Scroll to the bottom of the post to get ALL the “12 Days” recipes from 2019, 2020, and 2021!
Welcome to Day 8 of
The Twelve Days of Holiday Treats!
Once again, this year, from December 1st-12th I’ll post a new holiday treat recipe every day – inspiration for your holiday entertaining!
The recipes I’m sharing are small-er batch (as many of us will still be attending/ hosting smaller gatherings) – each recipe makes 1-dozen or a few more smaller-sized treats that are simple to prepare and that use everyday ingredients and equipment so hopefully you’ll be able to whip up any of these on a whim. Check out the treats from 2019, 2020 and 2021 at the bottom of this post too for more inspiration!
Today is a holiday take on an Australian childhood favourite – Honey Joys. These are the stuff of childhood birthday parties – Cornflakes, honey, butter and sugar baked in a slow oven – deliciously buttery and sweet but not-too-sweet they’re the sort of more-ish treat you tell yourself “just one more” 😉
I’ve changed things up a little by using Special K (! I KNOW – take away my Australian passport immediately!) and, of course, as a nod to the season, I added festive sprinkles. These come together so quickly and use items you most likely have on hand they are literally the best last-minute treat for the holidays!
Holiday Joys
A holiday take on an Australian classic!
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon runny honey
- 2 cups Special K or Cornflake-type cereal
- Sprinkles!
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300˚F (150˚C).
- Line a 12-cavity muffin pan with paper liners.
- Pour the cereal into a large mixing bowl.
- Melt the butter, sugar and honey in a small pot over medium-high heat until the butter is completely melted and the mixture is frothy.
- Pour the melted butter over the cereal and use a rubber spatula to mix until all the cereal is fully coated.
- Use a 3-tablespoon cookie scoop to portion out the mixture in the paper liners. Sprinkle with sprinkles.
- Bake at 300˚F (200˚C) for 10 minutes. Cool completely in the muffin pan before eating.
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Check out the rest of 2022’s 12 Days of Holiday Treats:
Day 1: Chocolate Peppermint Creme Cups
Day 2: Chocolate-Dipped Wafer Cookies
Day 3: Gingerbread madeleines
Day 4: Funfetti Cookies
Day 5: Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Day 6: Coffee Financiers
Day 7: No-Bake Strawbery Cheesecake Cups
Day 8: Holiday Joys
Day 9: Holiday Spice Marmalade
Day 10: Soft Molasses Cookies
Day 11: Coconut Roughs
Day 12: Holiday Lights Jam Sandwich Cookies
Check out 2021’s 12 Days of Holiday Treats:
Day 1: Speculoos financiers
Day 2: Chocolate Dipped Orange Sugar Cookies
Day 3: Madeleines à la Clémentine
Day 4: Chocolate Hazelnut Thumbprint Cookies
Day 5: Sunbutter and Jam Chocolate Cups
Day 6: Hot Chocolate and Marshmallow Cookies
Day 7: Linzer Cookies
Day 8: Chocolate-Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies
Day 9: Choc-Mint Thumbprint Cookies
Day 10: Pailles (Puff Pastry and Jam Cookies)
Day 11: Strawberry Santa Hats
Day 12: Mulled Wine Jam
Check out 2020’s 12 Days of Holiday Treats:
Day 1: Rice Krispie Wreaths
Day 2: Cranberry Cheesecake Bars
Day 3: Peppermint Bark
Day 4: Orangettes
Day 5: Rocky Road Chocolate Crackle Slice
Day 6: Candy Cane Sugar Cookies
Day 7: Orange Pim’s
Day 8: Mendiants
Day 9: Chewy Chocolate Mint Crackle Cookies
Day 10: Apricot, Coconut and Cranberry “truffles”
Day 11: Chocolate, Cherry and Almond Brownies
Day 12: Peppermint Hot Chocolate
Check out 2019’s 12 Days of Holiday Cookies:
Day 1: Easy Three Ingredient Shortbread
Day 2: Jam Drops
Day 3: Chocolate Caramel Slice
Day 4: Melting Moments
Day 5: White Christmas
Day 6: Langues de Chat
Day 7: Chocolate Coconut Slice
Day 8: Cornflake Biscuits
Day 9: Rocky Road
Day 10: Honey Joys
Day 11: Rum Ball Truffles
Day 12: Giant Florentine Cookie (to share)
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