Crunchy Dessert with Vanilla Yogurt and Cottage Cheese with Dried Fruits (Dried Bananas), Muesli and Chocolate Puffs

Hi everyone!!! Today's recipe "Crunchy Dessert with Vanilla Yogurt and Cottage Cheese with Dried Fruits (Dried Bananas), Muesli and Chocolate Puffs" is my absolute favorites breakfast, though it'll make an awesome dessert for any time of a day! This is one of those desserts that is not only extremely delicious but very healthy too. It is not time consuming at all and the taste is to die for! :) :) :) The crunchy chocolate puffs and the chewy dried bananas together with the creamy consistency of the cottage cheese and vanilla yogurt mixture definitely make an awesome accompany together. :) :) 

Now let's get to the point and list the ingredients you'll need to make this mouthwatering dessert!!! 

• vanilla yogurt (1 cup) - you can replace it with any kind of yogurt you personally prefer 
• cottage cheese (175 g or 2/3 of a cup)
• chocolate puffs (1/2 of a cup)
• muesli (1/2 of a cup)
• dried banana (1/3 of a cup of chopped dried bananas)

The ingredients listed below is enough to make 3 portions.

The instructions:

• Mix the vanilla yogurt with cottage cheese and whisk them together until you get a smooth and creamy consistency.
• Chop the dried bananas into bite-size pieces.
• Place 1 spoonful of muesli on the bottom of a glass ice-cream cup (or any cup available).
• Spoon 1-2 spoonful of the yogurt and cottage cheese mixture and place it on top of the muesli. 
• Place the chopped dried banana pieces on top of the yogurt layer and top it with a generous amount of chocolate puffs. And voilà our amazing dessert is ready !!!:) :) :)   

I really hope you enjoyed today's recipe and you'll make it one day!!! If you ever try this recipe feel free to  share your opinion with me in the comment section below. I hope you are all having an amazing day!!! Bye!!! :) :) :)

Chocolate and Vanilla Muffin Cake

Hi everyone!!! I am back again with another delicious recipe for you! This time it's a chocolate-vanilla muffin cake with rainbow chocolate chips on top! Definitely my son's favorite. If you have kids they are definitely going to love it!!! It is a very easy and simple recipe that everyone can make, and takes very little time to prepare it. The taste of the cake is absolutely fantastic and it looks very appetizing too! Especially I like the melted white chocolate in the cake. Hmm... Yummy... !!!
:) :) :) Are you of the same opinion with me! :) :) :)

Now let's get to the point and talk about the recipe and write down the list of ingredients you'll need to bake this amazing muffin cake.
To bake this cake you'll need:

• 3 free range eggs
• 1 cup of granulated sugar
• 1 cup of plain Greek yogurt
• 175 ml (2/3 of a cup) sunflower oil (you can replace it with butter or margarine if you like)
• 3 cups of plain flour (you can replace it with self-rising flour, in this case do not use baking soda )
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 
• 3 tablespoon of cocoa powder
• 50 gr white chocolate chips 
• 30 gr rainbow chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon of shredded coconut (this is optional, you can totally skip it if you don't have or don't like shredded coconut, or maybe you are allergic to it)
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Now let's talk about the steps you take in order to prepare the muffin cake.

• Preheat your oven 180 degree Celsius.
• Mix the eggs with sugar using an electric mixer or a wooden spoon that won't  make any difference until the sugar is .dissolved.
• Add the sunflower oil (or the softened butter) and the vanilla extract and wisk the mixture again.
• Take a separate bowl pour the Greek yogurt, add the baking soda and mix them together until it starts bubbling.Add this mixture to the egg- sugar- sunflower mixture and wisk it again. 
• Add the flour (1 cup at a time) to the mixture and mix it until you get a smooth and thick consistency.
• Now it's time to separate the dough into 2 parts, Pour half of the dough into another bowl and add cocoa powder into it and mix it thoroughly. Add white chocolate chips to the other half of the dough and stir it with a spoon until the white chocolate chips are evenly distributed in the dough.
• Take a round baking tin and cover it with non-stick baking paper(the one that is like a giant muffin will be excellent , but any round baking tin will do the job. The baking tin I am currently using is a very old one, I have got it from my grandmother :) :) :) I love it because it brings back sweet memories from my grandmother.) I usually oil the baking paper a little bit so that it came off easer when the cake is baked.
• Add 1 full tablespoon of the white chocolate dough into the baking tin then add 1 full tablespoon from the dark chocolate dough, Layer them on top of each other to get zebra stripes, repeat the steps until you are finished with the dough. Sprinkle the rainbow chocolate chips and on top and add shredded coconut if you like.
• Place the baking tin into the preheated oven and bake it in the medium heat (in the medium shelf of the oven) for 30 minutes or until you put a toothpick into the center of the cake and it comes out dry. 

I honestly hope you liked today's recipe. If you have any questions feel free to ask me in the comment section below. I wish you  have a fantastic week. See you later. Bye!!!

STRAWBERRY, YOGURT AND OAT-FLAKE SMOOTHIE

Hi, everyone! I am glad to be back with a another recipe for you! This is  a very easy but very delicious, creamy and, of course, very healthy smoothie recipe that you can prepare in just a few minutes for breakfast or for any time of the day of your liking!!!  If you add a couple of ice cubes it'll be a perfect refreshing snack for hot summer days. If you don't have much time to prepare a breakfast these kind of smoothies are very handy. You can take it out with you in a closed cup and enjoy it on your way to work!!! This is how my smoothie turned out today!!! I had it as a midday snack with a chocolate biscuit, a couple of strawberries and chocolate mushrooms!!! Oh, that was a fabulous snack! :) :) :)

Now let's talk about the recipe. You'll need the following ingredients for 2 portions:

• Yogurt (1 full cup; I am using plain Greek yogurt, you can use flavored ones (for example vanilla flavored), that will be delicious too)
• Strawberries (1 cup; save a couple of strawberries for garnishing)
• Honey (to your taste, as I used plain Greek yogurt I added 1 tablespoon, if you use sweet, flavored yogurt you can totally escape it)
• Oat-flakes (2 full tablespoon)
• Ice cubed (optional, if you like your smoothie to be refreshing, just a few 5-6 cubes)
• Chocolate biscuits and chocolate mushrooms (this is totally optional) for garnishing

Step by step instructions:

• Add all the ingredients (Greek yogurt, strawberries, oat-flakes, honey and ice cubes (if you decide to use some) into the blender. Blend it a for a couple of seconds until you get a smooth consistency. With the ingredients I mentioned above you'll get 2 portions of smoothie. If you make it only for yourself you can have one portion and save the other in a closed container in the fridge to have it later during the day.

• Pour the smoothie into a glass and garnish it with whatever you like. I chose to garnish it with a few strawberries, a chocolate cookie and 2 mushroom chocolates!

•  I prepared this smoothie for me and my toddler who was more excited about the chocolate biscuit hahaha....He preferred to eat the chocolate biscuit first and then had a few sips from the smoothie. I saved his portion in the fridge and had it later in the evening! 

I truly hope you like this smoothie recipe! I wish you all have a fabulous weekend!!! Bye!!! See you soon! :) :) :)

Crepes (Thin Pancakes) with Chocolate Sauce

Hello, my lovely readers! Here is another recipe for you. I made crepes with chocolate sauce yesterday for breakfast and my family members loved them. Usually on Sundays when I am not in a hurry and have much more time, I try to make something special for breakfast and enjoy it with my family. This is how my crepes turned out. I served them with chocolate sauce, orange and apple slices. You can improvise and serve them whichever way you like. If you don't want or you don' t have time to make the chocolate sauce you can easily use Nutella cream. These crepes will  also be perfect with banana slices and different berries: strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, etc. There can be endless variations :) :) :) I think they look quite appetizing! Don't you think so? :) :) :) Anyway, they had an amazing taste, I liked them a lot. :) :) :)

Now let's talk about the recipe. You will need the following ingredients to make the crepes:

• 2 medium range eggs
• 2 tablespoon of granulated sugar
• 1 cup of milk
• 1/2 cup of warm water
• 3 tablespoon of vegetable oil 
• 1/3 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 cup of regular flour
• 1/3 teaspoon (granulated) vanilla (you can use vanilla extract if you have)
• a pinch of salt

Now let's start cooking step by step.

• Break the eggs into a big bowl, add th sugar, vanilla and the pinch of salt and mix them together with an electric mixer (or a regular whisk). Then add the milk, the warm water, vegetable oil and  mix them again. After that add the flour and the baking soda and mix them thoroughly for the last time. And the batter for the crepes is ready! This will take you only a few minutes. 

•  Now heat a non-stick frying pan (the smallest one you have) on a medium heat. After a few seconds when the pan is heated enough pour 1 scoop of the crepe batter into the pan, spread it all over the surface and pour the remaining dough back into the bowl. As the surface is very hot it will immediately bake a thin layer. You can't go wrong with this trick. I have learned it from my mum ! :)  If you don't pour back the remaining batter the crepes will be too thick. Nobody likes thick crepes. Right? :) :) :) Then put the pan back on the heat and cook it for a few seconds, turn it to the other side and cook for another few seconds.  

When the crepe is ready put it on the counter top or any other surface to cool down a little bit and only then stuck them on top of each other on a plate. By this way you'll avoid having crepes stuck on each other.

• When you have made all the crepes spread some chocolate sauce on top of each, fold it and place on a plate. You can easily use Nutella or other chocolate cream for this purpose.

For the chocolate sauce you will need:

• cocoa powder (2 full tablespoon)                                                                                     
• sour cream (200 ml)
• sweet condensed milk (200 ml)
• vanilla (1/2 teaspoon)

To make the chocolate sauce mix together the cocoa powder and the sour-cream, add the vanilla and continue to mix it until the cocoa powder is fully dissolved . Put on the low heat and bring to boil stirring continuously. When the chocolate sauce is thickened enough (it'll take 1-2 minutes) add the sweet condensed milk and turn off the heat. Stir the chocolate sauce until the condensed milk is fully dissolved into the mixture. As you have noticed I don't use any sugar in the recipe, because of the sweet condensed milk, it's very sweet and gives its sweetness to the chocolate sauce.

I hope you enjoyed this recipe. I hope you had a wonderful day! See you next time. Bye! :) :) :)

How to Make Plain Ice-Cream Taste Even Better

Hi everybody! First of all, I want to thank you all for visiting my blog, if you have any questions or suggestions leave a comment in the comment section below. I appreciate all your opinions! :) :) :) Today I decided to share my ideas about ice-cream, how make plain ice-cream taste even better and how to consume less calories but twice much pleasure. As for me I don't like plain ice-cream by itself. When I eat ice-cream I try to make it special  and look appetizing. On the other side, I adore fruits and berries, so I combine them together and get a perfect combination of taste to my palate. Besides, you get a huge bowl of  "ice-cream", I have better call it a dessert, but consume much less calories.  If you are someone like me you will like this idea!
Here is a picture of one of my favorite combinations of ice-cream and fruits. As you can see I have put one scoop of ice-cream and a whole bunch of raspberries, cut strawberries and slices of banana. You get a huge bowl of deliciousness and less calories.

Here is another picture of vanilla ice-cream with raspberries. Can you believe there is only one small scoop of ice-cream?! Subconsciously you will believe you  have eaten a whole portion of delicious ice-cream!

Chocolate ice-cream also tastes great with bananas and berries (especially strawberries and raspberries). You can also add nuts if you like such as almonds. cashew nuts, pistachio nuts, etc.
I hope you liked this post, if you have any ideas feel free to leave a comment below! Have a good day! Bye! :) :) :)