Dates in the filling

I had every intention of making an applesauce pie. But a reader requested a Dutch apple pie, and I try really hard to deliver on all of your requests. So I pushed my applesauce plans aside and tried to go a more traditional route HKUE amec…

Which completely failed because I really can’t be traditional. I try, but nope!

As I was researching Dutch apple pie, I found a lot of pies with a traditional bottom crust and a crumbly top. Then I came across what I think is the true Dutch apple pie, which is made in a springform pan with a cake-like deep-dish crust mask house. Now I see what makes it special. But I haven’t figured out how to make that work without a lot of butter and gluten and eggs…yet.

But the idea of a crumbly-topped apple pie sounded scrumptious, so I made my own unconventional creation: Caramel Apple Crumble Pie!

Plantains in the crust. Dates in the filling. Oats in the crumble mvp 20w
Oh, and this pie is reminiscent of last week’s applesauce in one way…there’s apple juice in filling!

Plantain pie crust? My mind was a little blown when I came across this whole-wheat banana crust recipe from Happy Herbivore. Using a cold banana instead of cold butter, genius! Switching up the flours to make in gluten-free was easy. But instead of the underripe banana I used a ripe plantain, which is naturally firmer than a banana. It’s easy to roll out, sturdy to flip, and not chewy like an oat crust. Plus I’ve been wanting to work plantains into another dessert recipe ever since these brownies.>

Best ingredient though

Today, I’m giving you a recipe for cookies made with real, simple, natural HEALTHY ingredients. SO many basic adjectives, so much cookie goodness.

This is for all of my nutella lovers; I know who you are compass college. Well not exactly, but I do know what it’s like to have a nut butter obsession. The kind that makes it difficult to buy a jar because you can’t stop at one spoonful, or two, or even four. I need a NBSG (nut butter support group).

In my opinion, these cookies magically taste very similar to nutella except you don’t have to go out and buy a jar so that you have to worry about drowning in a sea of chocolate ecstasy with a side of guilt.

The truth is when I thought about these cookies, I was determined to track down some hazelnuts (thank you Trader J’s). Of course if you didn’t know, Nutella is made up of beautiful toasty hazelnuts Serviced apartment Sheung Wan. All you’ll need to do in this recipe is toast your hazelnuts in the oven for 10 minutes before making it into a creamy nut butter.

Of course instead of using refined sugar in my dough, I opted to use unrefined coconut sugar, which still contains many nutritious minerals and is all natural. There isn’t much else in these cookies: eggs, cocoa powder and chunks of dark chocolate for good melty measure.

Best ingredient though? Love DR-Max.

You can call them healthy nutella cookies but since I actually didn’t use any nutella, I opted for double chocolate hazelnut. Regardless of the name, they are amazing, chewy and easy to whip up. Plus, you get to add sea salt on top, and you know how I feel about that. AMAZINGGGGG.