10 Second Coconut Date Loaf

Quick, healthy, easy and delicious! This is amazing when it is fresh and hot, spread with a thick layer of butter!! PS. my husband wanted me to name this 'A Date with a Coconut'! ;)

10 Second Coconut Date Loaf

10 SECOND COCONUT DATE LOAF

Ingredients:

180 grams wholemeal plain flour
170 grams milk
160 grams pitted dates
70 grams coconut oil
50 grams coconut sugar
30 grams desiccate coconut
2 x eggs
1 teaspoon bicarb soda

Method (Thermomix):

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
2. Add all ingredients to bowl. Mix 10 seconds/Speed 5.
3. Pour and spread into loaf pan.
4. Bake for 30 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.

Method (Non Thermomix):

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
2. Chop dates into 1cm pieces, and melt coconut oil.
3. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
4. Pour and spread into loaf pan.
5. Bake for 30 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.

Add all ingredients to bowl. 

 Mix 10 seconds/Speed 5.

Pour and spread into loaf pan.

Bake for 30 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.

Lychee Coconut Cocktails

This is my all time favourite cocktail! I love the flavour combination and it is soooooooooooooooooooo easy to drink! It is a hit at any party!! This is particularly amazing in summer, but cocktails are delicious ANY time of the year!! Rain, hail or shine - it's always cocktail time!!

Lychee Coconut Cocktails

I actually loaded this on Recipe Community but it never made it to my Blog! So here it is! :)

LYCHEE COCONUT COCKTAILS

Ingredients:

150 grams sugar
1 x can lychees with syrup (min. 440gm)
1 x can coconut milk (400g gm)
550 grams ice
200 grams Vodka (or Malibu)

Method:

1. Add sugar to bowl. Blitz 10 seconds/Speed 10.
2. Add lychees with syrup, coconut milk, ice and vodka. Blitz 20 seconds/Speed 9.
3. Serve with glasses dipped in water then dipped into sugar or desiccated coconut.

Note 1: omit Vodka for Mocktails!
Note 2: IF there is leftovers or if you want to prepare beforehand, you can refrigerate for the next day.

Add sugar to bowl. 

Blitz 10 seconds/Speed 10.

Add lychees with syrup, coconut milk, ice and vodka. 

Blitz 20 seconds/Speed 9.

Serve with glasses dipped in water then dipped into sugar or desiccated coconut.

Dipped in sugar

Served with desiccated coconut on the glass rim

Healthy Choc Chip Cookies

A delicious healthier version of chocolate chip cookies! Super easy, tasty and my family looooves these!!

Healthy Choc Chip Cookies

You can customise this recipe by putting in whatever fillings you like instead of or in addition to the dark chocolate chips!

HEALTHY CHOC CHIP COOKIES

Ingredients:

130 grams butter
150 grams coconut sugar
1 x egg
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste/extract
220 grams wholemeal self raising flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
120 grams dark chocolate chips

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
2. Add butter, sugar, egg and vanilla to bowl. Mix 1 minute/Speed 5. Scrape down.
3. Add flour and salt. Mix 20 seconds/Speed 5.
4. Add chocolate chips. Mix 20 seconds/Speed 2/Reverse.
5. Spoon teaspoons of dough on lined baking tray.
6. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until browned.

Add butter, sugar, egg and vanilla to bowl. 

 Mix 1 minute/Speed 5. Scrape down.

Add flour and salt. 

Mix 20 seconds/Speed 5.

Add chocolate chips. 

 Mix 20 seconds/Speed 2/Reverse.

Spoon teaspoons of dough on lined baking tray.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until browned. 

Armenian Nutmeg Cake

This Armenian Nutmeg Cake is a caramel flavoured cake with a hint of nutmeg and has a crunch from the nuts. The cake consists of a chewy/crunchy biscuit base, moist fluffy cake, and a crunchy caramel topping. It is sooo easy and so delicious and is a huge hit with my family!! It is a nice change from the usual flavoured cakes!!

Armenian Nutmeg Cake

I had a few trial and errors making this cake. The nuts can burn pretty easily in the oven, so keep it on the lowest rack. I found it was best at 150 degrees to toast the nuts to get a smokiness and crunch, but not burn them. It also bakes it into a really fluffy and moist cake!!

I hand chopped the nuts as I like a chunkier consistency, however you can always use a low speed/a few seconds in your Thermomix to chop them.

ARMENIAN NUTMEG CAKE

Ingredients:

260 grams self raising flour
250 grams brown sugar
130 grams butter
230 grams milk
1 x egg
1 teaspoon bicarb soda
1 teaspoon nutmeg
120 grams mixed nuts of your choice - roughly chopped (i.e walnut, almond, macadamia, pistachio, pecan etc)
+ extra 1 tablespoon brown sugar

Method (Thermomix):

1. Preheat oven to 150 degrees.
2. Add flour, sugar and butter to bowl. Mix 10 seconds/Speed 4.
3. Remove half of the mixture and press into the base of a greased and lined cake tin.
4. Add milk, egg, bicarb soda and nutmeg to bowl. Mix 10 seconds/Speed 4.
5. Pour into cake tin.
6. Sprinkle chopped nuts over the top of the cake mixture, then sprinkle brown sugar on top.
7. Bake on the lowest rack in the oven for 40 to 50 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.
8. Cool before taking out of tin and cutting into slices.

Method (Non Thermomix):

1. Preheat oven to 150 degrees.
2. Sift flour, add sugar and butter to bowl and rub together until mixture is like bread crumbs.
3. Remove half of the mixture and press into the base of a greased and lined cake tin.
4. Add milk, egg, bicarb soda and nutmeg to bowl and mixed until combined.
5. Pour into cake tin.
6. Sprinkle chopped nuts over the top of the cake mixture, then sprinkle brown sugar on top.
7. Bake on the lowest rack in the oven for 40 to 50 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.
8. Cool before taking out of tin and cutting into slices.

Add flour, sugar and butter to bowl. 

Mix 10 seconds/Speed 4.

Remove half of the mixture... 

 ...and press into the base of a greased and lined cake tin.

Add milk, egg, bicarb soda and nutmeg to bowl.  

 Mix 10 seconds/Speed 4.

Pour into cake tin.

Sprinkle chopped nuts over the top of the cake mixture... 

...then sprinkle brown sugar on top.

Bake on the lowest rack in the oven for 40 to 50 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.

Cool before taking out of tin and cutting into slices.