Snacks

Manchego Croquetas | The Sugar Hit

Manchego Croquetas {street food monday]

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  If you are a fan of mozzarella sticks, prepare to have your life changed. Because these are to Mozzarella sticks, what a Harley Davidson is to a tricycle. There just is no comparison.   Here’s the lowdown: thick, creamy…

Salty Pecan Vanilla and Oat Cookies | The Sugar Hit

Salty Pecan, Vanilla & Oat Cookies

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  I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the internet’s oat cookie game is STRONG right now. I feel like I’ve had awesome looking oat cookies flying at me from every angle. Honestly? I liked it.   The first little…

Salted Caramel Donuts // The Sugar Hit

Salted Caramel Donuts

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  Put salted caramel into a donut! Do it now, do it today! There is no time to waste before you get this into you face.   I’m sorry if that half-rhymed and sounded kinda Dr Seuss-y, but I feel…

Chocolate & Hazelnut Butter Rolls / The Sugar Hit

Chocolate & Hazelnut Butter Rolls

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  I got my first ass-kicking over a recipe today! You remember my Swedish Dream Cake? Turns out that it’s actually a Danish Dream Cake. Not Swedish at all. I thought it was Swedish, because I heard about the recipe…

Swedish Dream Cake // The Sugar Hit

Swedish Dream Cake

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  Sweden! Hands up if you’re as obsessed with Scandinavia as I am? Anyone? In Scandi countries, they have this thing called a ‘cake table’. And it is basically the afternoon tea of my dreams.   You invite all your…

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Loaf // The Sugar Hit

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Loaf

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  Brown sugar! How come you taste so good? (Rolling Stones, 1971). Now that I’ve got that off my chest, let’s talk bread baking. How do you feel about working with yeast?   I absolutely love it. I find any…

Chocolate Chip Pretzel Cookies | The Sugar Hit

Chocolate Chip Pretzel Cookies

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  Is this cookie badass or what? Chunky dark chocolate, crunchy shards of pretzel, a healthy kick of salt. DAYUMMMM COOKIE.   This cookie is like Sandy from Grease after she completely changes her personality. Or wait, it’s more like…

Pain au Raisin | The Sugar Hit

Pain au Raisin

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  If those swirly, buttery, flaky, custardy, fruit filled spirals of deliciousness don’t convince you to make this, then I don’t know what will. Oh wait, the only other thing I can think of is if you don’t have a…

Cocoa Hazelnut Brownies | The Sugar Hit

Cocoa Hazelnut Brownies!

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  Brownies might not be an all the time food, but they are definitely an anytime food. Seriously, name me a single time when a surprise brownie would not be welcomed.   The only time I can think of is…

Blueberry Pie Donuts | The Sugar Hit

Blueberry Pie Donuts

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  Sweet Lord of the donuts. These are the best. I probably shouldn’t say that, since I made them. But these are the damn best, you guys.   When you take two of your favourite things in the entire world,…

Daim Bar Waffles! | The Sugar Hit

Daim Bar Waffles

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  You’ve heard of Liege Waffles. You’ve heard of Daim (Dime) Bars. Ladies and gentlemen, please meet; Daim Bar Waffles.   These are straight up my favourite waffles of all time. The waffle dough is like a super-simple brioche, aka…

Cherry Bakewell Cookies | The Sugar Hit

Cherry Bakewell Cookies

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  Are you familiar with the Bakewell, you beautiful genius? It’s a tart. A British tart, to be precise. And it’s hell-delicious. Think crumbly shortcrust pastry, a layer of jammy-fruit, and then a thick, almond-y, cake-y filling. A dollop of…

Blueberry Pancake Granola | The Sugar Hit!

Blueberry Pancake Granola

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  So it turns out I CANNOT STOP making dessert-flavoured granolas. It started with Sticky Date, and then progressed to Apple Pie, and now I’ve arrived at Blueberry Pancake.   Though now I come to think of it, Blueberry Pancakes…

Hotteok (Korean Pancake) Ice Cream Sandwiches | The Sugar Hit!

Hotteok Ice Cream Sandwiches!

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  I feel like starting a new tradition: Street Food Mondays. Don’t hold me to it. I may totally change my mind. But if I was going to start Street Food Mondays, I feel like this is a fantastic recipe…

Flaky, buttery and simple Cherry & Almond Morning Buns | The Sugar Hit

Cherry & Almond Morning Buns

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  HOLY CRAP. It’s Friday! Where did the week go, everyone? Where?   I’m not complaining, lord knows I love a Friday, but sometimes it’s like ‘hey, time, slow down a little will ya?’. It’s times like these that we…