Deliciously chewy with oats and coconut, the nutty, earthy tahini flavour in these cookies is what I loved the most. It makes a nice change from nut butters and has a grown-up vibe in some way. Lots of chocolate chips go perfectly with it, as they do with most things. A mug of hot coffee…
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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread (Eggless)
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…
Peanut Butter & Jam Cake
PB&J but make it cake! This incredible, small-batch (but generous) treat has layers of soft, buttery cake sandwiched with creamy peanut butter frosting and strawberry jam. Roasted peanuts are a fun, crunchy addition and I love that each layer of cake is roughly the size of a slice of white bread 🙂 Cake for breakfast…
Gooey Cocoa Brownies
I always thought brownies made with melted chocolate are the only way to go, convinced that brownies made only with cocoa could never be as gooey, or fudgy or rich. Omg, so wrong. I’m eating my words as I eat these brownies. These are so much more gooey than I expected, unbelievably chocolatey and they…
Kaiserschmarrn – An Austrian shredded pancake
One of my favourite moments on a dreamy vacation last year, was eating an outdoor Christmas market lunch on the grounds of Vienna’s Belvedere Palace. We had a piping hot plate of cheesy spätzle that tasted like grown-up mac and cheese, followed by warm, sugary Kaiserschmarrn (or ‘Emperor’s Mess‘), a light and fluffy pancake that’s…