The Rare Welsh Bit

Desserts

Cheesecake Filled Easter Egg

Cheesecake filled Easter eggs topped with chocolate chunks, chocolate sauce and Mini Eggs on a plate next to a knife

This easy no bake cheesecake-filled chocolate egg is the perfect Easter treat with a twist – on the table in less than two hours (including setting time)! If you’re looking for a fresh twist on Easter treats this year, these no-bake vanilla cheesecake-filled Easter eggs are a delicious place to start. A far cry from […] Read more…

Chocolate Crempogau (Welsh Pancakes) with Protein

Chocolate protein pancakes topped with raspberries and chocolate sauce

Cosy up with these chocolate crempogau, made with Naked Nutrition Chocolate Whey Protein Powder for a fluffy, indulgent stack of Welsh pancakes with a nutritious twist. Picture this: you’re sat in your Mamgu’s kitchen, huddled close to the stove as the smell of melting butter drifts through the air. A heavy bakestone rests on the […] Read more…

Crempog or Crempogau (Traditional Welsh Pancakes)

Welsh crempog/crempogau on a bakestone/planc

With St. David’s Day and Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) falling on the same day this year, there’s no better time to discover crempog, or crempogau – traditional Welsh pancakes, also known as ‘ffroes’. Thicker than the traditional British pancake or French crepe, and bigger than a Scotch pancake or pikelet, Welsh ‘crempog’ or ‘crempogau’ pancakes […] Read more…

A Taste of Latvian Food: Layered Rye Bread Dessert

Latvian layered dessert with rye bread

From sour cream & mushrooms to herbal liqueur & hemp seeds, discover the delights of Latvian food, including an authentic recipe for the Latvian layered dessert, Rūpjmaizes-Kārtojums. Despite it being almost a whole year since I last stepped foot outside the UK, recently I was lucky enough to dip my toes into an entirely new […] Read more…

Chokladbollar | Eat Like a Local | Sweden/Singapore

Swedish chokladboller

After a short break, my Eat Like a Local guest post series returns with an indulgent recipe for Swedish chokladbollar (chocolate balls) from fellow blogger, Alaine Handa of Travel with Alaine. These moreish chocolate balls take just 20 minutes to prepare, excluding resting time! Although Alaine originates from Singapore, she’s lived all over the world throughout […] Read more…

Apfelstrudel Recipe | Eat Like a Local | Austria

Apfelstrudel recipe - dough and filling recipe

Stepping out of my front door this morning, I was hit with a blast of crisp morning air and blinded by rays of golden sunlight beaming through bare tree branches as a heap of crunchy, reddish-brown leaves lay waiting to greet me on the pavement. Autumn is well and truly upon us! Just in time […] Read more…