Category: sweets
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Rustic Pineapple Balls (Lunar New Year Recipe)
Healthy Pineapple Balls Recipe Pineapple pastries, usually in the form of tarts, are a common sight in Singapore and Malaysia during Chinese New Year. Pineapples represent prosperity and good luck in some Chinese cultures. The name also sounds similar to “fortune, come” when said in Hokkien. In Singapore, after moving into a new house, Chinese…
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YouTube Channel Launch – Kueh Bahulu Recipe Video
Happy New Year! A new year, a new beginning! 2018 marks the start of my first ever YouTube channel. In 2016 some friends had already suggested YouTube since I’m trained in video and animation. But I was so occupied with work at a design studio that I didn’t have much free time. It was only…
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rustic gingerbread cookies
Christmas is around the corner, so I’m posting a Western recipe for a change! As a spice lover, I love anything gingerbread. Ginger isn’t the only spice used despite the name, cinnamon, nutmeg are usually also present as well. The traditional gingerbread also includes cloves, but I didn’t have any on hand so I use…
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Wholewheat Masala Chai Muffins
Happy Deepavali! I’m not an expert on Indian cooking, have attempted a few dishes but they never taste as good as the restaurants. A friend recently gave me a bag of masala chai blend (Black tea spiced with cinnamon, cardamom, fennel, clove). So I combined it with something I’m more confident at – baking! I also have…
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Dark Chocolate Brownies
This is not only a recipe post, but a message to all girls. Some girls have the habit of rejecting dessert, counting calories to a T, avoiding certain whole foods like coconut, nuts or avocados for the sole goal of “I don’t want to look fat.” What I find even more disturbing is the number…
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Acai lemon no-bake cake
As a culinary and health enthusiast, exotic and nutrient-packed ingredients always excite me. Recently, local artisanal food company Poppy and Co kindly shared a sample of their frozen, organic acai pulp and some amazing insights on this super food. Their acai berries are harvested from wild acai palm trees in the Amazon rainforest. The berries…
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Tropical Christmas pudding (non-alcoholic)
Happy holidays! I love the idea of British Christmas pudding – moist, cake-like, warm spices and oozing with fruity bits and flavours. Why is it called pudding when it’s..cake-y? Anyway, I made it more relevant to the Southeast Asia context by using tropical fruits, no alcohol (halal), reduced sweetness, regional spices. AND, a handful of…
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Apple Cinnamon Muffins
Moist muffins with spiced apple cubes inside. 2 step process – pickle the apples overnight then make the muffin base. Makes 12. Preparing the apples: 2 granny smith apples (the green apples), peeled and cut into small cubes 2 tbsp flour 3 tbsp lemon juice 2 tbsp non-dairy milk 1 cup brown sugar a pinch…
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Oatmeal, coconut and peppermint choco bites
Just 4 ingredients + NO FOOD PROCESSOR NEEDED! For the health-loving sweet tooth/snack lover. It’s a little hard to find vegan chocolate chips here so I chopped up some vegan peppermint dark chocolate. Makes about 12. You’ll need: 1 cup oatmeal 7-10 pitted medjool dates (soak if too dry) ¼ cup vegan peppermint chocolate chips…
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Simple mini no-bake lemon cream cake
A no-bake cake that is creamy, melt in your mouth texture that is similar to ice cream, made tangy with lemon juice. With a salted hazelnut and pistachio base to balance the sweet and creamy cashew lemon layer! Topped with cacao nibs and cinnamon for an extra crunch. Raw desserts are so much easier to…
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