I've been holding on to this recipe for Raw Cookie Dough Bars from A Modern Way To Cook for a while, mainly because of the end of the school year/birthdays/Father's Day meant that there were plenty of sweet treats to go around.
I love energy balls, so this seemed like a different version of the same healthy-ish indulgences. The ingredients seem simple enough, I haven't worked with Brazil nuts so I'm intrigued to how it might taste.
Yay or Nay: Nay
Thoroughly disappointed in this, I really had high expectations for this recipe. I figured this would be a new version of energy ball/bar that I could put into rotation but it failed massively. Sure, it was simple to make, but the measurements seemed off and I'm sure it affected the taste. It was waaaaay too coconut oily for me, greasy to the touch and taste, and I love anything coconut. I'm just upset I wasted chocolate for this!
I've always eaten banana bread but NEVER made it! My first foray into banana bread was in Maui, Hawaii. We were driving the Road to Hana and one of the pit stops was at a banana bread shack. There were a variety of types, each one I'm sure delicious - we were foolish to only buy one loaf! Since then, I've had it in staff rooms and given it to me by a student - who had added chocolate chips and it was to DIE for!
When I saw this recipe for Ultimate Pecan Banana Bread in Anna Jones' A Modern Way To Cook, I knew I wanted to make it - even if only to relive the relaxing sounds of the sea in Hawaii, with the added benefits of chocolate!
Yay or Nay: YAY!
These were delicious and moreish! I kept going back for more and knowing that they were a healthier alternative - I most definitely would make these again. As I was unsure of how much I would like them (plus not having enough ripe bananas) I made half the amount and baked this recipe in a muffin pan instead of a loaf pan - I mean, does it even matter when it was as yummy as it was?!
I feel like I know of A Modern Way To Cook's author Anna Jones. Not in a, she's my mate, kind of way but more like she is on my consciousness for some reason. Rambling aside, I picked up this cookbook at my local library and after a quick flick through I figured this would be a good place to start after my hiatus.
Anna Jones' recipe is similar to one I've made by Deliciously Ella however the idea is to cook the 'crumble' in a pan rather than bake in the oven.
Yay or Nay: Yay
This was definitely easier and quicker than an oven version. It was delicious as you can tell as there is no end picture. Unfortunately, it is a running theme on this blog, if it doesn't have a result picture it either means it was eaten immediately OR took too long to make and I couldn't be bothered to take a picture! Luckily, this was on the yummy side!
