I love recipes with a 'wow factor' but I also don't want to spend hours making them. I want to be able to sling a few ingredients together and say 'Voila!' without any hassle. With that in mind I have compiled a little list of simple recipes I have seen online and want to give a go. I've included the ingredients but if you want to see the full recipe just click on the link provided. Hungry yet?... you will be!
Banana, Peanut Butter and Chocolate Vegan Ice Cream
I actually tried this recipe out last night. Although I had rather a disaster when I attached the blender together without the rubber bit that goes in the middle! It leaked out everywhere and i think I may have broken the blender as the liquid all went inside :s. Anyway, I mashed it all up with a fork in the end and it was delicious anyway! So if you don't have a blender, fork away! I found the recipe on on Love Elycia's blog, but the post was actually by Kaylah from The Dainty Squid.
Ingredients
2 bananas* (of average size)
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
4 generous tablespoons peanut butter
5 tablespoons sugar
6 tablespoons soy milk
Iced Coffee
I don't drink a huge amount of Coffee, I'm more of a tea girl to be honest. But when I saw this recipe on A Beautiful Mess I really wanted to try it out. It probably doesn't hurt that they are in cute jars and have stripy straws, but I'm sure they are delicious too.
Ingredients
2 1/2 quarts water to 5 ounces ground coffee
2 tablespoons any combination of spices
Milks and sweeteners as you like
Watermelon Pie
I found this one on Pinterest originally, but it is actually from Make and Takes. What a brilliant concept, don't you think? Would totally fool you into thinking you were eating something healthy too! The original post says sherbet, not sorbet, I'm guessing this is what Americans call it? I have to admit, I was totally stumped for a few minutes trying to work out how the heck you made sherbet do THAT. I got there in the end though.
Ingredients:
Lime Sorbet
Vanilla ice cream or Pineapple sorbet
Red/Pink-colored sorbet
Mini chocolate chips
Mock Mojitos
So anyone who knows me knows that my favourite cocktail is a Mojito (if I'm not in a White Russian mood). I think they are yummy! We used to have a huge mint patch in the garden, and when we had parties I would make everyone Mojito's! One problem that I did always have was getting the sugar to mix in, I was always left with it at the bottom. This recipe from Poet in the Pantry explains how to make a mint infused simple syrup from just water, mint and sugar, that will keep until you are ready to use it. Problem solved! Of course, I would add rum to it, but as this is a mock mojito I can't really tamper with the recipe!
Ingredients
1.5 oz mint-infused simple syrup
1 oz lime juice
tonic water or club soda (whichever you prefer)
a few sprigs of mint
Yummy! How clever are all the people that came up with these ideas!? I'll definitely be giving theses a go soon and reporting back!
Laura xXx
Hm the vegan Ice cream looks so good. Did you put it in the fridge or freezer after blending? :)
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Yes, I popped it in the freezer for about 3 hours and it was about right :)
DeleteOh my those look delicious!
ReplyDeleteSorry you may have broken your blender :( Although if it was going to be broken by anything, I imagine that ice-cream is delicious enough to almost be worth it!
That watermelon pie almost looks too good to eat! Only almost :)
xx
P.s. I love White Russians. Basically, I just want to drink a cup full of cream. If it gets me tipsy, that's just a bonus.
Yep I'm the same, I love cream! I think I'd drink coffee more if incould have cream instead of milk. They always seem to have it at hotels, yumm.
DeleteYep, I kinda want to make all of these!!! I've been wanting a good iced coffee recipe, so I'm glad you shared!
ReplyDeletedo you know where these nice glasses (2. picture) are from?
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:) I'm searching little and some bigger glasses for presents :)
Sorry, I don't know. They are pretty though, I would quite like some too. Maybe pop by A Beautiful mess and ask them. They seem to use them quite often :)
DeleteOh my gosh, that vegan ice cream looks SO delicious! Although I imagine the watermelon pie is somewhat out of my skill range. ;)
ReplyDeleteIt is yummy, I have been eating more tonight too! It good because it's cheap to make too and I usually have all of the ingredients about anyway :)
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