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How to make Instant Mug Brownie in Microwave – 2 minute eggless brownie recipe

Learn how to make an Instant Mug Brownie in Microwave which will give you a single-serving chocolatey brownie in less than 2 minutes.

Are you someone who is not at all comfortable with an oven? Do you use your microwave only to heat food? Do you want a piece of brownie yet don’t want to get into the whole mixing baking thing? Why not make an Instant Mug Brownie in Microwave that too under 2 minutes. This is my cheat code recipe for a brownie when I am not in a mood to do too many things yet want to have a piece of brownie. This is that recipe which you can make at wee hours of the night when you want a piece of cake desperately but you don’t have it in your pantry!

I love making these mug cakes often because they are so fuss free and easy. This Instant Mug Brownie is an eggless vegan recipe even without any baking powder or baking soda – so it can be enjoyed by all. It requires very few ingredients which I am sure is easily available in any kitchen. Continue reading How to make Instant Mug Brownie in Microwave – 2 minute eggless brownie recipe

Honey Lemon Panna Cotta – No Bake Dessert Recipe

Lemon and Honey is a great combination for desserts this Honey Lemon Panna Cotta is subtle yet has an explosion of flavor as you savor it.

You must have already known how crazy I am for desserts. I like everything Italian – food, culture, wine, desserts, coffee, shoes, bags, men! Panna Cotta the classic Italian dessert is one of my favorites because of its richness and subtleness. I can never resist a good panna cotta. Panna Cotta in Italian means cooked cream. The basic panna cotta can be as simple as a combination of milk, cream, sugar set with gelatin. And there are innumerable flavor combinations you can come up with both classic and contemporary. I had this honey and lemon panna cotta at an AAnglo-Indian restaurant in Bangalore called Bow Barracks, which sadly has closed down now. But I had it in my mind that I need to recreate it. And what better time to do it than the A to Z challenge! I am doing more no bake dessert recipes in this challenge than the baked goodies so that every can try out, even who are not fond of baking and ovens. Continue reading Honey Lemon Panna Cotta – No Bake Dessert Recipe

Grape Pudding Recipe – No Bake Dessert Recipe #AtoZChallenge

Fruits make your desserts alive. This grape pudding recipe is fruity, easy, vibrant and completely vegan – no jelly or gelatin or china grass.

I told you at the beginning of the A to Z Challenge that I am going to include loads of fruits in my dessert recipes because my son is one of the primary consumers of the desserts that I make. When I picked up some sweet black grapes from the supermarket he refused to eat them. The color might have put him off. But black grape is very good for you – so I thought why not do a black grape pudding recipe? And you can’t even imagine how easy this grape pudding recipe is. Continue reading Grape Pudding Recipe – No Bake Dessert Recipe #AtoZChallenge

Frozen Banana Ice-Cream with Honey and Butterscotch – No churn Ice Cream

The Frozen Banana Ice-cream is the easiest ice-cream you can every make. It doesn’t require any special equipment. Honey and butterscotch just adds life to the fruity ice-cream.

Have you ever tried making ice-cream without an ice-cream maker? It’s a whole lot of mess. It doesn’t set right, or you are going on churning it forever. I hate so much work in the kitchen! This Frozen Banana Ice-cream is easy, quick and without all that fuss. And it doesn’t taste like baby food. You need just three ingredients – frozen bananas, honey and butterscotch – that’s it! This is a kid friendly dessert recipe – dairy free, sugar free. And you have the goodness of banana too.

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Eggless Bread and Butter Pudding | Easy Eggless Baking Recipe | #AtoZChallenge

Eggless Bread and Butter Pudding is a rich, creamy and easy warm pudding recipe. This is completely eggless and a vegan option to the Classic English Bread and Butter Pudding.

Do you like warm puddings? I absolutely love no fuss warm bread and butter puddings – it’s cheap yet so yummy. Last time when I shared the Fruity Bread and Butter Pudding some of you requested for a vegan pudding recipe. So I thought why not make a vegan easy eggless bread and butter pudding? When you want to do something you can figure out everything. I personally like baking with eggs – but then some days I want to make vegan alternative recipes for my vegan friends. This eggless bread and butter pudding recipe replaces the egg custard with the store bought custard powder – so this is even more simple and easy.

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Deconstructed Lemon Tart with Bitter Lemon Candies

This little deconstructed lemon tart is going to be gorgeous for your hi-tea parties or dinner parties. The awesome lemony lemon curd is to die for.

I have a weakness for desserts, and you already know that. I like everything from sweet, sour, tangy, yummy, gooey little things. Lemon tarts are all-time favorite summer desserts for me. I love the tiny little tarts that the club bakery used to make back in my hometown. The ones that the nearby bakery makes isn’t that great so I decided to make my own! I am all for everything deconstructed these days – they are easy, they are pretty and they are super awesome. This deconstructed lemon tart is a winner any day. You can serve them in broad spoons, shot glasses, or just on a dessert plate – how cool is that. Continue reading Deconstructed Lemon Tart with Bitter Lemon Candies

Chocolate Tart with Strawberry – No-Bake Easy Tart Recipe

This No-Bake Chocolate Tart with Strawberry is decadent, delicious, effortless and oh so pretty. This easy dessert recipe is a child’s play, literally.

If you don’t like chocolate, I have big doubts on you! I am almost chocoholic and enjoy it in every form. I like the very process of melting chocolate – it’s a pot of sin and I love it. This No Bake Chocolate Tart is gorgeous and completely chocolaty. I call it a child’s play because you don’t need an oven or any special equipment. It was obviously enjoyed by the one and a half men at home.

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Banana Chocolate Bites – No bake Quick Easy Dessert Recipe

Craving chocolate? Yet you want to eat healthy? Your kid doesn’t want a fruit but says yay for chocolate? Get both of them together and make these easy Banana Chocolate Bites with just two ingredients!

Do you enjoy fruits with a twist? I do. Why not jazz up the plain old banana and bring out creativity? Right now I am swooning over banana because it is such a versatile fruit. You can use it up in desserts in so many ways. You want to go vegan in baking use up mashed bananas, you want a dairy free ice cream use bananas! Exciting, isn’t it? Well, I am going to have such a dairy free ice cream recipe too this April. So keep watching this space. For now, we are talking Banana Chocolate Bites. I am all for easy dessert recipes. Continue reading Banana Chocolate Bites – No bake Quick Easy Dessert Recipe

A for Apple Hand Pie – Baked Golden Goodness

This Easy Apple Hand Pie Recipe is the quickest way to enjoy a damn good individual no-nonsense apple pie. Made with home-made pastry crust this Apple Hand Pie is gorgeous, quick and easy.

Hello there, hope you are doing great as we commence into this year’s A to Z Challenge. As I told you in my last post I am going to do a Dessert A Day Challenge where I am going to share 26 lip-smacking yet easy dessert recipes throughout April. It’s all going to be a lot of fun – dessert recipes from A to Z! So what do I have on the very first day for A. What do you learn first in your kindergarten – A for Apple B for Banana – I am sticking to that and I do have A for Apple today! I’m going to share an Easy Apple Hand Pie Recipe today which is fresh, quick, homemade and very easy to make. You need fewer ingredients and you can make it ahead if you are serving the hand pies at a tea party. I like this Easy Apple Hand Pie Recipe because they are individual pies, they are rustic and you don’t have to spend much time in decorating them. So let’s find out how we make our Apple Hand Pies. Continue reading A for Apple Hand Pie – Baked Golden Goodness

Carrot Halwa with milk solids | Gajar ka halwa with Khoya Kheer

Carrot halwa or gajar ka halwa is a traditional Indian dessert recipe made with grated carrots, sugar, milk solids and loads of dry fruits. Learn how to make carrot halwa or gajar ka halwa the easiest and quickest way.

I have been trying to put up a post for a long time, but I am facing some tech issue on the site which I am yet to fix. Sometimes the extra work that you need to do keep the site running can be daunting! But you know there’s always a dessert to lighten the mood.

I have been making multiple batches of carrot halwa lately because both the men in the house has taken a liking to it. The little one specially has become very fond of it. Winters is the season for these gorgeous red carrots which we also call ‘Dilli ka gajar’ or Gajar from Delhi. It’s probably one of the easiest Indian dessert recipes you can find. Its fast, its easy and its super-duper yum. Continue reading Carrot Halwa with milk solids | Gajar ka halwa with Khoya Kheer