Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Healthy No Bake Energy Bites | Healthy Oats Ladoo | No Sugar Bites



Today's recipe is a quickie recipe. These are easy to make, super affordable and great to have before or after workout or even as a snack specially for kids. You can customize with any flavor you like.   Just took few minutes to make and more minutes to click them and was resisting myself from nibbling every time i re-arranged it for a better click. Go on, try it and let me know how you liked it.

Ingredients:

1 Cup rolled Oats
6-7 Medjool Dates (Pitted and soaked in warm water)
1/2 Cup Peanut butter
1/4 cup Shredded coconut
2 tbsp Chia seed ( optional)
2 tbsp Flax seed (optional)

Method:

  • Place all ingredients except coconut into a food processor and pulse until smooth.


  •  I made it into two variation one with coconut and the other without. Added coconut at the end. Both taste good. Roll dough out into 1 inch balls.

  • Store in an air tight container.
Notes:
  1. For more sweet you can add extra dates or honey.
  2. I prefer roasting oats for seconds before grinding, but can skip this step.


Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Strawberry cake / Strawberry cake from scratch



Anyone else dreaming of Spring yet? I think it's at this time of the year that many folks are starting to get just a bit tired of winter, especially if you live in one of the blizzard states. After shoveling snow for weeks and having to work and drive in it, I'm sure a sunny warm day is calling your name. So in honor of the coming Spring let's bake yummy strawberry cake 😛

This cake has a soft, lightly sweet and moist crumb with bursts of strawberry flavor in every bite.
Simple ingredients, easy to make, perfect for entertaining and completely yummy.



This delicious from scratch strawberry cake is paired with fresh strawberry. It has intense and wonderful strawberry flavor paired with little whipped cream or sauce is a perfect match  If you are a strawberry fan you will love it.



Ingredients:

2 Cups All purpose flour
2 Eggs
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Sour cream
1/2 cup Oil
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1/4 tsp Salt
2 tsp Baking powder
1 Bowl Strawberries

Method:

  • First butter the pan and preheat the oven to 375 F. In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together 2 eggs with 1 cup sugar on high speed for 5 minutes or until light in color and thick.

  • Add 1 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup oil, 1 tsp vanilla extract and beat on low speed until well combined.

  • In another bowl, whisk together 2 cups flour, 2 tsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt until well incorporated. With the mixer on medium to low speed add flour mixture to the batter into 3 batches letting the flour incorporate with each addition and continue mixing just until well combined.

  • Pour half of the batter into prepared pan. Top with half of diced strawberries 

  • Then spread remaining batter over the top. Cover the surface with remaining half of the halved strawberries pressing them down just slightly into the batter.

  • Bake at 375 F for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean 
  • Let cake rest in pan 10-15 minutes then run a thin spatula around edges to loosen from pan. Cool until just warm or at room temperature.
  • Enjoy with some Sauce or cream or just plain.


Notes:
To measure flour correctly spoon flour into a dry ingredients measuring cup and scrape off the top with a straight edge.




Tuesday, March 6, 2018

3 Ingredient Chocolate Ice Cream | Eggless Ice Cream without Ice cream maker | Homemade Ice Cream


# Kids' Delight-Chocolate Theme


 Ice Cream!! Do i even need to say anything. How about eggless homemade ice cream? This super easy recipe will yield delicious and creamy homemade ice cream all without the use of a Icecream maker and egg.This method does not prevent any ice crystals and does not have to blend or whip them multiple times. They can be made with any whipping cream, heavy cream, milky mist or Amul fresh cream.



For this recipe I have used my electric beater, however you can also use a blender/ mixer. Just make sure not to over whip the cream. Seriously creamy, you must trust me on this. I would not lead you astray. Do make this at home and enjoy with your friends and family.

Ingredients:

2 Cups Whipping Cream or Heavy/ double cream
250 ml Sweetened Condensed Milk
3 tbsp Cocoa Powder

For Topping: (optional)
Semi sweet chocolate chips
Chocolate syrup

Method:

  • Chill the cream, beater and a deep miximg bowl. Add condensed milk and cocoa powder to another mixing bowl and whisk well and make a smooth lump free chocolate mixture.
  • Pour the chilled cream to the chilled bowl and begin to whip it, initially on low speed to avoid any splashes and later to medium speed.Whip until peaks appear.

  •  Gently fold in the chocolate condensed milk into whipping cream until no streaks appear. Transfer the mixture to a freezer safe container and freeze until set.

  • Can add some toppings of your choice and cover it with plastic cling wrap or butter paper. 
  • Scoop chocolate ice cream and serve with some choco chips and chocolate syrup.



Sending this recipe to the following events:
Kids Delight event by Spicing Your Life and Sizzling Tastebuds