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PEANUT BUTTER CARROT COOKIES WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIPS

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PEANUT BUTTER CARROT COOKIES WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIPS
 
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Recipe type: Dessert, Snack
Serves: 35
Ingredients
  • 110 g/½ cup butter, at room temperature
  • 110 g/½ cup brown sugar, packed
  • 135 g/ ½ cup peanut butter, smooth or crunchy
  • 120 g/1 ½ cup rolled oats
  • 1 egg
  • 60 g/ ¼ cup milk
  • 50 g/1 cup grated carrots
  • 130 g/1 cup AP flour
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 120 g/1 cup good quality white chocolate, roughly chopped or white chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven at 180 degrees C/ 375 degrees F.
  2. Cream together butter, peanut butter and sugar.
  3. Add egg and milk, and stir.
  4. Sift flour, salt and baking soda and stir.
  5. Stir in carrots, rolled oats, and chopped chocolate or chocolate chips.
  6. Drop 1 teaspoon of cookie dough onto baking paper for 35 normal size cookies large cookies or 1 ½ tablespoons of cookie dough for 9 large cookies.
  7. Bake for 15 minutes for normal size cookies or 25-30 minutes for large size cookies.
  8. Cool down cookies before serving.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 74 Fat: 3.9 g Saturated fat: 1.7 g Carbohydrates: 8.3 g Sugar: 3.8 g Sodium: 0.71 g Fiber: 0.60 g Protein: 1.8 g Cholesterol: 6.8 g

 

VEGAN VANILLA RICE PUDDING WITH CARAMELIZED MANGO

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Vegan Vanilla Rice Pudding with Caramelized Mango Recipe DIYBITES

You probably noticed I’m into caramelizing stuff these days. Caramelized food it’s just so darn good 🙆.

This is some really freaking divine dessert, you guys! So you like your desserts cold? This is the one for you. You like your desserts sizzling hot? What do you know?! Just as delightful. There’s caramelized mango involved, vanilla flavored rice pudding, and some citruses joined the party as well.

If almond milk is not available, soy milk and rice milk are good vegan substitutes. Cow milk is also a good substitute as a non-vegan alternative. Peaches, apples, and forest fruits make good substitutes for mangoes. I advise on using a quality non-stick saucepan for the rice pudding to avoid burning the rice and avoid having an anxiety attack from walking away from the saucepan for more than 5 seconds. Rice pudding does that to you sometimes 😯 🏃 .

Full recipe and nutritional info below ⤵️

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VEGAN VANILLA RICE PUDDING WITH CARAMELIZED MANGO
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 3
Ingredients
  • For the rice pudding
  • • 400 ml almond milk
  • • 150 ml water
  • • 120 g white round rice, rinsed
  • • 1 vanilla stick
  • • 2 tbsp sugar
  • • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • For the caramelized mango
  • • 1 large semi-ripe mango, cubed
  • • 3 tbsp Muscovado sugar, or other brown sugar
  • • 1 tbsp water
  • • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • • ½ tsp orange zest
  • • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • • ¼ tsp fine grain sea salt
  • • 1 tsp lime zest, optional
Instructions
  1. In a medium non-stick saucepan pour the milk, the water, then add vanilla seeds, sugar and lemon zest. Leave on small heat until bubbly, for 3-4 minutes.
  2. Add rice and stir. Leave on small-medium heat stirring occasionally. Cook for 20-25 minutes or until rice had fully softened and absorbed liquid. If necessary, add more milk or water.
  3. Chop mangoes in 2cm/0.8in squares.
  4. In a medium pan or skillet, add 3 tablespoons of muscovado sugar, 1 tablespoons water, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, orange zest, vanilla extract and salt. Place on small heat and stir until bubbly, for 1-2 minutes and add chopped mangoes. Toss mangoes and cook until liquid evaporated, for 2-3 minutes.
  5. Serve rice pudding and caramelized chilled for 1 hour or immediately.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 194 Fat: 1.3 g Saturated fat: 0.1 g Unsaturated fat: 0.93 g Carbohydrates: 45 g Sugar: 1.3 g Sodium: 58 mg Fiber: 1.6 g Protein: 1.93 g Cholesterol: 0.0 g

 

PUFF PASTRY

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Puff Pastry Recipe DIYBITES

Aerial and crisp, puff pastry is the richest pastry; still, it’s the lightest. The recipe uses equal quantities of butter and flour. It’s a bit time consuming; however, it doesn’t require plenty of work, only re-rolling it once every 30 minutes. The lemon juice softens the gluten in the flour and makes the dough more supple but measure it carefully, as too much lemon juice can make the pastry difficult to handle 🍋. Try not to chill the pastry longer than 30 minutes between re-rolling it as the butter will harden and can break the dough. If left for longer than 30 minutes, let the puff pastry rest for 10 minutes at room temperature before re-rolling.

It is essential to work on cold surfaces and chill water and butter before using them. The recipe makes enough for two single–crusts for 1.5 liter pie dishes or fifteen 8.5cm vol-au-vents. Both sweet and savory fillings or topping work great. In the picture above I used caramelized red onion and brown creminis to make a delicious and easy appetizer. 🍴😎

Puff Pastry
 
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Aerial and crisp, puff pastry is the richest pastry; still, it’s the lightest of all pastries.
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Recipe type: Pastry
Serves: 15
Ingredients
  • 225 gr/2 cups white bread flour
  • 225 gr/1 cup chilled butter
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • Pinch of salt
  • 150 ml/2/3 cup chilled water
Instructions
  1. Sift flour and salt into a mixing bowl. Cut or rub 2 tbsp of butter into flour until it resembles fine crumbs.
  2. Place remaining butter between two sheets of plastic wrap and gently beat it up into a 15 cm/6 in flat square using a rolling pin.
  3. Make a well in the middle of dry ingredients. Combine lemon juice with water and add to well. Stir with cold utensil adding more water if necessary. The dough should be soft but not sticky.
  4. Flour rolling pin and roll out a 25 cm/10 in square. Don’t kneat it even if it looks lumpy.
  5. Place butter diagonally in the center of dough and bring each side of the dough in the center of the butter, to enclose it completely.
  6. Roll the dough to a 40 x 50cm/ 16 x 6in rectangle, then fold the lower third if the pastry over the center third and the top third of pastry down over that. Seal edges gently with rolling pin. Brush off any excess flour and wrap the pastry in plastic wrap, then chill for 30 minutes.
  7. Roll out the pastry to the same size again, with sealed edges on top and bottom. Fold and chill as before.
  8. Repeat 5 more times.
  9. Use right away according to recipe directions or wrap tightly in clear film and use in the next 3 days.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 162 Fat: 12 g Saturated fat: 7.6 g Unsaturated fat: 4.4 g Carbohydrates: 11.4 g Fiber: 0.4 g Protein: 1.68 g Cholesterol: 3.1 g

 

BANANA PANCAKES [Gluten-Free, Lactose-Free]

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BANANA PANCAKES GLUTEN-FREE LACTOSE-FREE VEGETARIAN

These banana pancakes are everything. Gluten-free, lactose-free, fluffy, fast to make, and they taste amazing 🙆. It’s a three ingredient recipe which you can change according to preferences cravings. I chose to serve the pancakes with honey, coconut flakes, and raw walnuts. You can also serve them with chocolate chips, fresh strawberries, blueberries, roasted hazelnuts, or even with just a drizzle of maple syrup. If you prefer to add extras directly into the batter, do it by sprinkling them directly to the pancake, while it’s cooking on the first side. For an extra fluff to the pancakes, add ½ tsp of baking powder.

Use a quality, non stick pan to make your life easier. If not available, use a tiny bit of vegetable oil or butter. You need to keep these pancakes smaller than the usual pancakes. Two tablespoons of batter are enough for one pancake. This trick will help you with the flip. Yes, the flip. Check if the first side of the pancake is golden-brown by lifting it just a tiny bit. If so, use the thinnest spatula you have and sloooowly slide it under the pancake. Flip the pancake carefully, as the batter can easily break apart. Cook second side of the pancake until golden as well.

Done.

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BANANA PANCAKES GLUTEN-FREE LACTOSE-FREE VEGETARIAN DIYBITES

BANANA PANCAKES [Gluten-Free, Lactose-Free, Vegetarian]
 
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These banana pancakes are everything. Vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, fluffy, fast to make, and they taste amazing.
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Recipe type: Dessert, Breakfast
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • • 1 medium-large ripe banana
  • • 2 medium size eggs
  • • 3 tbsp of rice flour
  • • 1⁄2 tsp vanilla extract
  • • ½ tsp baking powder, optional
Instructions
  1. Peel the banana, break it into pieces and mash it with a fork until no big lumps remain.
  2. Whisk the eggs together and pour them over the mashed banana and give it a good stir, until well combined. If you opt to use vanilla extract, this is when you bring it to action.
  3. Sift rice flour into the mix and stir, one tablespoon a time.
  4. Sift baking powder and stir. The batter should be loose, so don’t freak out.
  5. Use a quality, non stick pan to make your life easier. If not available, use a tiny bit of vegetable oil or butter. Heat up the pan to medium heat and drop two spoons of batter for each pancake.
  6. Cook for 1 minute on first side. If you prefer to add extras such as nuts or fruit, now’s the time.
  7. Check if the first side of the pancake is golden-brown by lifting it just a tiny bit. If golden brown, use the thinnest spatula you have and slowly slide it under the pancake. Flip the pancake carefully, as the batter is still easy to break apart.
  8. Cook second side of pancake for 1 minute, or until golden brown.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 Calories: 84,5 Fat: 2.4 g Saturated fat: 0.95 g Unsaturated fat: 1.4 g Carbohydrates: 12.5 g Sugar: 3.7 g Sodium: 32 mg Fiber: 1.1 g Protein: 3.6 g Cholesterol: 81 mg