Amazon Prime Now Becomes Amazon Fresh; Get Turkey & Toys In 2 Hours

Did your parents spring a surprise visit and you need to whip something up for dinner? The good news is that you don’t have to wait long to get your groceries, because you’ll enjoy the same ultrafast delivery within a two-hour window, between 7am to 12-midnight (free for orders above $60) with Amazon Fresh.

Holiday gifting is also a lot easier since you can shop in the comfort and safety of your home via Amazon Fresh on Amazon.sg. And yes, this includes last-minute panic-buying even on Christmas Day.

Amazon Fresh is offering an even faster and more convenient one-hour delivery service at just $9.99, so whatever emergency you might have, Amazon has got you covered. Moreover, Amazon.sg is also making parcel returns easy by extending its return window – items shipped between now and 31 December will have a return by date of 31 January 2021.

A one-stop grocery shop available on both Amazon.sg and the Amazon Shopping app, Amazon Fresh also includes new features to make your grocery shopping experience a breeze. Besides a greater selection of fresh produce and pantry staples, Prime members will also receive personalised product recommendations based on your past purchase habits, while enjoying an extended delivery window – just in case you’re doing your shopping on-the-go, as well as the ability to add stuff to existing orders (no more having to start a new cart and trying to meet the minimum spend) at the same time.

Amazon Fresh isn’t just about groceries. Unlike other providers, you can also shop across a variety of categories, getting access to tens of thousands of items, including Baby, Books, Toys, Household, Personal Care, and Electronic products — under the same delivery. Most of all, these products are offered at everyday low prices too.

To celebrate the launch of Amazon Fresh, Prime members will enjoy special offers during the month of December, such as up to 30 percent off selected products, 2-for-1 deals from selected brands, gift with purchase promotions and seasonal favourites for the holiday season.

Here’s what we’ll be checking out:

8 – 14 December:

· Up to 50 percent off on beers, wines and spirits from Asia Pacific Breweries, and snag an additional $5 off with a minimum spend of $60.

15 – 21 December:

· Buy 1 Get 1 Free on selected Grain-Fed Beef, Organic Lamb and Sausages from Ryan’s Grocery.

22 – 28 December:
· Buy any two pints of ice-cream from The Ice Cream & Cookie Co at just $17.99 or Buy 2 Get 1 Free on any Cups from The Ice Cream & Cookie Co.

Besides well-loved international brands, Amazon Fresh has also expanded its local selection of fresh produce. They include Cultured Greens, Hia Sia Seafood, Kee Song Chicken and Tiong Lian Meats, to bring super fresh food to your table.

Not sure what to cook for dinner? Get some meal-time inspo from Amazon Fresh.

Simply browse through the recipes section – choose from mains to desserts and even cocktails, on Amazon.sg or via the Amazon Shopping app, find one that appeals to you, add the ingredients to your cart and click to buy. Easy-peasy.

The recipes have been created in collaboration with some of your favourite brands like Barilla, Knorr and Wolf Blass so you can whip up delicious dishes with confidence.

With Christmas just around the corner, there’s no better time to check out all that Amazon Fresh has to offer, whether you’re planning to whip up a Christmas feast or for last minute gift ideas. Plus, sign up as an Amazon Prime member and enjoy $20 off your first Amazon Fresh order with the code “FRESH20” when you spend a minimum of $60.

To kick-start your cooking journey, here’s one of our favourite 8days.sg recipes that you can recreate at home, with easy-to-purchase ingredients from Amazon.

Makes a tall 6.5-inch cake (if using an 8-inch rice cooker pot, adjust cook time accordingly)

Ingredients:

· 190g unsalted butter, cut into cubes

· 200g caster sugar

· 200g evaporated milk

· 1.5 tsp vanilla extract (or rum)

· 2 eggs (weighing 60g in its shell)

· 80g rice flour

· 20g corn flour

· 1/2 tsp baking powder

· 3/4 baking soda

· 50g cocoa powder (preferably natural, not Dutch-processed)

· 1/4 tsp fine salt

· 40g dark chocolate, finely chopped (at least 66% cocoa content; preferably 70-72% - we used Valrhona)

1. Place the butter, sugar, evaporated milk and vanilla extract into the non-stick bowl of the rice cooker. Switch on the power and close the lid for two minutes. After which, open the lid and stir with a spatula until the butter and sugar have melted and the mixture is smooth.

2. Remove the pot from the rice cooker and cool the mixture while prepping the other ingredients.

3. Gradually add the eggs to the lukewarm butter mixture, whisking constantly so the eggs don’t scramble. Alternatively, whisk the eggs first in a jug and slowly drizzle that into the butter mixture for easier incorporation.

4. Sift the rice and corn flours, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt into the pot of batter, in two parts. Whisk after the first addition till just combined before adding the next batch. Stop when the batter looks fairly smooth — do not over-mix.

5. Gently fold in the chopped chocolate with a spatula, sprinkling the last bits onto the surface of the batter.

6. Bake the cake using the “cake” mode of the rice cooker for 55 – 65 minutes (check from the 45 minute-mark if using a larger 8-inch rice cooker pot), or till a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake emerges with just a few moist crumbs clinging to it, and the surface of cake springs back when gently pressed with your finger.

7. Remove the pot from the cooker and place on a cooling rack for five minutes before overturning it onto the cooling rack — the cake should fall out easily. Allow the cake to cool upside-down till just slightly warm if you can’t wait to eat it, or till completely cool if dusting with icing sugar. The gooey choc bits are more apparent when you eat it gently warm, but the chocolatey flavour grows more intense on the second and third days.

This recipe is also now on Amazon, where you can shop for the ingredients.

Photos: Amazon Singapore