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Chocolate Crepes- Breakfast Recipe

Chocolate Crepes Happy Valentine's Day to all my friends and readers! Today's recipe is a simple but cute breakfast treat for Valentine's Day. It is for those of you who want to put together something special and to feel fancy, but not elaborate cooking :) Crepes are simple and super easy to make.Crepes are thin, soft and buttery pancakes made with milk,flour and eggs. These thin pancakes are so versatile, you can roll or fold them with any filling of your choice.The classic French crepes is made with buckwheat flour and can be made sweet or savory. I make crepes almost weekly and my filling are usually sweet coconut, ripe plantains and nuts. My kid loves bananas and nutella filling for his crepes.But this simple and quick snack can be converted into an elegant breakfast or dessert.What richer and more delicious taste can you think of than chocolate,cream and fresh fruits. This is your basic go to crepe recipe but you are adding cocoa powder. To make it spe...

Strawberry Pistachio Milkshake

Strawberry Pistachio Milkshake Delicious drink for hot a summer day! Ingredients Strawberries- 8-10 sliced Pistachios- 1/4 cup Vanilla Ice cream - 1/2 cup Milk- 1 1/2 cup Sugar- 3-4 tbs Vanilla essence-1/2 tsp Slice strawberries, mix with sugar and put in freezer for one hour. Remove pistachio shells and soak in hot water for ten minutes. Blend to make a fine paste. Into this add milk and the frozen strawberries and make into a fine puree. Finally add ice cream and vanilla essence and blend. Pour into glasses and serve with sliced strawberries and chopped pistachios. Try this Hope you will all enjoy!

Strawberry Ice Cream

Strawberry Ice Cream If you love strawberries in desserts here is the perfect way to enjoy it- delicious home made ice cream.This frozen dessert is refreshing and is the best summer treat ever. Earlier I posted a recipe for home made mango ice cream which was the European way of making with a egg custard base. This recipe is an easy with a simple blend of strawberry puree and cream. It has a creamy,smooth texture. Try this,you will surely love it. Ingredients Whole milk- 1  cup Heavy Cream-3 cup ( 1 1/2 pints) Strawberry Puree- 1 1/3 cup Chopped strawberry- 1/3 cup Sugar- 1 cup Vanilla essence- 1 tsp Process strawberries along with 1/2 cup of sugar in a food processor or blender until it is very smooth. Strain the puree into a bowl, pressing on pulp in strainer and allow to chill in refrigerator. Bring milk and cream to a slight boil or till you see bubbles around the pan,switch off and vanilla essence and let it cool for half an hour or room temp...

Strawberry Pudding

Strawberry Pudding Strawberry pudding for all strawberry lovers.Simple and a perfect for any occasion.My kid loves strawberry He wanted to make something with strawberry for mother's day.So we made this together for Mother's Day dinner. Try this,you will surely love it. Ingredients Strawberry chopped- 1/2 cup Strawberry pureed and strained- 1/2 cup Milk- 2 1/2 cup Egg - 1 Heavy whipping cream- 1 cup Gelatin- 1 sachet Sugar - 1/2 cup+ 2 tsp Vanilla essence- 1/2 tsp Take 1/3 cup of boiling water and stir in gelatin and one tsp of sugar. Stir till is completely dissolved and set aside. Chop strawberries and mix in one tsp of sugar and set aside. Heat milk and the rest of the sugar in a sauce pan till it starts to boil. In a separate bowl beat egg with a fork till it is light and fluffy. Add about one forth cup of hot milk while stirring the egg continuously. Now stir in this egg mixture into the sauce pan with milk and whisk continuously for about a minu...