Chocolaty Pretzel and Peanut Cookie Bars

Hope everyone is having a great start to the new year!!! 

I wanted to share this yummy Martha Stewart recipe with you. It was shared in a post of hers called "Sweet and Salty Dessert Recipes" collection. There are some really good recipes in there that I want to try out but I went with the Chocolaty Pretzel and Peanut Cookie Bars this time to bring over to our friend's house. It has in it all the flavours I love and I couldn't wait to try it out. It was fairly easy to make and you get about 20 cookie bars from the recipe. You have to have some patience with this one though as it takes awhile to cool and set fully. Just make sure you give it about 3 hours before slicing into bars, I didn't have that time, so it got a little messy. Even with it being a little messy, it turned out wonderful and was very yummy. Sweet, salty, and gooey goodness! I will be making this one again!! Check out the recipe here and try making it for your next gathering. 

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Muffin Monday: Roasted Banana Coconut Muffins with Toffee Coconut Peanut Topping

Another Monday, another muffin recipe to enjoy. Now what probably started off as somewhat of a healthy recipe I've transformed it a bit into a naughty breakfast treat. I decided to add crushed roasted peanuts and toffee sauce to the coconut topping. These muffins turned out great and all the flavours really shined though, very tasty!

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Recipe - Inspired by epicurious.com

Ingredients:
Muffin: 
1 1/4 cups plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 roasted bananas (medium size), mashed
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut

Topping:
1/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1/4 roasted peanuts, crushed
1/4 toffee sauce

Steps:
Preheat oven to 375°F/190°C. Line muffin cups with liners. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Whisk together roasted bananas, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, and 1/2 cup coconut in a large bowl until combined well, then fold in flour mixture until flour is just moistened. In a small bowl, combine all ingredients for the topping. Divide batter among lined muffin cups and cover with a spoonful of topping. Bake until muffins are puffed and golden, about 20 - 25 minutes. Transfer muffins to a rack and cool.
 

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Crispy "Seaweed" with Spicy Peanut Garnish

I called this Crispy "Seaweed" but it actually is crispy kale but reminded of the fried seaweed you can order at a Chinese restaurant. I never thought of making something similar at home but was inspired by Junia and Rebecca to try this out. I wanted to add my own little touch to this simple recipe and came up with a Spicy Peanut Garnish to sprinkle over the crispy kale. This quick snack tasted great!! I will definitely be making this again... and again! The garnish makes quite a lot, so it depends how much you would like to sprinkle on but any leftovers just save for the next time you make some crispy "seaweed".

Recipe
Inspired by Mis Pensamientos
Ingredients:
200g Sliced Curly Kale
3tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Sea Salt, to taste
Spicy Peanut Garnish:
1/3 cup Roasted Peanuts
1/4 cup Brown Sugar

1tsp Dried Chopped Garlic
1tsp Dried Red Chilli Flakes
Splash of Toasted Sesame Oil

Steps:

1. PREHEAT the oven to 375F/190C.
2. CUT the washed and dried kale into evenly bite size pieces. Get rid of any thick stalks.
3. MASSAGE the olive oil all over the kale and spread evenly onto two baking sheets. Sprinkle over a little salt.
4. BAKE for 10 minutes then carefully mix the kale up a little bit and place back in oven for about 5 minutes.
5. USING a mini chopper, place in all the ingredients of the spicy peanut garnish and blitz until it is a crumbly texture.
6. LET the kale cool on the baking sheets and then place into a small serving bowl.
7. SPRINKLE the spicy peanut garnish over the kale.
8. ENJOY!

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