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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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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Cassava was one of my favourite tubers growing up, I have delicious memories of the savoury curries and all the sweet desserts my mum would make. Β I have neglected to use this amazing little tuber in my kitchen once I moved out of home. Now that I’m living in the…
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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.…