Tag Archives: Chocolate chip

Banana Choc and Cinnamon Chip Muffins

Yesterday I celebrated a milestone birthday and this was definitely the first of I can only imagine many, if not every birthday, where I felt like I really am getting old…er. It was an amazing birthday surrounded by loved ones who truly made me feel incredibly special and hey, we all want that feeling on our birthday’s right?!

During my recent trip to Dubai, I raided a Waitrose store, bought a bunch of chocolate chips and other items we can’t find in SA. One of these items was the Hershey’s Cinnamon Chips – yip can’t find them anywhere over here – if someone has a contact please do let me know!

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Choc chip, Coconut & Salted Caramel Cookies

It’s been a minute since my last post, but I’m sure you’ve been feeling it too, this manic time of year, as we try to wrap everything up before year-end, really squeeze in as much as possible so we can have some sort of stress-free holiday 🙂

Nonetheless, I’ve still been baking, more cookies than anything else, because as you may know, my passion project has kicked off and I now finally bake to sell, with a strong focus on my popular American-style cookies.

With that said, I’ve been experimenting in the land of cookies and this was just…mind blowing! OK, close your eyes and imagine this…biting into a chewy cookie and with every bite, there are chunks of chocolate and coconut and a salty-sweet surprise – salted caramel! Yum, I know! Give it a go, I promise you’ll just LOVE it!

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The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

I know…once again it’s been quite a while…

With juggling work, kids, etc., etc. posting recipes has unfortunately fallen at the bottom of the never-ending to-do-list.

Inspiring me to continue however, is Voice of the Cape AKA VOCFM whom have kindly asked me to share recipes with their listeners each week.

Last week on the show, I shared my go-to chocolate chip cookie and oh does everyone need a go to chocolate chip cookie! I love this recipe because, if followed perfectly, you will have a buttery, chewy, chocolate chip cookie, with a chocolate chip in every bite 🙂 The great thing is, it takes just 10min to whip together!  Continue reading →

Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies

Isn’t it just amazing weather in Cape Town?! It’s been forever since I’ve defrosted 🙂 This beautiful weather has inspired me to finally post the utterly divine triple chocolate chip cookie recipe.

I attempted these yummy babies two weekends ago when I had a little baking frenzy.  They are delicious and even warranted a comment “Aunty Saadiyah, you make such nice things” from my adorable nephew Zaydaan 🙂

If you have kids, this is the perfect recipe to make with them as it’s simple and a visual feast. They’ll just loooooove throwing in the various types of chocolate and watching it whizz away. As with most of my posts, this is the answer for any chocoholic (note to self, I really need to curb myself with the chocolate in take).

If you’re looking for a place to purchase these different types of chocolates, I bought them at Value Baking Supplies – It’s a bakers heaven and I find their prices are much better than most of the competing baking supply stores.

Aaaaaand here you go:

Ingredients:

  • 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup castor sugar
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup white chips
  • 1 cup butterscotch chips
  • 1 cup mini or regular chocolate chips (I prefer chopping up dairy milk chocolate)

Method:

  1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius and line a large baking sheet with a silpat liner or baking paper – I used this incredible non stick sheet that I purchased at Lindt Chocolate Studio
  2. Place butter and sugars into an electric mixer and beat until light and creamy, approximately 2 minutes.

IMG_9968        3. Add egg and vanilla mixing until well combined. Add flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt, mixing to combine

4. Add all chocolate chips and mix to combine.

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5. With a medium ice cream scoop, scoop dough onto baking sheet, spaced apart and bake for 12-15 minutes, until baked through.

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6. Let cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Then it’s time to devour 😀

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Chocolate Chip Muffins

With Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour out the way and everything mellowing down, life is finally beginning to settle down. To say that I’ve been busy at work is an understatement, it has been absolutely manic, but thoroughly enjoyable (aside from being constantly exhausted 😉 ). Watching the thousands of cyclists lining up at the start line and basking in the infectious atmosphere from start to finish has definitely stung me with the cycling bug. Completing a Cycle Tour is definitely on my bucket list – stop laughing…I can do it! 😀 109km’s piece of cake…ok maybe I should just stick to the cake…  Continue reading →

Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie

One of my many baking missions is to find the perfect choc chip cookie recipe. There are countless methods and takes on this “classic biscuit” leaving you with endless options, depending on your preference. They vary from crunchy to chewy and from sweet to salty. For me personally, as long as the choc chips are delicious and not “baking chocolate” I am satisfied 🙂 For this reason I always use chopped up Cadbury dairy milk when a recipe calls for some choc chips as it tastes divine and you’re able to decide their size. Continue reading →

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