Tiny Cups of Happiness - Honey Joys!

Few years ago, I have tasted this lovely cornflakes snack when visiting my Malay friend during Hari Raya. It's funny that I never had this snack during Chinese New Year visiting to my family and friends. And yet, some friends had been telling me that this was actually quite a popular snack for the kids during Chinese New Year.

Oh well, since I don't get to eat them at relatives and friends' places during Chinese New Year, I might as well do it myself.  As I started looking around for recipes, it was to my surprise that this snack actually has such a lovely name: Honey Joys! 

Most of the recipes available are quite similar. And I had gone through quite a few of them before deciding on my own concoction. The ingredients for making these tiny cups of happiness are very simple: cornflakes, butter, honey & sunflower seeds.

Honey Joy Ingredients:

50g cornflakes 

15g unsalted butter

1 tbsp honey

30g sunflower seeds

This recipe makes about 32 tiny cup of happiness.

They are baked in my Morris tabletop oven.

How to do:

1. Place the butter and honey into a mixing bowl and melt them over water bath. Stir till well combined.

2. Lightly crush the cornflakes into smaller pieces

3. Toss the cornflakes and sunflower seeds in the honey butter mixture.

4. Scoop the tossed up ingredients into the mini baking cups.

5. Bake in preheat oven at 140 degree with fan on for 10 minutes.

6. Let them cool and store in airtight container.

:: Honey Joys ~ Happiness Overload ::

At the request of my hubby who is a chocolate addict, I did a chocolate version just for him. Not sure what is the name for the chocolate version but I shall call it 'Chocolate Joy'!

Chocolate Joy Ingredients:

50g cornflakes

15g unsalted butter

60g semi-sweet chocolate

Some colour sprinkles 

This recipe makes about 25 tiny cup of chocolate happiness.

No baking is required.

:: Chocolate version of Honey Joys ::

How to do:

1. Break the chocolate into small pieces and melt them with butter in a mixing bowl over water bath. Stir till well combined.

2. Lightly crush the cornflakes into smaller pieces

3. Toss the cornflakes in the chocolate butter mixture.

4. Scoop the tossed up ingredients into the mini baking cups.
5. Sprinkle some color sprinkles on it (this is to jazz up the appearance, can omit if desired)

5. Place in the fridge for about 15 - 20 minutes or till they are set.

6. Store in airtight container.

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I am linking this post to My Treasured Recipes #5 - Chinese New Year Goodies Jan/Feb 2015

Hosted by Miss B of Everybody Eats Well In Flanders 

and co-hosted by Charmaine of Mimi Bakery House