealed glass jar.

Vietnamese Latte Granola | Bijouxs Little Jewels

GREAT GRANOLA

The coffee flavor is not overpowering, so the granola pairs well with fresh fruits. On this bowl I used fresh blueberries and bananas, but just top with your favorite fruits.

 

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Superfood Bircher Muesli

Superfood Bircher Muesli | Bijouxs Little Jewels

A beautiful bowl awaits you for breakfast with Superfood Bircher Muesli. Join me for a healthy start to New Year 2025 Year with Superfood Bircher Muesli from Bijouxs Little Jewels from the Kitchen.

OVERNIGHT BREAKFAST

This simple prep overnight muesli just needs a few more ingredients than my original Overnight Muesli. The good news is that you prepare a dry mix bulk jar, which makes serving it any day of the week a breeze.

This is a super-seed recipe that includes flax, sesame, sunflower, chia, pumpkin and hemp seeds balanced with cacao nibs, raisins and mango-a Superfood Bircher Muesli. I like to add frozen wild blueberries to mine, but any fresh fruit will be great.

Superfood Bircher Muesli | Bijouxs Little Jewels

BIRCHER MUESLI HISTORY

Some of you may know Bircher Muesli recipe is actually over 100 years old developed by a Swiss physician Maximilian Bircher-Benner for his patients. It actually goes by many names and is the foundation of the overnight oats craze. Although it is traditionally made with oats, which are grains, this recipe uses a mixture of seeds to create a perfectly satisfying alternative to grains like my LA-Style Granola Take 2.

Superfood Bircher Muesli | Bijouxs Little Jewels

I stumbled on this recipe because who would not want to try Flat Tummy Burcha? The seeds aid in digestion and it is a very satisfying breakfast bowl. If you notice there are no grains or dairy making it lectin and dairy-free. The seeds act as the base of the cereal soaking overnight in almond milk and flavored with a bit of coconut milk yogurt-this breakfast is a win. Get 2025 healthy with Bijouxs Little Jewels from the Kitchen.

 

 

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Italian Prune Plum Torte

Italian Prune Plum Torte | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Italian Prune Plums are in season, but savor them now in this classic Italian Prune Plum Torte, the newest Little Jewel from the Bijouxs Collection.

ELUSIVE ITALIAN PRUNE PLUMS

I wait every year for this time, scouring the markets for the elusive Italian prune plums. Then one day on a walk through the market, there they are. Usually they set off to the side in smaller crates alongside the other plums. I grab my shopping bag and purchase a generous amount enough for the torte and a small batch of jam.

Italian Prune Plum Tart | Bijouxs Little JewelsItalian Prune Plum Torte | Bijouxs Little Jewels

TORTE VS TART

So, what is the difference between a torte and a tart? A torte, from the Italian word torta means “cake.” So, a torte has a batter base, more like a cake. A tart like this one is baked on a crust like this one on my classic Plum Tart. Once you look at them both the difference becomes apparent.

ITALIAN PLUM TORTE

This cake or torte is very easy to prepare. This recipe originated from Marion Burros. 40 years ago and The New York Times published Marian Burros’s recipe for this Plum Torte every September from 1983 until 1995. A very iconic recipe.

A simple batter is topped with the plum halves, sprinkled with sugar and baked until the plums are bursting.

Italian Prune Plum Torte | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Italian Prune Plum Torte \ Bijouxs Little Jewels

My grandmother had an extensive garden and grew this variety of plums, as well as a couple others. She mainly ‘put up’ jam and preserves with the stone fruits.

I have been baking this torte since 2012 since I first became aware of Prune Plums for my original Plum Tart post. So moved, I posted my favorite poem from Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle, “This is Just to Say” by William Carlos Williams. This is just to say…

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Plum Tart

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THIS IS JUST TO SAY…Plum Tart is a taste treat recreated from my past, a humble childhood treat originally fashioned from scraps of leftover pastry sprinkled with sugar, baked crisp and topped while still hot from the oven with a spoonful of homemade plum preserves. Close your eyes, take a bite of Plum Tart – a grown up version of little jewel from the kitchen. From the archives my beloved Plum Tart, a true little Jewel.

THIS IS JUST TO SAY
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox

and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast

Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold
William Carlos Williams

Plums, the most delicious fruit celebrated in this poem from the familiar favorite childhood book Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle, were abundant in my Grandmother’s garden – so abundant that jars and jars of plum preserves could be produced without any notice of the many ripe plums I would snatch from the trees, either by climbing on a stool or using a stick to dislodge the luscious fruit for my avail. Bijouxs Plum Tart is a recreation of a taste from the past, simple and humble, yet as delicious as the fruit itself.

The recipe, if I dare call it one, involves a simple slab of pie dough rolled into a large, rough edged circle, topped with cut ripe plums, then folding the edges of the dough in wide pleats over the filled tart with a sprinkle of sugar and baked until golden brown and crisp. But to fully recreate the aforementioned childhood treat, the baked tart is brushed with an ample dose warmed red currant jelly, which replicates the fresh plum preserves that topped the pastry scraps.

Enjoy the summer!

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