This reader-favourite banana bread also happens to be one of my favourites! It’s soft and moist even without eggs, made with wholewheat flour, has a moderate amount of sugar thanks to lots of mashed banana that makes it perfectly sweet and flavourful, is lightly spiced and studded with lots of melty chocolate chips and tastes…
Strawberry Linzer Cookies
Buttery cookies made even better by sandwiching them with strawberry jam, dusted with powdered sugar or drizzled with lemon glaze and of course, cut into cutesy Christmas shapes because ’tis the season! These Linzer cookies also have ground almonds in the dough for more flavour and a great texture as the cookies soften and become…
Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate
It was a matter of time because I turned my favourite dessert flavour combo into a drink! Rich, creamy, dark and decadent. This hot chocolate has a good dose of peanut butter melted along with bittersweet chocolate, topped off with generous dollops of whipped cream and more peanut butter. Cozy deliciousness guaranteed. Plus, it’s easy…
Snickers Cupcakes
The only candy bar that really followed me into adulthood is a Snickers bar, fun-sized to be safe! Something about the chocolate and the peanuts together is just irresistible and turning those same flavours into a somewhat grown-up cupcake avatar was second nature. Soft dark chocolate cake with a creamy, not cloyingly sweet peanut butter…
Bee Sting Shortbread Bars (Eggless)
These bars are can’t-stop-eating good so I’m not sure whether making a small batch was the right thing to do or not! On a buttery, crisp shortbread crust is a topping of sliced almonds coated in a honey caramel, then baked till extra golden and chewy around the edges in the best possible way. They’re…