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Creamy Blackened Salmon Salad

Delish Buzz — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 03:19:01 +0000

A very satisfying aroma rich creamy blackened salmon salad, with a creamy homemade gingery dressing! Crunchy, creamy, hearty, sweet salad with juicy salmon.

Really hearty blackened creamy salmon salad.

I don’t know about you but I have those days where I want to eat something healthyisshh but don’t want to sacrifice too much for it. Well this salad is for those days! This creamy blackened salad is perfect union of flavors and goodness of great ingredients.

Satisfying and colorful!

Spicy, flavorful and meaty.

I always want something creamy with my salmon recipes. Creamy sauce or dressing with juicy salmon is my dream kind of meal. Salmon is not a fish I ate when I was growing up. But man! I loved salmon with my first bite. Perfect fish in my humble opinion. When not over cooked salmon is so juicy and has an addicting fish oil rich flavor. Hence I decided to pair it with a creamy dressing like the one here and soft boiled sweet potatoes with delicious roasted sunflower seeds.

My favorite part of this recipe is that the entire rooms fills up with the aromas of blackened seasoning. I made this for my wife who needs more than just fresh veggies in her salads. She needs a compelling reason like “blackened salmon” to come near any salads! So this recipe is perfect for her. Happy wife, happy life! But I have to admit I usually start eating this salmon from the pan! The smell of spices in the air and perfectly browned salmon are so inviting. Look at this picture!?

Wonderful homemade blackened seasoning turn salmon into a irresistible treat.

The homemade blackened seasoning used here is not overpowering. It is subtly spicy and flavorful. The deep rich colors of freshly made homemade blackening seasoning is perfect. Making this spice blend in a mortar and pestle, takes me back to my childhood days where I used to make spice mixes with my grandmother.

So if you are looking for a great creamy blackened salmon salad which is :

Crunchy – sweet peppers, onions and roasted sunflower seeds.
Satisfying combo of hearty carbs and creamy dressing – sweet potatoes and our delicious dressing. For the recipe for the dressing please visit this link. Our own easy mayonnaise based gingery fresh salad dressing!
Easy Addicting Mayonnaise Based Dressing!
Umami rich olives with artichoke hearts and rich green salad leaves.
Colorful and satisfying!

Then this creamy blackened salmon salad is for you! But of you would like another creamy salad from our site, try this crunchy shrimp avocado salad.

Colors of Shrimp Salad!

Or try our delicious fudgiest brownies ever!

Homemade Brownie Heaven

Please leave a comment if you enjoyed this delicious salad as we did!

Wonderful layers of flavors!

Creamy Blackened Salmon Salad

A very satisfying aroma rich creamy blackened salmon salad, with a creamy homemade gingery dressing! Crunchy, creamy, hearty, sweet salad with juicy salmon.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword aromatic salad, blackened salmon salad, crunchy salad

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 6

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 995kcal

Ingredients

For the blackened seasoning

2 Tbsp Paprika
2 Tsp Black pepper
1 Tsp Thyme
1 Tsp Basil
1 Tsp Oregano
1 Tsp Garlic powder
1 Tsp Onion powder
1/4 Tsp Cayenne powder

For making the salad

2 Handfulls of salad leaves of your choice.
2 4oz salmon pieces.
2-3 Tbsp Extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil
1 large sweet potatoe boiled, peeled, cut into sticks or fingers.
4 small sweet pepers cut into sticks or juliennes.
1 Tbsp Sunflower seeds (preferrably roasted).
1 Tbps Olives (any kind)
1/4 Cup Red onion sliced.
2 Sliced pickled artchoke hearts.
1/2 Tsp Freshly ground black pepper.
Salt to taste.

Instructions

For the salad dressing:

We are using our own delicious salad creamy mayonnaise based salad dressing for this recipe! Please refer to this recipe! https://www.delishbuzz.com/easiest-mayonnaise-salad-dressing/

For making blackened seasoning:

Blend all the herbs and spices together in a regular blender or a mortar pestle. (See notes) You will have plenty of seasoning left. Believe me you will need it. Because you will be making this often! 🙂

For making the salmon

Heat the olive oil in a non-stick pan on medium-high heat. Wash and pat the salmon pieces dry. Then coat the salmon with the blackened seasoning and salt. Pan fry the salmon 3-4 minutes on each side (depending on how thick is your salmon). Remove it from the pan and let the salmon rest, let the juice run through and it will continue to cook. Resulting in a juicier salmon.

Assembling the salad

Mix all rest of the ingredients together. Place your salmon on your salad and pour on the delicious dressing.

Notes

Notes:

For the blackened seasoning - It is best to make it fresh and use immediately. Even if the spices are ground, milling it in a mortar and pestle will bring out the aromas and flavors in a hurry. We usually grind the spices with some salt which gives the coarse consistency to bring out all the flavors or just use a blender and give it a pulse.
For the salad dressing please visit this recipe .

Nutrition Facts

Creamy Blackened Salmon Salad

Amount Per Serving

Calories 995

% Daily Value*

Saturated Fat 6.5g41%

Cholesterol 165mg55%

Sodium 636mg28%

Potassium 2229mg64%

Carbohydrates 80.3g27%

Fiber 27.9g116%

Sugar 10.9g12%

Protein 80.1g160%

Calcium 1560mg156%

Iron 1.1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

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Easiest Mayonnaise Based Salad Dressing – Ready In Three!

Delish Buzz — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 03:17:54 +0000

Addicting mayonnaise based salad dressing that goes well with any salads. This will transform any food to a heavenly status! And it can be ready in minutes!

Easy Addicting Mayonnaise Based Dressing!

This is the Delish Buzz wife here! I love salads! Well… may be that’s an exaggeration! I love salads smothered in delicious salad dressings! I am an addict. Especially the homemade kind. To tell you the truth, sometimes it is fun to create your own at home, emulsifying oil and whipping out magic. But at times, I just want a salad ready in minutes! Like right now! Then emulsifying is not a word I would think of! Sorry guys, a bit impatient when I am hungry at times.

On days like those, this recipe comes in hand!. Ready in minutes! You will soon be sitting down with your salad and this mayonnaise based salad dressing comes in handy. Truly transforming taste. A hint of sweet and sour with perfect amount of creaminess.

This is sugar free, that counts for healthy right? Raw honey works better here. We used Dijon mustard to make this recipe but any mustard will do.

If you would like to try a recipe that goes perfect with this dressing then try our own creamy blackened salmon salad

Really hearty blackened creamy salmon salad.

Perfect mayonnaise based dressing for salads!

Easiest Mayonnaise Based Salad Dressing - Ready In Two!

Addicting mayonnaise based salad dressing that goes well with any salads. This will transform any food to a heavenly status! And it can be ready in minutes!

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Keyword easy dressing, mayonnaise based dressing, salad dressing

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 1

Total Time 3

Servings

Calories 513kcal

Ingredients

For the dressing:

1/2 Cup Mayonnaise (real stuff)
1/2 Tbsp Raw honey
1 Tsp Dijorn mustard
1/4 Juice of a lime ( couple of squeezes. )
1/4 Tsp Garlic powder
Salt to taste.
2 Tbsp Chopped cilantro or parsley.

Instructions

To make the dressing:

Blend all the ingredients except cilantro or parsley in a blender for a good minute or two. Add chopped cilantro or parsley to the creamy dressing and mix well. Enjoy this dressing on fish or chicken! Like this recipe.

Notes

Nutrition Facts

Easiest Mayonnaise Based Salad Dressing - Ready In Two!

Amount Per Serving

Calories 513 Calories from Fat 363

% Daily Value*

Fat 40.3g62%

Saturated Fat 5.8g36%

Cholesterol 31mg10%

Sodium 996mg43%

Carbohydrates 39.8g13%

Fiber 0.9g4%

Sugar 16.8g19%

Protein 2.3g5%

Calcium 470mg47%

Iron 0.2mg1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

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Easy Artisan Naan Bread Pizza Recipe – II

Delish Buzz — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 00:10:30 +0000

A robust Greek pizza, full of fresh crispy flavors. Satisfying naan bread pizza with perfectly melted cheeses. Perfect meal for a busy day. Prepped and ready to eat in minutes.

My wife’s favorite!

Whenever I am feeling so tired after a hectic day with my kiddo, I reach for the easiest meals possible. Like this recipe!. Naan bread Greek style pizza. The prep work is easy and flavors are fresh. Uplifting! Spiritually and physically! No kidding! I am serious guys! Food is medicine for my body and soul! And pizza is the secret potion! Though I am a lazy cook most of the time, especially after our baby’s arrival, I still try to have delicious meals at home. Otherwise I will be craving restaurant food often, which usually gets pretty expensive! We are truly trying to cut unnecessary expenses in this household.

Ingredients here are simple but when they come together in anything (like pizza, salad or a sandwich), it is an incredibly fresh food combination.

Feta cheese
Green peppers
Olives
Tomatoes
Onions
Cream cheese and mozzarella.

Ingredients Of Flavor!

Slice of fresh flavors!

This version of our naan bread pizza is even easier than the our previous version! Though that one is my husband’s favorite! Naan bread white pizza.

Simple perfection

This easy naan bread pizza can be made in a toaster oven also but reduce the temperature to 375F. This quick pizzas are very forgiving but make sure any topping you use does not have high moisture content. This will turn your pizza into a soggy mess. Also try not to use pre-shredded cheese, they have a anti-caking agent and won’t melt as much as a block cheese.

Quick to make but full of fancy flavors!

Greek Style Naan Bread Pizza Recipe - II

A robust Greek pizza, full of fresh crispy flavors. Satisfying naan bread pizza with perfectly melted cheeses. Perfect meal for a busy day. Prepped and ready to eat in minutes.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword easy flatbread pizza, greek pizza, naan bread pizza, ready in minutes pizza

Prep Time 8

Cook Time 10

Total Time 18

Servings

Calories 825kcal

Ingredients

2 Tbsp Cream cheese (softened with a spoon).
1/4 Cup Feta cheese
1/4 Cup Mozzarella
3-4 Tbsp Olives
1/2 Green pepper thinly sliced
3-4 Slices of a large tomato.
4-5 Slices of small red onion.
1 Naan (Flavored naan is preferred but plain naan will work fine as well).
1 Tbsp Olive oil or any other mild flavored oil.
2-4 Slices of prosciutto - for garnish (optional)

For The Basil Butter

1 Tbsp Butter
1/2 Tsp Basil(Fresh or dry)
Salt for taste

Instructions

Assembling The Pizza

Preheat the oven at 400F.
Then make the basil butter by melting the butter on medium heat in a small sauce pan and adding the herb. Wait till you smell the basil in the oil and set it aside to cool.
Saute green pepper, onion in a frying pan in a table spoon of oil for two minutes and add tomatoes. Cover it, turn off the stove and remove it from heat. This step is optional. We do this since the cooking time of flatbread pizzas are very short and this additional step makes sure that veggies cooked but still crispy.
Spread cream cheese on the naan and drizzle basil butter. Arrange veggies on the naan. Sprinkle feta cheese on, add olives and sliced onions. Then add mozzarella cheese.
Brush the edges of naan with basil butter and bake for 8-10mins or until cheeses are melted. Naan bread pizza is ready! 🙂

Notes

Notes:

When you bake these naan bread pizzas, keep a eye on them especially after 8mins into the baking time. Ovens are different and some have uneven temperatures like mine!
You can add or omit toppings from this recipe. Just watch for moisture content of toppings. Naans are thin and you might end up with soggy pizza.
We made these in toaster ovens, they turned out to be fine. Make sure to lower the temperature in toaster ovens (350F - 375F).

Nutrition Facts

Greek Style Naan Bread Pizza Recipe - II

Amount Per Serving

Calories 825 Calories from Fat 493

% Daily Value*

Fat 54.8g84%

Saturated Fat 21.9g137%

Cholesterol 115mg38%

Sodium 1691mg74%

Potassium 399mg11%

Carbohydrates 56.4g19%

Fiber 4g17%

Sugar 5.7g6%

Protein 30.9g62%

Calcium 2530mg253%

Iron 0.7mg4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

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Flatbread Pizza – Naan Bread Pizza – I

Delish Buzz — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 15:06:53 +0000

Basil butter naan white pizza is as good as artisan pizzas. This recipe will make you realize how easy it is to whip up a delicious flatbread pizza at home.

Finished Beauty

Ever since flatbread pizzas started to appear in the market, I have been craving my mom’s homemade pizzas. She used to create her own pizza bases out of organic wheat flour that was from locally grown wheat. Her pizzas where not always perfect but couldn’t be beaten by any pizzas today. They were just light and flavorful. You never felt over stuffed after eating those homemade treasures.

Out of all the flat breads available, I prefer naan. They are much more flavorful and close to home. I have to share my naan recipe here, I am sure you will find these exotic breads taking your meals to a whole different level.

Great ingredients! Great pizza!

Sight of flavors!

My version of flatbread pizza:

Flavorful and unique.

Lots of naan bread pizza ideas are out there but this version of flatbread pizza is my favorite version. I love the this combo of toppings so much. Goat cheese, cream cheese combo with capers, olives ,sauteed peppers with some basil butter brushed on just makes the best comfort food for me where as my wife loves a Greek inspired flatbread topping, which in fact is our next recipe.

If you would like another awesome pizza recipe try our barbecue chicken pizza.

Smoked Gouda and smoked paprika really makes this pizza special!

Hope you enjoy this simple flatbread pizza and come back for more delicious recipe!

Simple perfection

Flatbread Pizza – Naan Bread Pizza – I

Basil butter naan white pizza is as good as artisan pizzas. This recipe will make you realize how easy it is to whip up a delicious flatbread pizza at home.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword basil butter naan pizza, easy flatbread pizza, white pizza

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 441kcal

Ingredients

Pizza toppings

2 Tbsp Cream cheese
1 1/2 Tbsp Goat cheese
3/4 Cup Sauteed Spinach and green peppers
1 1/2 Tbsp Capers
1 Tsp Basil ( dry or fresh )
1/2 Tsp Garlic powder
1/2 Cup Mozzarella
1 Tsp Oregano
Pinch of salt
1 Naan ( We used garlic naan, but any naan will do. )

Instructions

Making the pizza:

Preheat the oven at 400F. Soften cream cheese and spread on the naan. Drizzle on basil butter. Butter doesn't have to cover the entire flatbread pizza. Place sauteed veggies and goat cheese. Add the olives, capers and crush oregano between your fingers then sprinkle over the naan. Generously cover the naan with mozzarella. Bake for 8-10min. Watch from 8mins onward to make sure we are not over cooking the pizza. Ovens vary. When it is done brush the basil butter on the edges of naan. Rest the flatbread pizza for cooling it slightly, slice and enjoy.

For making basil butter:

Melt a table spoon of butter in a sauce pan on medium heat. Add basil to it and wait till you can smell the basil in the air. Make sure not to burn the herb otherwise you will notice a bitterness on your pizza (speaking from experience). Add a pinch of salt for taste.

Notes

Notes:

If you are using a toaster oven to make this recipe. This will still work but reduce the temperature 375F and watch how it turns out.
You can substitute any ingredients in this pizza for other ingredients you like BUT make sure that moisture content stays to a minimum when you top it. Since flatbread are fairly thin, the pizza will be soggy.

Nutrition Facts

Flatbread Pizza – Naan Bread Pizza – I

Amount Per Serving (2 g)

Calories 441 Calories from Fat 200

% Daily Value*

Fat 22.2g34%

Saturated Fat 12.8g80%

Cholesterol 68mg23%

Sodium 1176mg51%

Potassium 261mg7%

Carbohydrates 38.9g13%

Fiber 2.6g11%

Sugar 5.4g6%

Protein 21.9g44%

Vitamin A 3750IU75%

Vitamin C 71.8mg87%

Calcium 400mg40%

Iron 4.5mg25%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

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Best Homemade Chocolate Brownies

Delish Buzz — Sat, 19 Aug 2017 20:09:17 +0000

Fudgiest homemade chocolate brownies !! Simple easy brownie recipe but addicting outcome! High cocoa ratio in this recipe results in chewiest fudgiest brownies ever.

East, Homemade, Chewy And Fudgy

Who doesn’t like a finger licking good, gooey fudgy brownie experience right? Well, my kid doesn’t! At least not yet! Whereas her parents, we, are die hard chocoholics! But I am serious when I say these are the best moist brownie recipe!

Choosing a favorite brownie is like choosing a favorite pizza. Everyone has a favorite kind of brownie it is either fudgy or cakey with or without nuts. I love both kinds. But I lean toward fudgy types! Here is my own version of fudgy homemade chocolate brownies! After, what seemed like tens of thousand brownie making attempts, I ended up loving these homemade chewy fudgy chocolate brownies.

Magic Ingredients

Mixing Up Fudgy Heaven

Somethings to note about this recipe:

I promise you won’t try another store bought brownie from a box after trying these!
I highly recommend using a hand mixer for this recipe. This brownie batter is pretty thick and it is very important to aerate it after the addition of eggs.
Unlike other recipes, you don’t need to use a double boiler in this recipe. These are homemade chewy fudgy brownies with cocoa powder. Yay! Yes, this is one of the easiest brownies recipe ever!
In a scale of 1-10 of fudginess and chewiness, these brownies are 10 in my book. But you want even more fudginess (more than what it is now), take out the baking pan half way through the baking and gently tap on your kitchen counter. Then put it back in the oven and finish baking. This method inflate your brownies and makes it FUDGIER!
If you want the fudgiest brownies you can STOP BAKING AT 30min. Brownie will be cooked and it will be a very soft ever so fudgy brownie!
If you want a brownie that is CHEWY AND FUDGY brownie then bake this for 45min (We prefer this version).
Adding a tiny bit of espresso powder in the batter will in fact enhance the flavors of chocolate even more!
Feel free to add nuts to this recipe if you would like that. I omitted that just to keep these fudgy fudgy!.
The best part of this brownie is how easy it is to make. In fact, prep time is literally ten minutes or less.

Fudgy Wonderful

Shiny Chewy Tops and Fudgy Insides

Some factors that help with fudginess and chewiness of a brownie:

The high fat vs cocoa vs sugar in these brownies are intentional. The more cocoa the better. Usually double the amount of flour or more in a recipe works wonders.
Sugar adds the chewiness to the fudgy brownies.
325F is the holy grail of temperature in cooking perfectly fudgy brownies.
You must experiment with your oven. Not to mention that uneven hot spots in ovens can cause varying results.

I am sure that you will have a high intensity fudgy, chocolaty experience after trying these homemade chocolate brownies. Have fun with this fudgy brownie recipe.

After you checkout these brownies, take a moment to enjoy our colorful strawberry pizza.

Delicious reward.

Homemade Brownie Heaven

Easy Fudgy Homemade Chocolate Brownies

Fudgiest homemade chocolate brownies!! Shiny fudge heaven! Simple recipe but addicting outcome! High cocoa ratio in this recipe results in the chewiest fudgiest brownies ever.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword chewy brownies, chocolate brownies, fudgiest brownies

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 45

Total Time 55

Servings

Calories 194kcal

Ingredients

3/4 Cup Regular cocoa (Not dutch processed.)
9 Tbsp Butter melted on low heat (See notes.)
1 1/2 Cups Sugar
2 Eggs (large)
1/3 Cup Flour
1 Tsp Espresso powder (Optional)
1 Tsp Vanilla essence.
1/4 Tsp Salt

Instructions

To make the brownies

Preheat the oven at 325F. And grease a 8inch square baking pan and set aside.
Melt the butter in a 2-quart sauce pan or something similar on LOW heat. Let the butter melt slowly. Note: Melting butter on low heat helps you to get to work soon after you melt it. Melted butter that's too hot will cook the egg and it won't be a good brownie plus it takes too long to cool the butter.
Transfer the butter to a medium sized bowl. Add cocoa and sugar to melted butter. Mix thoroughly with hand mixer.
Add eggs, vanilla essence and mix well with a hand mixer for at least 2-3 mins or just mix the heck out of it! 🙂 Since we are not using any leavening agents here, it is important to aerate the batter.
Fold in the flour, espresso powder (if you are using it) and salt. Mix JUST till everything is combined without leaving any white streaks. Do not over mix after the addition of flour and other dry ingredients.
Using a spatula wipe the batter into a 8inch x 8inch pan (oiled and lined with parchment paper. ) and level the top with the spatula.
Brownies are done when the center of the brownies is set and does not jiggle. You can stop at 30mins if you want a very soft and fudgy brownie. We baked it for 45 mins and it was so chewy and fudgy! I prefer a chewy, fudgy version! Unlike a cake, when these brownie are cooked, a knife or toothpick inserted will not come out completely clean. This just mean that brownies are extra fudgy.

Notes

Notes:

Regular cocoa powder works the best here. Do not use dutch processed types.
Mixing and aerating is very important for this batter. Make sure to use a hand mixer for a successful brownie experience.
Unlike a cake, when the brownies are done a knife inserted might not come out clean completely. It is simply because the brownies are EXTRA fudgy.

Nutrition Facts

Easy Fudgy Homemade Chocolate Brownies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 194 Calories from Fat 91

% Daily Value*

Fat 10.1g16%

Saturated Fat 6.1g38%

Cholesterol 50mg17%

Sodium 64mg3%

Potassium 157mg4%

Carbohydrates 28.1g9%

Fiber 1.6g7%

Sugar 25.2g28%

Protein 2g4%

Calcium 130mg13%

Iron 0.2mg1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

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Strawberry Pizza Recipe With Dark Chocolate And Pistachio.

Delish Buzz — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 02:50:08 +0000

Easy delicious summery gluten free strawberry pizza. Very refreshing and full of subtle flavors. Strawberries on a sugar cookie crust with a layer of light lemon scented creamy frosting with apricot glaze. This gluten free fruit pizza will be a show stopper on any dining table.

My Version Of Gluten Free Fruit Pizza:

I want a slice! Now!

In this version of Strawberry dessert pizza you will find,

The crust is a gluten free dessert pizza crust. This is like a soft sugar cookie crust and is similar to a shortbread crust.
Frosting is light and in fact is not heavy as regular cream cheese frosting ( butter is excluded.)
Touch of apricot preserve in the glaze and in the frosting adds subtle note of freshness also adds a pleasant contrast to the pizza.
Best of everything 🙂

Strawberry pizza prep.

Eye Candy.

Colorful close up of Strawberry pizza.

A friend of mine, Eszter who is a self made professional chef introduced me to fruit pizza concept. I was like, what!? I had no idea that this was a thing! And as I heard more and more about it, it made so much sense!. Strawberries on a soft crust with creamy frosting? There is no reason, not to love it!

Strawberry Days

Strawberry and dark chocolate in one dessert! Yum!!

I associate summer with fruit desserts easily. Almost 25 years ago now, I spent couple of Summers in Germany. My mom used to leave for work after giving me couple of baskets of ripe, vibrant strawberries. I used to dip them in sugar and eat them like ‘I was left starving for days’. Those days are still very bright in my memories wrapped in the scent of ripe strawberries. Ever since, anything strawberry and strawberry related stops my heart. The smell of ripe strawberries when you walk into a market makes me do things I don’t want to! Like buying way too many strawberries!. Developing recipes with strawberries are very easy as well. Not only they are delicious they are amazing subject for any food photography!. Ever since I have seen this blog post, I knew strawberry desserts are so perfect for food photography.

Creating Core Recipes For Delish Buzz

As Delish Buzz is a brand new site, I am trying to have some recipes that are tweaked to work for my needs. Recipes that can serve as foundation for the recipes to come in the future on this site. Hence, this is a gluten free recipe. I prefer my desserts gluten free, if possible. However good gluten free recipes are hard to come by. No doubt, there are millions of recipes out there. However, I had hard time finding a gluten free sugar cookie recipe that can hold fruit pizza layers. After making a trillion of test batches of cookies I finally found a combination of ingredients that worked good for my version of strawberry pizza.

Delicious reward.

Layers of flavors. Crunchiness and Creaminess.

Since there are plenty of strawberries on this fruit, I am just going to consider this as healthy dish! What do you all think? Please let me know what you think of this recipe strawberry pizza 🙂

Please refer to the tips in the recipe section before you try this recipe.
If you would like to try another wonderful dessert recipe from us, please try this!

Caramelized banana fritters with rich dark chocolate rum sauce.

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Strawberry Pizza Recipe With Dark Chocolate,Pistachio and Apricot Glaze.

This is an easy gluten free dessert pizza recipe. I am also including regular gluten version for anyone who prefers regular sugar cookie crust.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword dessert pizza, european fruit pizza, gluten free fruit pizza, strawberry pizza

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1 13

Total Time 1 33

Servings

Calories 470kcal

Ingredients

For the gluten free crust

1/2 Cup Sugar
4 Tbs Butter (Room temperature softened butter).
1 Cup Gluten free flour (Recipe added below.)
1.5 Tbs Egg (An egg is usually three tablespoons. Crack an egg and whisk it before you measure it) See notes.
1/2 Tsp Baking powder
1/2 Tsp Vanilla essence or lemon zest.
1/4 Tsp Sea salt

For the gluten free flour

1/2 Cup Coconut flour
4 Tbsp Corn starch
1/2 Cup Rice flour
2 Tbsp Ground ( in a blender ) sunflower seeds or pecans or almonds.

For the strawberry pizza

3 Tbsp Pistachio
1/2 Pint Strawberry
3 oz Dark chocolate chopped.

For the frosting

8 Oz Cream cheese
4 Tbs Condensed milk
2 Tbs Apricot preserves or jam
Zest of half a lemon.

For the apricot glaze

1/4 Cup Apricot preseve
2 Tbs Water

Instructions

For the gluten free crust

Preheat the oven at 350F. Cream butter and sugar together about three minutes making sure the butter aerated well. P.S. Don't leave you butter out too long. You will need butter that's semi soft (not too mushy but soft, slightly firm but easy to aerate with a hand mixer) to work here. So after in Summer days, your butter will be ready in 2 hours.
Add egg and beat till it is well combined. Then blend in vanilla essence or lemon zest.
Add the dry ingredients (use only one cup of the above gluten free flour recipe) baking powder and salt in one addition. Beat the mixture till you see no dry ingredients in the mix.
Resulting dough is slightly sticky but will be very manageable in your hands. Oil your hands with olive oil or coconut oil. This dough is pliable enough for you to spread it with your fingertips. Line a pizza pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Oil it with coconut oil or butter and oil your hands. (See notes.)
Spread this dough thick. Like 1/4th of an inch. Since this is a gluten free crust, you will need the thickness to the hold the pizza with the fruits on it. This will be a small fruit pizza and will serve six people.
Bake the dough in the preheated oven for 13 minutes. Watching the dough from 10 minutes and onward to make sure it is not browning too much. You want an evenly brown pizza base.

For making the frosting.

Cream together cream cheese, condensed milk, apricot preserves and lemon zest. Beat this mix till the frosting is fluffy and creamy, about two three minutes.

Putting together the strawberry pizza.

Let the gluten free crust cool first for an hour. Spread the frosting generously on the crust leaving the edge of the crust without any frosting, which will help holding the pizza slices in your hands.
Slice strawberries into thin slices. Arrange strawberries in any patterns you like. We chose a circular pattern stacking strawberry slices. And make sure to leave room for pistachios and dark chocolate in between the strawberry arrays (See notes). Glaze the strawberry pizza using the apricot glaze. Use generous amount of glaze since this add so much flavor to this pizza.
Slice and hold it in your hands. Enjoy the vibrant colors. Take a bite enjoying the lightly lemon scented creamy frosting on this wonderful crust. Strawberries will give you the touch of summer. Pistachios will provide crunch and the dark chocolate will add a rich flavor contrast. Well, While I did all this, my wife and my kid made sure to disappear the rest of the pizza 🙂 Enjoy folks!

Notes

Notes:

The gluten free crust is very soft soon after it is baked. Allow it to rest and cool for an hour before topping the pizza.
I found that coconut oil is much better for oiling the pizza pan. It made it easier to release the crust from the aluminum foil.
It is easier to glaze the strawberries first and then to sprinkle on the pistachios and chopped dark chocolate.
Measuring an egg might be a new concept to some. But to measure, crack it open, whisk it then pour it on to the measuring spoon. Like me, don't try it scoop it up in the spoon!. That was a miserable fail!.

Nutrition

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Easy Homemade Barbecue Chicken Pizza

Delish Buzz — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 02:49:02 +0000

Easy barbecue chicken pizza explodes with flavors in your mouth. Instant no rise homemade crust with barbecue sauce, sweet peppers , smoked paprika and smoked Gouda cheese makes this pizza irresistible.

Smoked Gouda and smoked paprika really makes this pizza special!

I love pizza and how it brings together people of all ages. It is versatile and easy to prepare, do please the crowd at home easily 🙂 You can make it as healthy as you want and with a recipe like the following one, you can accomplish all these pretty quickly when you are in a hurry.

The best part of this dough is that it is pretty much a “no wait” dough. All you need to do is mix the ingredients, knead it, rest it for 10mins ( while it rests you can prep your toppings ) and bake it! This dough is soft and chewy. I have had good results with this dough for thin crusts pizzas as well. You will love this pizza if you want:

An easy “not so complicated” quick homemade pizza.
Deliciously flavored crust which goes well pretty much with any toppings.
Barbecue chicken pizza turns out to surprisingly delicious with smoked Gouda, oregano, smoked paprika and caramelized peppers. Even my kid who is pretty choosy when it comes to food loves it.
The mighty dough 🙂

I never would have topped barbecue sauce on any pizza. In fact, I was not really a barbecue sauce fan. Everything changed, when I was given a chicken bake by my friend Rosa V who is an avid cook and the goddess of experimenting, pushing boundaries in the kitchen. In her chicken bake, she combined barbecue sauce with jalapenos, sweet peppers, delicious cheese and spices. She took the sweet barbecue sauce to a whole new level. Ever since, I am a obsessed fan. Hence sweet, savory and smokey barbecue chicken pizza was born. While I am sure for purists who think there to be only two kinds of true pizzas – the marinara and the margherita , this pizza might be unacceptable. But in our kitchen this is considered to be “the bomb”!

Final Spectacle

Everything coming together!

Even the picky eater in my family was impressed by this pizza. Hope you have fun making this simple Barbecue Chicken Pizza! Please let me know what you think of this. If you would like to try a delicious dessert pizza, here is a beautiful recipe! Strawberry pizza with dark chocolate and pistachios!.

I want a slice! Now!

Important notes about barbecue chicken pizza:

This is a quick pizza dough, this is not claiming to be an artisan pizza.
The resulting dough after you mix the dry ingredients is slightly sticky. At this point, you need to use 1/4 to 1/2 cup of flour to knead it. It is very important to know that kneading for 5min is very necessary for a softer dough. After you knead it properly, the dough won’t be sticky and it will be very easy to spread on a pizza pan.
For easier kneading and handling a sticky dough, oil your hands and use flour sparingly. Just enough to make the dough cooperate with you. Adding the whole amount of flour ( 1/4cup – 1/2cup) directly in one addition before kneading will result in a very dry pizza. Add flour in small steps and stop adding when the dough comes together. Right when the dough is softer and not very sticky.
I have no patience whatsoever! But if you are patient enough, you can rise this dough for an hour after kneading and this will result in a crunchier, moist dough. After rising for an hour, punch it down and roll to form the pizza then top it.
Easy Barbeque Chicken Pizza.

My new addiction!

Easy Homemade Barbeque Chicken Pizza

Easy Barbecue Chicken Pizza explodes with flavors in your mouth. Quick no rise homemade crust with barbecue sauce, sweet peppers and Gouda cheese makes this pizza irresistible.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Italian inspired

Keyword barbeque pizza, chicken pizza, easy pizza, homemade pizza

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 15

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 333kcal

Ingredients

For the pizza crust:

2 1/2 cup All purpose flour
1 Cup Luke warm water.
1/2 Tsp Sugar
2 1/4 Tsp Instant dry yeast(one packet).
2 Tbsp Extra virgin olive oil (or any mild tasting oil).
1/2 Tsp Garlic powder(Or more if you like)
1/2 Tsp Salt
1 Tsp Italian seasoning or at least some oregano and basil for flavor.

For toppings:

1 - 1 1/2 Cups Caramalized thinly sliced peppers (See notes). I used yellow,red and orange peppers.
4-5 Tenderloins of chicken cooked and cubed (See below).
1 Cup Smoked Gouda cheese grated(or more if you like)
1/2-1 Cup Mozzarella grated (Do not use grated cheese bought from stores. This has an anticaking agent and will not melt properly. Use block of cheese for best results.)
1/2 - 1 Cup Barbecue sauce
2-3 Sprigs Chopped green oinions. And more for garnishing.
2 Tsp Oregano
1/2 Red onion sliced.

For the chicken

3 Tsp Smoked paprika
2 Tsp Garlic powder
2-3 Tbsp Extra virgin olive oil.
Salt to taste.

Instructions

Preheat your oven at 425F.
Caramelize peppers on medium high heat in olive oil. Add salt and any seasonings you like to it. I added smoked paprika and garlic to mine.
Season chicken with smoked paprika, chili powder, garlic, and salt. Cook the chicken on medium heat in a frying pan with two table spoons of oil, 4-5mins per side. When it is done, rest the meat for a few minutes for juicier tenderloins. Then cube the chicken for the pizza.

To make the crust

While the chicken and peppers are cooking, in a medium bowl, mix yeast and sugar. Do not add salt at this point.
Then pour the oil and warm water over the yeast mix. Leave it unstirred for a minute.
Combine all the dry ingredients and whisk. Then dumb all of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix it to form a sticky dough.
Transfer the dough to a floured table top and knead it for five minutes. Use flour and oil on your hands to manage the dough. After five minutes or so you will notice that the dough is softer and elastic.
Oil your pizza pan with coconut oil (easier to release your pizza after baking) and spread your dough in your preferred shape , thickness. Make sure to leave the edges thicker.
Poke holes on the pizza dough with a fork to avoid the dough bubbling up while baking. Leave the dough to rest for 10 minutes while you prep your toppings.

Topping the pizza

Brush barbecue sauce generously on the crust. Arrange caramelized peppers on the crust. Add chopped green onions. Next add chicken, Gouda cheese and finally mozzarella. Then arrange sliced onion. Adding onions last helped them cook and caramelize a bit and this was tasty! Crush generous amount of oregano between your fingers and sprinkle on the pizza. After you top the cheese, make sure to press the cheese gently on to the other toppings. This helps the cheese to soak in some of the moisture of other toppings. It avoids burning and helps to have perfectly melted cheese.
Bake the pizza for 15-16mins or until you have slightly golden brown edges. Take the pizza out and garnish it with some green onions or cilantro. Let it cool for couple of minutes.
Pig-out! 🙂 Enjoy your barbecue chicken pizza.

Notes

Notes:

Cooking time of this pizza is 15mins can be 20mins. But usually this pizza is done at 15mins. The telltale sign is a lightly brown edges.
Brushing some water or oil on the crust will keep it from drying out.
We used smoked Gouda but regular Gouda works perfect as well.

Nutrition Facts

Easy Homemade Barbeque Chicken Pizza

Amount Per Serving

Calories 333 Calories from Fat 92

% Daily Value*

Fat 10.2g16%

Saturated Fat 4g25%

Cholesterol 74mg25%

Sodium 511mg22%

Potassium 479mg14%

Carbohydrates 30.7g10%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 6g7%

Protein 27.7g55%

Vitamin A 550IU11%

Vitamin C 4.1mg5%

Calcium 100mg10%

Iron 2.7mg15%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

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Shrimp Avocado Salad With Sweet Sour Dressing.

Delish Buzz — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 18:10:47 +0000

Shrimp avocado salad a wonderfully satisfying main course meal. Crunchy, sweet, sour and nutty. This colorful salad explodes with flavors and textures. At the same time, it brings together luscious greens, sweet peppers, scallions, peanuts and creamy avocados with a perfectly crafted dressing.

Colors of Shrimp Salad!

If you are a shrimp lover, then you will love this recipe. It is:

Lean protein.
Crunchy, colorful and yummy.
Healthy and satisfying.
Dairy free.
Gluten free.
Easy to make with commonly available ingredients.
Best for a cozy meal at home.
Colorful details of a delicious salad.

Details of a salad! Up close and personal!

My seafood addiction needs to be known. It is an obsession. Where I live in Pennsylvania, I am far from fresh fish markets. I easily get tired of salmon and tilapia. And I sometime drive hours for getting some fresh seafood in my belly. I love shrimp. And anything that’s made with shrimp. I have been juicing strawberries, pineapple and blue berries for the last two weeks. With all the fresh summery fruits around, how can you not right?! And now I am kind of off that wagon and want some healthy summery protein! Shrimp in a buttery sauce or on a skewer sounds great! Something juicy and light. May be something sweet and savory. Creamy avocados? May be some nuts and fresh veggies in a shrimp salad ? That will be amazing!

I just described above, how my food brain works. I made this shrimp salad for my husband. He had a stressful day at work and called me to say he is hungry. This is a pretty normal thing in our household. I then run to the kitchen and whip up something. We usually stay home with our home cooked meals and call it an evening after a long day at work. I love cooking for him, something I really love to do. Serving any dish I prepared and being able to see his happy face with every bite, is something I live for.

Shrimp avocado salad dressing:

This recipe was made with lots of love. I tried so hard to bring the flavors together for a balanced recipe. Peanut butter in a dressing? Yes! nutty peanut butter with sweet honey, sour lemon juice and the umami of soy sauce made this dressing perfect for shrimp avocado salad. Finally when it was just perfect with the right amount of sweetness, saltiness, sourness, my husband was home.

I want some of this salad now!

Shrimp:

Really was in the mood for a crunchy, something crunchy and fun. I wanted it to go well with the crunch of nuts, crispy fresh sweet peppers and creamy avocados. I seasoned the shrimp first and then coated it with corn starch and pan fried it. The corn starch forms crunchy outsides and seal in the moisture in the shrimp. And the shrimp is well seasoned inside the crispy crunchy exterior. This created a really awesome “OMG-I-cannot-stop-eating” shrimp recipe!

Salad:

I chose a simple spring mix for the salad body. I think a mix that include kale and spinach will work perfectly here. The dressing is not watery and is kind of thick so it needs salad leaves that can stand the weight. Also, the salad dressing needs the subtle bitterness of kale and spinach to offset the dressing’s flavor combo. Peanuts, avocados and sweet peppers along with the dressing created an incredible flavor union in this simple shrimp avocado salad.

Hope you enjoy this meal and please let me know what do you think of it. If you want another delicious meal check this out!

Can’t get enough of this!

Shrimp Avocado Salad With Sweet Sour Dressing

Shrimp avocado salad, a wonderfully satisfying main course meal. Crunchy, sweet, sour and nutty. This colorful salad explodes with flavors and textures. At the same time, it brings together luscious greens, sweet peppers, scallions, peanuts and creamy avocados with a perfectly crafted dressing.

Course Main Course, Salad

Cuisine American, Asian, Asian Inspired

Keyword avocado, salad, salad dressing, shrimp

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 5

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 517kcal

Ingredients

For the dressing:

4 Tbsp Peanut butter
2 Tbsp Soy sauce
2 Tbsp Honey
1 Juice of one whole lime.
1 1/2 Tsp Chopped ginger.

For the shrimp:

12 Oz Large shrimp (deveined,peeled)
1/3 Cup Corn starch
1/4 Tsp Salt
1 Tsp Chilli powder ( or as much as your like!).
1 Tsp Garlich powder
3-4 Tbsp Extra virgin olive oil.

For the salad:

1/2 Cup Chopped bell peppers (yellow, red and orange)
1 Large tomato chopped.
2-3 Sprigs Scallions chopped.
2-3 Tbsp Roasted peanuts for garnishing.
4 Servings of salad leaves mix of your choice.
1 Whole ripe avocado cubed.

Instructions

Dressing:

Blend all the ingredients in a blender into a smooth emulsified dressing and set aside. Easy as that! 🙂

Shrimp:

Preheat the oil on medium heat. Wash the shrimp and squeeze them gently to remove excess water. Mix in the dry seasonings, then set aside.
In a bowl take cornstarch and dump your shrimp into the cornstarch. Mix the shrimp and cornstarch from the bottom up. Lifting up shrimp from the bottom and letting it tumble and mix in the cornstarch. This should coat the shrimp without any wet spots on the shrimp.
Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Test if the oil is properly hot, before placing the shrimp (see notes). Place the shrimp quickly, cook the shrimp 1 - 1 1/2 mins per side ( See notes). If you see uncooked spots on the curved sides of large shrimp, use a tong to pick them up and place it in oil to cook them through. This rarely happens but it does at times. Set aside the cooked shrimps, to drain the oil on a paper towel lined plate.

Salad:

Mix everything together except peanuts, shrimp and dressing. Then garnish it with peanuts. Pour on the delicious dressing and enjoy.

Notes

Notes:

Make sure the oil is hot before pan frying shrimp. This is very important for this recipe to work. Oil is hot when, it easily moves around in the pan. And the oil shimmers and glistens when it is properly heated. You can also test the oil by dropping in a tiny bit of cornstarch, if it sizzles, then the oil is ready.
Make sure to start flipping the shrimps you placed first, otherwise they will be overcooked.
In our household we eat a lot of avocados. May be a bit too many. But recommended portion of avocados is 1/3 of avocado per person.
The total calories of this recipe includes the calories the entire amount of dressing. That's a lot of dressing!. Please use as per your preferences.
Slightly bitter leaves like Kale and spinach mixed in with other salad leaves work best with this dressing.

Nutrition Facts

Shrimp Avocado Salad With Sweet Sour Dressing

Amount Per Serving

Calories 517 Calories from Fat 251

% Daily Value*

Fat 27.9g43%
Saturated Fat 4.5g28%
Cholesterol 122mg41%
Sodium 1061mg46%
Potassium 572mg16%
Carbohydrates 49.3g16%
Sugar 13.2g15%
Protein 25.6g51%

Vitamin A 23350IU467%
Calcium 120mg12%
Iron 8.1mg45%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

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Vegan Pesto With Cashew And Parsley.

Delish Buzz — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 16:49:58 +0000

Vegan pesto is creamy rich and vibrant. This simple pesto is made from fresh parsley and raw cashews. And it is so versatile that it can be used in many things beyond pastas. It has the yummy deep rich greens and zesty aromas of fresh herb.

Beautifully vibrant vegan pesto.

This version of vegan pesto:

First of all, I added parsley as an experiment instead of traditional basil. And the result?! Its fresh aroma was out of this world! Mixed with extra virgin olive oil and garlic, I believe this recipe is as good as any pesto. Frankly, I couldn’t stop eating it straight out of my blender. In another words, I am still a food addict. Next time, I am planning to experiment with spinach and kale in addition to fresh parsley. Though this was scary at first, I found that vegan pesto is very forgiving.

Magical ingredients of vegan pesto.

Love this vibrant green!

Blended and ready to go!

Cashews instead of pine nuts:

I tried different nuts in my pestos. While almonds and walnuts are great substitutes for pine nuts, I prefer cashews. The smooth texture that cashews add to the pestos is unbeatable. Also, the high fat content in cashew (12g per oz!) makes it a perfect candidate for pesto. When vegan pesto is blended with cashews, it is equally creamy as any pesto with dairy that I have used. So it coats the pastas perfectly and it tastes divine.

More reasons to use cashews are:

High in unsaturated healthy fats.
Rich in minerals.
May help with several health issues.

Vegan cashew pesto is for using in:

Paninis – melted with cheese and any dressings!.
In soups – it will thicken the soup e.g. in creamy tomato soups.
Use them in sauces and in meat/vegetable stews as thickening agent or as flavor enhancer.
Can be used instead of pizza sauce and also to drizzle over pizzas after it is baked.
You can add pesto to your breads or pizza dough.
Pesto is amazing in meat marinades or can be used with meat seasoning.
Perfect in frittatas and delicious in mashed potatoes.

Finally, if you want to use this pesto in a simple, colorful vegan pasta dish then try this recipe.

Delicious creamy vegan pesto.

Vegan Pesto With Cashews

Cashew pesto is creamy rich and is vibrant.This simple pesto is made from fresh parsley and raw cashews.It is so versatile, it can be used in many things beyond pasta.This deep green vegan pesto is zesty and it lifts up your dishes in a hurry with fresh flavors.

Course Main Course, Salad, Side Dish, Soup

Cuisine Italian inspired

Keyword cashew pesto, home made pesto, pesto, simple pesto, vegan

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings

Calories 134kcal

Ingredients

For the pesto:

Half cup cashew.
Half bunch curly leaf parsley or Italian parsley (2 heaping cups).
1/2 cup extra virgin oilve oil.
2 cloves garlic (medium).
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper.
1/2 tsp sea salt.
1 whole lemon's juice.

Instructions

Instructions for making the pesto:

Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend!.
Choose a slower speed for a coarse pesto and stop occasionally to stir the mix from the bottom up to make sure even blending.
The consistency of this pesto is adjusted by adding some water i.e. if you want a saucy pesto.Omit lemon juice if you want no tang in your pesto. I like this pesto with juice of a half lemon if I am making a creamy dairy based pasta dish. (more recipes to come!)
I opted for a smooth pesto, which I like. Flavors are combined well this way and it coats the pasta better. This strictly is a personal preference.
After you make your pesto add an additional table spoon or two of EVOO if you want to store your pesto for later. This helps it from drying out and keeps it fresh. In my humble opinion, this makes the pesto very pretty as well.

Notes

Notes:

Any type of parsley can be used.
Raw cashews are better than roasted cashews. But with other nuts like walnuts and almonds I find that roasting them before making pestos really add enhanced flavor to it.
Lemon juice can be omitted from this recipe but I think adding 2 table spoons of lemon juice really balances out the flavors.
Pestos made in a mortar and pestle are said to have much flavor. It takes much more effort and need to be made in small batches.
High ratio of cashew in this version of vegan pesto replaces the need for cheese.

Nutrition Facts

Vegan Pesto With Cashews

Amount Per Serving (10 g)

Calories 134 Calories from Fat 121

% Daily Value*

Fat 13.4g21%

Saturated Fat 2.1g13%

Sodium 46mg2%

Potassium 148mg4%

Carbohydrates 4g1%

Fiber 0.9g4%

Sugar 0.6g1%

Protein 1.6g3%

Vitamin A 2550IU51%

Vitamin C 36.3mg44%

Calcium 20mg2%

Iron 1.6mg9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

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Banana Fritters With Dark Chocolate Rum Sauce (Vegan)

Delish Buzz — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 02:27:52 +0000

Vegan banana fritters are easy to whip up and are delicious. They have crispy golden outsides and melted caramel inside! Sparkling melted dark chocolate sauce adds extra yumminess. This luscious banana recipe is ready in minutes.

Caramelized banana fritters with rich dark chocolate rum sauce.

This is an easy recipe for banana fritters and they will disappear in 60 seconds or less I promise! I took this exotic treat a bit further and jazzed it with caramel and chocolate rum sauce.

Many Versions of banana fritters:

Though there are many versions of these treats out there in the world (some examples are Jamaican, Indian , Filipino versions), this banana fritters recipe is a bit different.

Some versions of this use plantains. I used regular bananas here because it is easily available and due to its bold flavor.
I added turmeric and sugar to the batter for getting the glorious bright gold colors of caramelization when fritters are fried.
Cinnamon adds an extra depth to this recipe. With dark chocolate sauce this is a divine treat.
Firm bananas are stuffed with vegan caramel chews. The soft melted caramel is an additional layer of richness.
I neither used any eggs (to keep this simple,vegan and you just don’t need it! These are rich and delicious even without eggs.) or any rising agents like baking soda here.
Additionally, though these are called fritters, we are not deep frying them in this recipe.
Chocolate sauce drizzled yummy easy banana fritters.

I am crazy about this simple banana fritters. I always loved the combinations of chocolate and bananas! Then again, to me almost anything goes well with chocolate! No difficulties or confusion there.

Good Old Days:

Growing up with my grandma, she made these fritters from time to time, as after-school treats. The whole house was filled with the smell of banana frying in coconut oil. So these are glued to my childhood memories. Whenever I miss my grandma and those good old days, I make these. In fact, to tell the truth, it happens every week. Nowadays, I usually sit back and sip my black tea with banana fritters, filling up the room with aromas of this complete comfort food. This recipe is like the quickest time-space portal that takes me back to a very warm and cozy place of comfort of my childhood. Those days treats were simple and rare.

Close up up yumminess.

Beautiful golden crispy banana fritters with thick chocolate sauce.

My Version:

To tell the truth, frankly, I never had banana fritters combined with cinnamon, chocolate, caramel and rum! Caramel somehow goes along with cinnamon in my mind. And the chocoholic in me, came up with this idea after eating churros. These royal ingredients together, create an exotic treat for sure. As you can see, I surely am addicted to food!

Banana fritter batter I used here, browns to a golden yellow color because of the added turmeric and sugar to the batter. The sugar with cinnamon caramelizes the batter to a slightly crispy divine shell with all the goodness inside. The bananas are filled with some vegan caramel chews (Yes, let us take it to the next level.). It melts inside the crispy exterior and creates an intense flavor combination with the dark chocolate dipping sauce. Dark chocolate, the rich dark kind works well with this recipe giving the sweetness of melted caramel a contrast. Dark chocolate with rum creates a very glossy sauce that coats these vegan banana fritters perfectly.

I hope you ‘go bananas’ making these and go easy on the rum guys!

P.S. If you want to try another wonderful vegan recipe, try our very first post vegan cashew pesto pasta

Crispy warm banana fritters with thick chocolate sauce.

Banana Fritters With Chocolate Rum Sauce (Vegan)

Vegan banana fritters are easy to whip up and are delicious. They have crispy golden outsides with banana and melted caramel inside! Sparkling melted dark chocolate sauce adds extra yumminess. This recipe for banana is ready in minutes.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, Asian, Caribbean, Indian

Keyword banana fritters, crispy golden fritters, dark chocolates

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 552kcal

Ingredients

How to make banana fritters:

For the fritter:

1 Banana. Banana should be firm. It should not be too ripe and soft. Cut in to four pieces.
3-4 Vegan caramel chews. Cut these length wise into then strips. Like these vegan caramel chews.
3-4 Tbsp Coconut oil. For frying.

For the batter:

1/4 Tsp Turmeric. For color (optional).
1/2 Cup All purpose flour.
3 Tbsp Coconut sugar or regular granulated sugar.
1/4 Tsp Cinnamon. If you do not like this or allergic to cinnamon, you can skip this.(Optional)
1/4 Cup Cold water. Chilled is better.

For the chocolate sauce:

1 Tbsp Rum. Any kind of rum will do. This is an optional ingredient. Purely personal preference! 🙂
1.4 Oz Dark chocolate. You could use any type of chocolates. Though dark is preferred to go along with this recipe.

Instructions

For the fritter:

Use firm bananas for this recipe. Ripe, soft bananas is not a good choice here since we stuff these babies with caramel inside. Cut one banana into two pieces in the middle. Slice each piece lengthwise without breaking the banana.
With a teaspoon (using the tip), core the middle of each slices, just enough to place sliced caramel chews in to the grooves.
Place caramel strips in to the grooves. This is a bit tricky but is very easy once you do the first one or two. Set the caramel stuffed banana slices aside.

For the batter:

Combine cinnamon, sugar and all purpose flour with turmeric. Add 1/4 cup of water to form a thick, gluey batter.

Final Steps:

Heat coconut oil at medium heat.
Place the banana slices into the batter one by one with the caramel stuffed sides facing up. Move around the slices without breaking them so that the batter coats under the slices. And pour the batter over the banana slices making sure the batter coats evenly over the caramel pieces. Place the fritters in the hot oil. Cook until each side is golden brown.
After making sure banana slices are fully cooked, remove them, let them drain on a plate lined with paper towels.
While fritters are being cooled. Melt chocolate on a double boiler. When it is melted, remove from heat and add rum in to the melted chocolate. Stir the rum in thoroughly.
Dip each slice in to the dark chocolate and enjoy these pieces of heaven while they are warm.

Notes

Notes:

Turmeric is optional. But turmeric is a powerful antioxidant. Go overboard using them!
These fritters are not deep fried intentionally. You certainly can deep fry these if you want to.
Bananas must be firm. It is hard to stuff bananas if they are too ripe and soft. Any varieties of bananas or plantains can be used here if they are available.
Caution: Do not reach for these fritters while they are hot. Bananas can reach extremely high temperatures when you fry them covered in batter. Steam from these babies can burn you in seconds. Let them cool first.
Vegan caramel chews recipe links are added to the ingredients list. You could also purchase them from Amazon.

Nutrition Facts

Banana Fritters With Chocolate Rum Sauce (Vegan)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 552 Calories from Fat 195

% Daily Value*

Fat 21.7g33%

Saturated Fat 16.5g103%

Cholesterol 6mg2%

Sodium 67mg3%

Potassium 370mg11%

Carbohydrates 83.1g28%

Fiber 3.3g14%

Sugar 48.8g54%

Protein 6.4g13%

Vitamin A 150IU3%

Vitamin C 7.4mg9%

Calcium 60mg6%

Iron 2.3mg13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

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