Homemade granola is all about taking back control over your cereal. It is from this early morning soapbox that you can start your day right – with a measured allowance of sugar, that leaves plenty of dietary room for that chocolate treat that’s looming at the back of your mind throughout the day, a reduction…
Tag: Coconut
Cowboy Cookies
For when regular chocolate chip cookies just won’t cut it… Cowboy cookies elevate chocolate chip cookies to a whole new level with the inclusion of coconut, oats, and pecans. Every time I bake these cookies I’m at war with myself as to whether this is cookie overkill. I mean there is, absolutely, nothing wrong with…
Coconut Sugar Scrub
It has been a long looooong while since I have posted a none food related post, heck it’s been a while since I’ve posted a food related one, not that this post is purely none food related as it does involve basic consumable products, but the final product is not a comestible. Hurray! Today I…
Toasted Coconut Shortbread Llamas
I have been up to my eyeballs in sugar lately. Seriously, I have made over 20 pound worth of frosting this month alone. Heck, I made over 4 pounds of frosting this morning. I made frosting yesterday. I made frosting the day before yesterday. What are my plans for tomorrow? More frosting! While a lot…
Coconut Frappuccino
Iced coffee season is back! Here is a homemade, dairy-free version of a coconut frappuccino that combines frozen coconut and coffee into a delightful blended summer drink that’s somewhere between a coconut smoothie and an iced coffee. Ingredients: 1/2 cup frozen Coconut flesh (if you can find fresh coconut to use, that would be great,…
Coconut Cake
Another dinner party. Another cake. A light, fluffy coconut cake with chocolate buttercream and a chocolate ganache filling. The coconut cake is one of my Mom’s favorite recipes, and the one and only time I attempted to bake this particular cake, prior to this, resulted in one of my most memorable baking disasters. My family…
