Choco Banana Pops
remember last month when i told you guys about the Adventurous Cooks Club|? did you try the Chicken Biriani? I really hope you did.
This time the Cooking challenge is hosted by Leo Tunapika? she thought it would be great if we made a simple desert and this one was just perfect because apart from being simple its also healthy or mostly healthy especially if you use dark chocolate. Wendy Wahito is also to do a version of this so check it out too.
This is very simple you just need two basic ingredients
We start by slicing the bananas. You can cut a banana into 2 or 3 inch slices OR you can slice one into two to make a larger pop. i did both
We then melt the chocolate, I melted mine in the microwave but this is a tricky method as you can easily burn the chocolate and it can’t be recovered. If you decide to use the microwave do it in 10 second intervals trying to stir after each session. if this scares you, boil water in a small pot, place the chocolate in a large bowl and place on top of the hot water, stir continously till it melts
Next dip half the slice into the chocolate or the tip of the halves into the chocolate and set aside.
You can have the chocolate banana pops plain or It is that simple, let the chocolate harden or you can add some sprinkles, here you can use anything, nuts, shaved or desiccated coconut, colorful sprinkles. I used chopped cashews. I bought them at chandarana did not even know they existed
and your done or
You can freeze yours like I did mine
Frozen Banana Ice Cream
I have told you time and time again how much love I have for Pinterest. It is amazing, the new things you discover up there or the new ideas you get are so worth the hour I spend there daily. For those of you who are still too backward and don’t know what Pinterest is where on earth do you live???? Pinterest is a social networking site where you share photos (pin) of things you find interesting (hence pinterest). It can be anything food, drinks, cats, cars, motor bikes, movies, your dream house, wedding ideas, party ideas, ANYTHING!! You save this in your own folders and you can later refer back to them. It’s like an online idea diary. I LOVE IT.
So I found this recipe on there and I thought that it sounded so impossible. I mean how do you blend frozen bananas and come out with a creamy substance? Doesn’t that defy logic? Shouldn’t you get a juice or flacked/shaved ice particles?? Turns out my science is wrong. Once the frozen bananas have been blended for long enough what you end up with is a creamy frozen dessert. Totally SUGAR FREE!!! How cool is that??? I loved this dessert not only coz I like bananas but mainly because it’s healthy. So on a night when you really want some ice cream but you are trying to watch your calorie intake, make this and your craving will be dealt with and your waist and hips will thank you later.
Ingredients
- Frozen Bananas ( to freeze just peel the banana and wrap in cling film, you could also chop it before freezing)
- Vanilla essence
- Optional: peanut butter, Nutella, cocoa
Instructions
Put the bananas and vanilla essence in a blender and blend till smooth then put in a container and freeze for at least 1.5-2.5 hrs. Scoop to serve
https://www.themothershipvillage.com/frozen-banana-ice-cream-2/Kashata
I find that Kenyans have very few deserts or sweets that we can call our own. Unlike the French or English. Now this Swahili sweet will take your taste buds right back to when you were in class 2, you remember those days when you’d save money from your break or lunch so that you could afford to buy either kashata, mabuyu or cool after school? They cost just 1 shilling but those days that was quite something. And they came in all colors and in our heads we thought they were different flavours. Ohhh the good old days of pur innocence.
When I saw people asking for this recipe sometime last year on a facebook group I just had to look around for it. Hope you will love it as much as I did and I hope it will make you feel like a child again. HAPPY COOKING!!
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- ¾ cup water
- 1 cup moist grated coconut (or one desiccated coconut moistened with 2 tbsp of milk or water)
- 1/2 teaspoon Cardamon
- ½ teaspoon food color (optional)
Instructions
Heat the food color, water and sugar on medium heat till the sugar dissolves, continue heating the mixture till it thickens and becomes a syrup, it should be thick and should feel sticky between your fingers and leave a string when you pull your fingers apart. While this is happening add 2 tablespoons of water to your desiccated coconut
Add the coconut to the sugar syrup and mix well ensuring that it is well incorporated, keep stirring and let it cook till it has reduced in size and it begins to clump up together, sort of foaming balls.
Grease a cake pan or line with parchment paper. Using a spatula put the coconut mixture into the pan, patting down to about an inch.
Let this cool for about 8 minutes and slice. Slice using one motion. Let this cool further before your serve
https://www.themothershipvillage.com/kashata-2/
