Banana Lime Bread

Banana bread is a year long treat that we can all enjoy! This baked loaf is so easy to make and we’re going to put a Little Black Box twist on it by sweetening it and glazing it with our Banana Rum Lime Jam! 

Banana, rum and lime? Sounds like an odd combo but the zestiness of the lime paired with the creamy sweetness of banana is all rounded out with rum and it is perfect! Glaze a simple banana bread with it and you will be a very popular person at parties.

People probably won’t be able to put their finger on what exactly is different, but it elevates an average banana bread and looks absolutely gorgeous. By adding some lime zest to the batter as well as garnishing with a little extra, it really drives home the flavors of the banana lime bread. 

Ingredients

1 stick butter, softened 

2 mashed bananas

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

½ tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

1 ½ cups all purpose flour 

2 tablespoons Banana Rum Lime Jam 

Zest of 1 lime 

Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl cream together the butter, sugar, and banana. 

2. Crack in the eggs, add vanilla and stir. 

3. Add salt, flour, zest of the lime and 2 tablespoons of Banana Rum LimeJjam.

4. Pour into a greased loaf pan and bake for 50 minutes at 350. 

5. When it is slightly cooled, glaze the top with additional Banana Lime Bread Jam. Zest some lime over the top and enjoy! 

Blackberry Bourbon Vanilla Shortcake

Taste like summer in the south

As our summer season wind’s down, your sweet summer treats don’t have to! This Blackberry Bourbon Shortcake combines the juiciest blackberries with rich bourbon and vanilla to create the ULTIMATE summer dessert.

Move over Strawberry Shortcake, we’ve got a mix of complex flavors and textures that will blow you out of the water!

We’ve created a treat that only looks fancy. It is a simple buttermilk biscuit jazzed up with some fresh vanilla bean, topped with our jam, and finished off with a quick bourbon whipped cream. Easy as pie...or shortcake! 

Layered in between vanilla bean biscuits is a thick layer of our Blackberry Bourbon Vanilla Jam. Little Black Box blackberry jam is made with whole berries so you will find the texture of the seeds add to the overall enjoyment of this dessert. Along with just a touch of warm bourbon and vanilla it just screams summertime! 

Top the jam with a few fresh berries for added brightness. Finally, add on a big dollop of bourbon whipped cream! A few ingredients stand between you and this sweet summertime treat. Grab your Blackberry Bourbon Vanilla Jam and let’s make some fresh Vanilla Bean Biscuit Blackberry Bourbon Shortcake! 

Ingredients:

Biscuits - makes 5 biscuits

2 cups flour

1 tbsp sugar

3 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

½ cup cold butter, cubed

¾ cup buttermilk

1 tsp vanilla or the inside of 1 vanilla bean

Filling:

5 tbsp Blackberry Bourbon Jam

½ cup fresh blackberries

Whipped Cream:

½ cup heavy whipping cream

1 tbsp bourbon 

Instructions:

Biscuits:

1. In a food processor or blender combine all dry ingredients as well as your cubed butter.

2. Pulse 5 times to incorporate the butter. It should still be in pea sized chunks.

3. Add in buttermilk and pulse about 10 more times until it starts to form a dough.

4. Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and form into a rectangle.

5. Fold the rectangle in half lengthwise and roll out a bit. It should be about ½ inch thick.

6. Cut out 3 biscuits and then repeat the process with the “scraps” It should form 5 biscuits all together.

7. Bake at 450 for 10 minutes.

Blackberry Bourbon Shortcake

1. In a small bowl whip together the heavy cream and bourbon.

2. Take one biscuit and cut it in half.

3. Layer 1 tablespoon of jam, top with a few fresh berries and some whipped cream.

4. Top the biscuit with the other half.

5. Dollop the whipped cream on top of your shortcake. Enjoy!

Strawberry Hazelnut Hot Cocoa

It’s cold out there. No wiggle room on that, it just is but a from scratch hot chocolate with strawberry jam and some Hazelnut spread is just what you need in order to warm you up!

3/4 Cup Milk

1/2 Cup Heavy Cream

1/2 Cup Dark Chocolate Chips

1 T. Hazelnut Spread

1 T. Little Black Box Strawberry Jam

1. Combine milk and heavy cream in a saucepan over medium heat stir until well mixed.

2. Once warm add in chocolate chips and cook till melted

3. Swirl in hazelnut spread and jam until combined

4. Pour into mug and top with whipped cream, a little more jam and a touch of the hazelnut spread.