Lent Lusciousness: You don’t have to go without
Lent can be a difficult time for those of us giving up some our favourite things, so I’ve collected some gorgeous recipes that will make everything a lot easier (you can thank me later, after lent with a big bar of Cadbury).
Giving up chocolate is enough to test most people’s sanity, not to mention willpower. But those who fail are the ones who haven’t been introduced to the Peanut Butter Blondie – so yummy and sweet that you’ll feel like you’ve cheated on chocolate:
Ingredients:
125g plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
100g butter (at room temperature, plus extra for greasing)
150g crunchy peanut butter
175g light brown sugar
1 egg (beaten)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
75g either peanut butter chips, fudge chunks or chopped peanuts
Method:
Preheat the oven to 170C/ Gas 3. Butte...
