My KitCHEn Experiments

Boba pearl milk tea drinks have been the trend for quite sometime now. Sweet cold drinks is always refreshing not just in summer but all year round and the sweet chewy texture of the boba pearls adds fun to every cup! Now with simple ingredients and a little patience you can make boba pearls at home! Boba Pearls Ingredients: - 1 cup tapioca starch (remove and reserve 4 tbsp for the kneading process) - 4 tbsp dark brown sugar - ¼ cup water for sugar syrup - 1/4 cup  dark brown sugar - 1/4 cup water How to: - dissolve sugar and water in a small sauce pan, add tapioca starch and mix until dissolved - heat in pan until you get thick consistency (about 3-5 mins) - turn into floured surface and knead adding the reserved flour 1 tbsp. at a time - knead until you get an elastic snappy dough - roll into 1/4 inch thickness - cut into small squares and roll into balls - place in a bowl with some tapioca flour to prevent from  sticking together - to cook, pour into boiling water and s...

I am still on a ube high! The last time I went grocery shopping, I kind of went crazy and  bought a lot of purple yam for my ube cheese pandesal project and now that I have successfully made those little cheesy babies I still have much ube left so its on to a new project! Ube Cupcakes Ingredients: 2 large eggs, room temperature ¾ cup sugar ½ cup vegetable oil 1 cup ube jam 1½ teaspoon ube flavoring 1 cup cake flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup ube jam thinned a bit with milk for frosting how to: - preheat oven to 325 F. and prepare cupcake pan with cupcake liners - in a large bowl beat eggs, sugar, oil and ube halaya - add to dry ingredients and mix just until incorporated - fill cupcake pan about 3/4 full and bake for 12 mins or until toothpick inserted comes out clean - frost with ube jam thinned a bit with milk until of spreading consistency. enjoy!

I have always been a sucker for dessert, I would eat it all day if calories and sugar were of no question and it was at a dessert buffet station that I discovered this sweet and crunchy treat! This finger licking treat is so addicting that I went back for seconds... thirds... fourths... and countless times over - gushing how it is the perfect combination of sweet, fruity and crunchy. It is super easy to make too!!! Dessert Nachos Ingredients: - small tortillas - melted butter - cinnamon sugar - diced strawberry, kiwi, apples - flavored youghurt - chocolate sauce how to: - brush tortillas with melted butter on both sides, cut into triangles - toss in cinnamon sugar - line in baking tray in single layer and bake for 5 mins, flipping halfway through - pile chips on serving plate and top with dices fruits, drizzle with chocolate sauce and top with youghurt

I've never met a cookie I didn't like, and yes I love even the 'healthy ones', and while a plate of freshly baked cookies brings comfort like a warm hug kicking your cookie up a notch is like a warm hug and a kiss on top of the head! Cookie Dome Cake Ingredients: - cookies - milk - chopped chocolate - 1 small pack all all purpose cream - nuts, sprinkles etc for topping how to: - heat cream in a small saucepan - pour over chocolate, let sit for a few minutes and stir until chocolate is melted and smooth. set aside - line bowl with cling wrap - dip cookies in milk and arrange in single layer in the bottom and along sides of the bowl - top with chocolate cream and your choice of toppings - alternate layers - chill for a few hours - invert unto a bowl and cover with remaining chocolate cream and toppings. yummeeehh!!!!

Here's another version of the healthy cokies I made before. It uses the same ingredients basically, except for the cocoa powder. I also baked it in brownie form with graham cracker lined bottom. ... Thus the chocolate chip graham craker brownie!

you'd never guess the secret ingredient to this healthy cookies! - well maybe you would, in anycase I'm telling!!!! it's chickpeas! - not the first thing that come to mind right??!! I really really do have a sweet tooth and am always on the lookout for healthier versions of cookie, cupcake and brownie recipes to satisfy my cravings without (much) guilt. This is one of my newest fave.

... It's been a while since I made a layer cake primarily because with my small oven, I have to bake 2 to 3 batches of cake base and I just get lazy sometimes that I just end up making cupcakes. I was thinking of making cupcakes for our Christmas party but decided to make a layer cake so I'd have more 'canvas' for decoration. I was thinking of trying to make a full fondant layer cake but with no days off from work I was pressed for time so I retorted to whipped cream frosting and decorated with white chocolate snowflakes.  3 layer cake with fruit and cream filling