Blancset d'autres avec coiffe #BonneMaman aussi.
Beautiful work by the artists who created the #BonneMaman advent calendar. Each little box has its own artwork. I turned each to find the scene I liked best. Hats off to the illustrator(s) and the creative minds behind this. (Click the pic to see it expanded with the cover open)
Day 24 of #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar: caramel with butter. For someone allergic to dairy, a Christmas double whammy. 🙁 oh well.
So concludes my 2025 jelly reviews.
Merry Christmas!!
Day 22 of #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar: La confiture du jour: strawberry rhubarb.
I think the test kitchen may have been working part time this year. This is one from the time it was closed.
Only ONE more of these for 2025 and I’ll stop torturing the internet w jelly reviews.
Empty glass jar with blue gingham lid
Day12 - Redcurrant-Raspberry
A nice mix of berry flavour. 8/10
#Advent2025 #BonneMaman
Day 21 of #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar: La confiture du jour: Raspberry-Lychee.
No. Way too sweet. So much no.
Only two more of these for 2025 and I’ll stop torturing the internet w jelly reviews.
Day 21 of #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar: La confiture du jour: Strawberry-passion fruit.
I’m one of those weirdos who can’t stand strawberry preserves. I don’t know why. So this is a no from me.
Only three more of these for 2025 and I’ll stop torturing the internet w jelly reviews.
A small pot of Peach currant and Szechuan pepper jam sit next to a little box with the number 20 on it in front of an advent calendar
day #20. Cinnamon, mandarin orange. #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar
A small pot of jam Italian mandarins sits next to a box with the number 19 on it all in front of an advent calendar
day #19. Italian mandarin orange. #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar
A small pot of fruit to the woods jam next to a small box with the number 18 on it in front of an advent calendar
day #18 fruit of the woods jam. #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar
A small pot of jam sits on a table next to a tiny box with the number 17 on it all in front of an advent calendar
day #17. Cinnamon, mandarin orange. #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar
Day 20 of #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar: La confiture du jour: peach-black currant-sichuan pepper
Given how intensely I dislike peach, this is a shocker. Thankfully the other flavors mostly mask. Would be good in a thumbprint cookie.
Day 19 of #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar: La confiture du jour: “Mandarin Spread.” That’s it. Just mandarin spread. Someone in the test kitchen clearly needed a day off.
In the 19 days so far of the #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar, 3 have been hazelnut & cocoa spread. Plus the calendar came with a whole jar of hazelnut & cocoa spread! The repeats mean fewer of the wonderful inventive #jamvent flavours that usually enliven December. I hope next year is more diverse.
Day 9 - White Nectarine-Peach-Lemon Verbena
Delicate peach/nectarine flavour. Not sure what lemon verbena tastes like. 8/10
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Day 18 of #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar: La confiture du jour: cherry-red peppercorn. Another superb contender for the bourbon glaze for grilled pork chops.
Day 8 - Madagascar vanilla caramel
Smells of baking, might have been wasted on toast. Very smooth, wish I could remember what candy it reminds me of. 9/10
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Day 17 of #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar: La confiture du jour: Pear-Mandarin-Cinnamon— even before I opened it, I knew that bad boy was going to be a banger and I was right. Very good
Day 16 of #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar: La confiture du jour: orange-yuzu-grapefruit. Now, this is bitter done right. I like yuzu though I thought it would be too much with grapefruit and happily, I was wrong again. Really nice. Mild. Will be perfect on hot toast.
A small pot of jam on a box numbered 16, in front of an advent calendar
The 16th day of #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar. Orange, Yuzu, Grapefruit. Sounds zingy.
Day 7 - caramel coffee
The coffee is strong with this one. 4/10
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Day 6 - apricot-lavender
Apricot is always a winner, the lavender mellows it a bit. 8/10
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Day 15 of #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar: Orange-Guava-Lime. Perfect for a Monday: bitter and unpleasant. Might be good on a rich scone
Three tiny pots of jam sit on top of little boxes numbered: 13 14&15, in front of an advent calendar
Life got in the way ( baking and snow shovelling). #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar. 13th: apricot honey 14th: mango and ginger, 15t: Orange Guava, Lime
I got called out for missing a couple of days. Tardy Days 12 & 13 of #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar: red currant-raspberry. Thankfully the red currant overpowered the raspberry. Quite good. Also Apricot-honey which was damned skippy.
Day 14 of #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar: Mango-Ginger. This one was a rare No. Not just no, but ohhhh…no. No no no.
A small pot of jam with a blue gingham painted lid sits in front of an advent calendar, next to a box with the number 12 on it it’s red current and raspberry jam
Day 12 of #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar Red Currant and Raspberry.
Day 11 of #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar: Pineapple-Rum-Vanilla. Pineapple was muted - not astringent at all. Thankfully it wasn’t overly sweet. A nice balance and lovely flavor. I have a bourbon-apricot glazed pork chop recipe that’s killer. I bet this would be amazing in the place of the apricot.