YUM BREAKFAST BANANA VANILLA OAT MUFFINS

Okay so after reading quite a few variations of recipes for breakfast banana muffins, ive put together my own mix! SUPER EASY
Forget going through drive thru for a 300 calorie croiussant because its fast and easy- bake these the night before for a Yummy quick breakfast for 12 days!!

Im a sugar junkie so ive also added chocolate chips!

Ingredients:

2 Bananas

2 eggs

1 cup greek yogurt (i used non fat)

1 1/2 tsp baking powder and 1 tsp baking soda

2 1/2 cups quick oats

3/4 cup sugar BUT make only 1/4 of that white sugar and the rest brown sugar

1 tbs vanilla and 5 chocolate chips in each cup

Steps:
1. Preheat oven to 410 degrees
2. Add all ingredients into blender and blend until it looks smooth
3. Fill muffin cups to half full and place in the oven for around 20-25 minutes

TADA!!!

Chewy Fluffy Chococlate Cookies with White Chocolate Chips

SO these cookies have also been a huge hit with family and friends. 
Theyre really the exact same recipe as my famous vanilla pudding chocolate chip cookies- but replaced with cocoa powder (and still a tablespoon vanilla pudding powder!)

Ingredients:

1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla pudding mix
1/3 cocoa powder
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
white chocolate chips

 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat and set aside.
2. Using a mixer, beat together butter and sugars until creamy. Add in pudding mix, eggs, and vanilla extract.  In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
3. Drop cookie dough by rounded tablespoons onto prepared baking sheet.  Bake for 10-12 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean

PLEASE NOTE!!!!!
1. I start mixing the cookie dough with my hands after I have added the dry ingredients and theyve been partially mixed in (kind of how you would with bread dough).

2. These are chocolate cookies...so they are brown which means its hard to tell when they are done, i take them out a little before they are fully baked inside (but not too soon when the dough is still wet looking inside) because they will continue to bake a bit after when you take them out. But do take caution they dont look burnt when they burn!

Perfect Chocolate Chip and Vanilla Flavoured Cookies!

 BEST COOKIES I HAVE EVER TASTED.




Vouched for by my younger siblings. I really couldn't have imagined such a perfect cookie and the best part is that I got it perfect the first time. I just followed the recipe exactly as written and they came out absolutely perfect!!
Secret Ingredient: Vanilla Pudding Mix!

Before you read the recipe, please NOTE: I had made mine into perfect balls on the pan and they were baking a lot on the bottom but unbaked on top...so I reduced the heat to 320 and let them bake some more before taking them out. They looked like they werent finished but after letting them cool they were perfect. You can try flattening them a little bit or reducing the heat like I had. 
Be sure to watch them every minute! 

The recipe is thanks to this site: http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/vanilla-pudding-chocolate-chip-cookies/ 
 

Ingredients:
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup brown sugar                                
1/4 cup granulated sugar
3.4 oz. package vanilla instant pudding mix
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips      

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat and set aside.
2. Using a mixer, beat together butter and sugars until creamy. Add in pudding mix, eggs, and vanilla extract.  In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
3. Drop cookie dough by rounded tablespoons onto prepared baking sheet.  Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until slightly golden and set.

Chocolate Cookie with White Chocolate Chips. YUM

What I love more than chocolate chip cookies are chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips...white chocolate chips make the world go round.

These Cookies tasted just like store bought ones (not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing). BUT my whole family said they were delicious.

I had to make adjustments to the recipe I used as it was way too sugary and my dough was crumbly. I'll explain why in a bit.
For now Here is the Recipe I used:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. In large bowl, cream together 1 cup softened butter and 2 cups white sugar until smooth. Beat in 2 eggs one at a time, then stir in 1 tbs vanilla. Combine 2 cups all prupose flour, ¾ cup cocoa powder, 1 tsp baking soda, and half tsp salt. Stir these into the cream mixture. Add white chocolate chips and mix it together using hands. Make rounded tsps of dough onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 8-10 minutes. 

So a lot of reviews from the website complained the cookies were too sugary (and I dont mean sweet). I also agree with them and will use less sugar next time and more cocoa powder. The cookie dough was crumbly but when you mushed it together with your hands to mold them into circles it stuck fine. Since these are chocolate cookies, make sure you dont over bake them!
Here are some of my photos:

Quest for the PERFECT chocolate chip cookies

So I made my FIRST attempt at baking soft chewy chocolate chip cookies (I was going for a pilsburry taste). 
                                                        They were a Disaster!

 So here is the Recipe I am working off of: http://edaleendairy.com/recipe/chocolate-chip-cookies1
 and I will explain my mistakes as well as the right method!

ORIGINAL RECIPE:
1. PREHEAT oven to 375° F
2. COMBINE 1 1/8th cup flour, 1/2 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt in small bowl.
3. BEAT 1 stick butter, 3/8 cup granulated sugar,  3/8 cup brown sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy.
4. ADD 1 eggs. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
5. BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
 
WHAT I DID WRONG:
1. I definitely put way too much butter and what happens with that is that the cookies spread out
2. I made the cookies into way huge round balls. They should be relatively small!
3. I will definitely DECREASE the sugar! It was wayyyy too sweet and I have a huge sweet tooth. 

UPDATE: TRYING COOKIES AGAIN WITH FIXED METHOD

The BEST Chocolate cups

I don't think I have ever tasted such a delicious explosion in my mouth

You will need:
Cadburry milk chocolate or Purdys milk chocolate (both are amazing)
Lindt white chocolate
A paint brush
Cupcake paper cups
Cupcake/Muffin Pan
Any Flavoured Ice Cream

Directions:
1. You will need to gradually melt the milk chocolate in the stove or in a bowl in the microwave. Dip your brush in the chocolate and start painting inside of the cupcake paper cups. Make sure you cover every space or the chocolate cup will end up breaking. The first round doesn't have to be thick.
2. Leave the cups in the freezer to harden and then take them out in around 20 minutes. By this time you have re-heated the milk chocolate as you will do around 2-3 rounds of this. Note that the melted chocolate you are painting on top of the frozen chocolate is going to melt the frozen chocolate- so do the cup fast and stick it in the freezer right away!
3. Take frozen cups out again and this time start painting on melted white chocolate. Do this process twice.
4. Take out the official hardened chocolate cups and start CAREFULLY pealing off the cupcake paper. Only take out one cup at a time since they do melt. Add a scoop of any flavoured ice cream and enjoy the party in your mouth. 

Easy Peasy!

Cupcake Designs

Taking the cupcake recipe I have included prior- here are some of the cupcake decors I've done. Unfortunately, these were done with already made icing...I'll be posting an awesome homemade icing recipe soon!

The pink icing was really just vanilla with a few drops of red food colouring

 These were topped with strawberries dipped in melted cadburry chocolate, and of course tons of sprinkles and smarties