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    The Home of Fuss-Free, Family Favourite Recipes

    No-Bake Rum Balls made with coconut, biscuits, condensed milk and cocoa powder.

    ⭐️ Recipe of the Month: Kid-Friendly Rum Balls

    A certified lunch box hero and reader favourite. These no-bake Rum Balls are rich, fudgy and coconut-rolled - easy enough for little hands to help make, no oven required.

    👉 Five minutes to make, freezer-friendly, and gone from the tin fast - pack a few in the lunch box and you're sorted!

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    "My go-to when I need a quick treat for school pickups - no baking, kids help roll them, and they're gone within the day!" - Sarah

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    Popular Recipes This Month

    The recipes you are all loving this month!

    • This new and improved Lemon & Coconut Slice recipe is absolutely perfect! A beautiful tangy base topped with a creamy lemon frosting... it seriously doesn't get any better than this!
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    • No-Bake Rum Balls made with coconut, biscuits, condensed milk and cocoa powder.
      Kid-Friendly Rum Balls
    • A quick and easy classic dark chocolate hedgehog slice made with crushed biscuits, walnuts, coconut and condensed milk... the perfect melt and mix slice!
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    • Introducing the famous 100 Cookie Recipe made with just 4 ingredients... butter, caster sugar, condensed milk and self-raising flour. This freezer-friendly cookie dough can be flavoured with any add-ins you like!
      The Famous 100 Cookie Recipe | Easy Condensed Milk Cookies
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    set and forget

    🥘 Slow Cooker Season

    Winter's not done yet - let the slow cooker do the work while you get on with your day.

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    • A bowl of risotto with mushrooms, chicken, bacon and sundried tomatoes.
      Slow Cooker Risotto - Chicken and Mushroom
    • A whole roast chicken cooked in a slow cooker.
      Slow Cooker Roast Chicken & Vegetables
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      Slow Cooker Pea And Ham Soup
    • Creamy Tuscan Slow Cooker Chicken with sun-dried tomatoes, baby spinach and parmesan cheese is the ultimate winter comfort food. Serve with pasta for a simple meal the whole family will love. #creamy #tuscan #slowcooker #crockpot #chicken #dinner #family #recipe #meal 
      Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken

    in the oven this weekend

    🍞 Baking Therapy

    There's nothing like the smell of something baking on a cold weekend afternoon.

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    • A slice of butter cake with layeres of apples and almonds on top being removed from the cake.
      Easy Apple Cake
    • Fluffy sponge with apple underneath and ice cream on top.
      Apple Sponge Pudding
    • A slice of moist almond and coconut cake with flaked almonds and icing sugar on top.
      Gluten-Free Almond and Coconut Cake
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    Hey, I'm Lucy!

    Mum, foodie, and the face behind Bake Play Smile - where you'll find easy, family-friendly recipes made for busy days, big appetites, and everything in between!

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    🍫 Chocolate Lovers

    Is there ever a bad time for chocolate? These reader favourites say no.

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    • A quick and easy classic dark chocolate hedgehog slice made with crushed biscuits, walnuts, coconut and condensed milk... the perfect melt and mix slice!
      Chocolate Hedgehog Slice
    • A super easy chocolate slice with chocolate icing and sprinkles... a good old fashioned favourite with the kids (and adults too!).
      Easy Chocolate Slice
    • A slice of rich mud cake with chocolate frosting and blueberries on a white plate.
      Chocolate Mud Cake
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      Chocolate Rocky Road

    end of term treats

    🧁 Bake With The Kids

    Wind down the last weeks of term with easy, no-fuss recipes the kids can help make (and devour!).

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      4 Ingredient Milo Weet-Bix Balls
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