Dive Into The Holiday Spirit With Recipes Garnished With Warmth

This time of the year is for endless parties and festivity. It is for us to eat and enjoy. Good food can make the entire celebration so much better than it already is. Since we are nearing the end of the year and it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and Mars Wrigley is here to give your Christmas a twist this year! We all adore chocolates, regardless of its flavour—sweet or bitter, dark or milk, flavoured with caramel or almonds. After all, there is a chocolate to match your mood, making it an invaluable delight.

Mars Wrigley got you covered if you're itching to indulge in some luscious chocolate to honor the greatest culinary creation ever! You can choose from a wide variety of chocolates, including Snickers for when you're hungry, galaxy for when you want to indulge in pleasure, m&ms for when you're feeling cheeky or twix for when you're enjoying coffee.

Peanut Butter & Chocolate Cupcake

Ingredients

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 cups peanut butter
• 1/2 cups butter
• 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 cup roasted peanut and caramel snickers
• 6 tbsp heavy cream

Method

⦁Put powdered sugar, peanut butter, butter and vanilla in an electric mixer.

⦁Mix until well incorporated, add Roasted-Peanut & Caramel Snickers Bar and heavy cream, and mix until smooth.

⦁Spread approximately 2 tbsp. on each cupcake, then top with mini-snickers miniatures halves.

Peanut butter and chocolate cupcake

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup chocolate, melted
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup chilli sauce
• 2 tbsp dark brown sugar
• 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
• 2 tbsp yellow mustard
• 1/4 tsp sriracha
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp black pepper

Method

Chocolate Chipotle Sauce

⦁In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients. Set it aside.

Lamb Chops

⦁In a skillet over medium-high heat, add oil. Place lamb chops in hot oil and cook on each side for approximately 3 minutes

⦁Brush each side of lamb chops with chocolate chipotle sauce before serving with rice pilaf and steamed vegetable

⦁A hot water bath, combine Galaxy Chocolate, and butter. Keep there until fully melted

⦁Separate the eggs into two bowls – one with yolks and the other with the whites.

⦁In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, place 8 egg yolks, orange extract, vanilla extract and half the sugar; beat at high speed with paddle attachment until eggs and sugar are creamed together, creating a pale-yellow smooth paste. Once this smooth paste is achieved, blend in chocolate on medium speed; set aside

⦁In separate bowl, add 8 egg whites, salt and 2 tablespoons sugar; whip until it forms medium stiff peaks

⦁In a separate bowl, combine heavy cream with the rest of the sugar until it forms semi-stiff peaks. Fold into the chocolate/egg yolk mixture. Fold in egg white mixture

⦁Place into 12 small shot glasses or small glasses with one layer of with m&ms Minis Milk Chocolate Candies. Top with additional m&ms Minis Milk Chocolate Candies

⦁Chill and serve.

Confetti Sugar Cookies made with M&M’s Minis Chocolate Candies

• 3/4 m&m mini chocolate candies
• 1 vegetable shortening
• 1 granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 vanilla essence
• 3.4 oz. box white chocolate instant pudding mix, unprepared

Method

⦁    Preheat oven to 350°F

⦁    Line sheet pans with parchment paper

⦁    Using a stand mixer with paddle attachment, combine shortening and granulated sugar until creamy

⦁    Mix in eggs and vanilla extract until fully combined

⦁    In a separate bowl, combine the dry pudding mix, flour, baking soda and salt and add to the mixer until fully incorporated

⦁    Fold in half of the m&ms Minis Chocolate Candies

⦁    Using a #40 scoop or 1½ T measuring tool, portion and place on the prepared sheet pans

⦁    Lightly press down each scoop and add the remaining M&M'S® Minis Chocolate Candies on top of each. Press again to mildly flatten

⦁    Bake for approximately 8 minutes. The cookies will be fairly blonde, be careful to not overbake or brown cookies.

Try these three festive recipes and enjoy a jolly time with your family this Christmas.