Christmas Treats with Pure Essential Oils

Try something new this Christmas and have some fun incorporating Le Rêve's divine food-grade Pure Essential Oils into your Christmas treats!

Christmas treats are great to give as gifts to friends, family, neighbours and work colleagues... Or to keep all for yourself!

Pure Essential oils are made by extracting the oils from nuts, seeds or plants in their concentrated form. Le Rêve oils are 100% pure - they are not diluted with any other additive. See below for important information you need to know about using Essential Oils in your baking before you get started.

Here are a few delicious treat ideas your can try this Christmas:

Mint Slice Balls

Ingredients
1 cup shredded coconut
2 packets chocolate biscuits
1 can sweetened condensed milk
5 drops Le Rêve Peppermint Pure Essential Oil
½ cup shredded coconut, for rolling
Green sprinkles (optional)

Method
Combine coconut and biscuits until fully ground. Stir in sweetened condensed milk and Peppermint Pure Essential Oil until a dough is formed. Once combined, cover with cling wrap and place in the fridge for one hour. Remove mixture from fridge and roll into small bite-sized balls. Place the remaining coconut in a bowl with the sprinkles if you are using them and roll each ball until completely covered. Keep the mint slice balls in the fridge and remove 15 minutes before serving.

Choc-Orange Balls

Ingredients
1 cup almond meal
½ cup shredded coconut

1 tablespoon cocoa powder
2 – 3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
5 drops Le Rêve Orange Pure Essential Oil
¼ cup chocolate chips
½ cup shredded coconut, for rolling
Orange sprinkles (optional)

Method
Combine the almond meal, shredded coconut and cocoa powder. Add the sweetened condensed milk and Orange Pure Essential Oil until a dough is formed. Add the chocolate chips. Once combined, cover with cling wrap and place in the fridge for one hour. Remove mixture from fridge and roll into small bite-sized balls. Place the remaining coconut in a bowl with the sprinkles if you are using them and roll each ball until completely covered. Keep the choc-orange balls in the fridge and remove 15 minutes before serving.

Lavender Vanilla Shortbread

Ingredients
1 ½ cups plain flour
2/3 cup rice flour
½ cup caster sugar
pinch of salt
225g butter
5 drops Le Rêve Lavender Pure Essential Oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Plain flour, to dust
Melted white chocolate, to decorate

Method
Preheat oven to 150'C. Line 2 large baking trays with baking paper. Combine the flours, sugar and salt in a bowl. Rub in the butter until it has a breadcrumb texture. Add the Lavender Pure Essential Oil and vanilla until combined. Place onto a floured surface and knead until smooth. Roll the dough out to a 1cm thickness. Use a star-shaped pastry cutter or any other Christmas-themed shaped cutters to cut shapes from the dough. Place on baking trays. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes. Cool for 1 hour. Drizzle with melted white chocolate to decorate – you may even wish to add a hint of purple colouring to the melted chocolate to create a light lavender colour.

Important things you need to know before you get started:
1 – Before you use any oils in your baking you MUST check that they are of food or therapeutic grade and are registered with the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) which is the governing body ensuring medical and health related products are of therapeutic standard suitable for consumption. Le Rêve Pure Essential Oils are proudly registered with the TGA and carry a unique registration number on every bottle.

2 – Use a glass or ceramic bowl to mix your ingredients that contain essential oils. Steer clear of using plastic bowls as the essential oils will seep into the plastic and spoil your baking.

3 – A little goes a long way. Add one or two drops of essential oil at a time, stir and taste to achieve the desired flavor.

Le Rêve is an Australian Company committed to caring for the environment by choosing to manufacture without the involvement of animals - vegetarians and vegans can also enjoy these products. Le Rêve is certified Choose Cruelty Free.

Le Rêve Pure Essential Oils range from $23.75 to $72.95.
Le Rêve Aromatherapy products are available from www.aromatherapy.net.au or from a sales Consultant on 02 9840 8400.