Before I discovered my love for baking and cooking, I often did not know what to do with apples that I considered too ripe for my taste – I’m a very picky apple eater. Gosh, was I clueless back then! Nowadays, I use ripe apples to make homemade applesauce (great egg-, butter-, or oil replacer!) or other apple dishes such as banana apple chunks bread and apple cinnamon upside down cake. The recipe for the latter was inspired by a recipe published on Chef Chloe’s blog.
As always, I tweaked the recipe to meet my needs and wants, e.g. I lowered the sugar content and upped the fiber. Continue reading “Amazing Apple Cinnamon Upside Down Cake”
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Awesome Apple Pie
Recently, I made my very first apple pie from scratch. I cannot believe that I am writing this, but I aced it. Yes! I am totally proud of myself. My wonderful pie had a beautiful crust; was spiced to perfection; and laden with juicy apple slices. Simply amazing!
It was much easier to make than expected and what makes this whole experience even better is that I had a ton of fun making it. I cranked up the music and danced the entire time. Continue reading “Awesome Apple Pie”
Amazing Vegan Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
Whenever I am asked to make cookies for a special function or simply want to surprise a friend with homemade cookies, I almost always choose to make chocolate chip cookies because they are a universal favorite. The secret ingredient in these amazing cookies is banana. The banana not only gets your taste buds jumping for joy, but also acts as an excellent egg replacer. So, whenever you are in need for some feel-good cookies, make this super simple recipe. After just one bite, you will be doing the happy dance.
Instructions
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 cup spelt flour
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2-3/4 cup dairy-free, semi-sweet chocolate chips
Wet ingredients:
- 1 mashed bananas
- 1/2 cup vegetable margarine or coconut oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 190°C.
- In a large bowl, whisk together all dry ingredients, except the chocolate chips.
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix all wet ingredients until well-combined.
- Add wet mixture to the dry one and then mix all ingredients until they are just combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Roll the dough into balls and place them on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Flatten them out a bit with your palm.
- Sprinkle some salt over your cookies for an extra oomph.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Allow cookies to cool for roughly 5 minutes on the baking sheet and then transfer your masterpieces to a cooling rack for another 10+ minutes.
- Enjoy!
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