This Vietnamese Coconut and Banana Ice Cream Bars recipe is a modern twist to the traditional Vietnamese Kem Chuα»i dessert made with a flattened ripe sugar banana, smothered in sweetened coconut milk and sprinkled with toasted peanuts, then frozen. I grew up with this simple dessert and thought it was about time I made my own healthier version with toasted almonds and sweetened with some maple syrup instead of the refined sugar loaded version. OMG I think this tastes better than the original! Vietnamese Coconut Banana Ice Cream Bars This recipe a great way to use up over ripe bananas,…
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It’s my first recipe post on Enlightened Foodie (previously Loveurbelly) and after almost a 1.5 year break from posting, I’m going to celebrate by sharing my children’s favourite grain free chocolate cake recipe that is paleo friendly with a nut free option. It’s also dairy free and refined sugar free…
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Who doesn’t love a one pan meal with all the ingredients infused in the one pan and less washing?! Our current family favourite meal is this one pan roast chicken with sweet potatoes, baby carrots & radish. I’ve been using my Staub griddle in the oven for our one pan…
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One thing we always seem to have at home (and even more so now living in hot and humid Vietnam) are over-ripe bananas. They’re a bit like avocados, one day they’re just right to eat, then the next they have black spots all over them. Not such a bad thing…
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I often get asked how to start the transition over to a real food / paleo lifestyle for the family and the best tips I have from my personal experience is to initially replace just one meal a day (breakfast was easiest for me as you can also eat breakfast…
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If you have been following my blog for a while, you know how much I love these 2 ingredient sugar banana pancakes (see recipeΒ here) which give the batter a much thicker consistency than the standard bananas, just adding some shredded coconut and chia seeds really changes the texture and flavour.…