Tasty Blog Snack

Those of you who know me know that I tend to get on "kicks." This is my new kick.
Last weekend my sister called me raving about a homemade non-dairy ice cream she had eaten at a friend's house, so the first chance I got I Googled the recipe and tried it out.
I've made this (probably) 4 out of the 5 days I've known about it. It's that good (and healthy).
Apparently, frozen bananas can turn out to be an ice-creamy consistency when you put them in a food processor, along with peanut butter and a smidgen of honey.
I'm not a huge fan of honey which means that each time I make it, the amount of honey decreases.
The amounts of each ingredient basically depend on what you want it to taste like.
Happy snacking!

*Here's the mix-down:

• 1 large frozen banana—Easiest if you cut into pieces before freezing
• 1 tablespoon of peanut butter 
• 1 teaspoon of *honey

Put all ingredients in the food processor, and voila! Faux ice cream!

*Makes one serving

For an extra treat, add chocolate chips; so so yummy!

Waffle-Iron Cookies

Oatmeal chocolate chip waffle-iron cookies have become my new favorite, but I must confess, my first try at baking them resulted in a hot waffle iron mess! 

When made correctly, they taste AM-A-ZING. 

They're a must-have in my opinion, and are super easy to bake if you have a limited amount of time because you can make as many or as little, due to the fact that they only need to be in the waffle iron (depending on the brand) for 1 1/2-3 minutes.

• Oatmeal chocolate chip waffle iron cookies 

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter

1/2 cup + 2 tbs. brown sugar

2 large eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract

3/4 cup flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats

1 cup chocolate chips (I use milk chocolate or semi-sweet)

Recipe courtesy of Fine Cooking. 
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Mix butter, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl/mixer.
Once mixed, add flour, baking soda & salt until smooth and then add oats and chocolate chips.
Take a spoon or ice cream scoop and place cookie dough on waffle iron and cook for 1 1/2-3 minutes.

Bon appetite!