Posts Tagged "muscovado sugar"

Truffle cookies with white chocolate and spices

Posted by hannah on Jan 9, 2011 in cookies | 3 comments

The new year truffles were a great success, so I was thinking to myself how nice it would be to have these truffles as cookie equivalents. Then I remembered the spicy gingersnap cookies and that they could possibly serve as an ideal base for truffle cookies. First, I gave the white truffles a shot and I must admit that I am very happy with the result. The white truffles were too buttery and sweet for my taste, and actually I am not so much of a white chocolate person. Thus they served as the perfect  guinea pig for a transformation from truffle to cookie. The cookie equivalent comes with less sweetness and more spiciness, I cannot actually describe the taste very well, but I could sum it up as comforting. Enjoy. And beware of overbaking please!

tapioca pudding with coconut milk

Posted by hannah on Sep 28, 2010 in dessert | 10 comments

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I tried tapioca pudding in the USA for the first time this year. It came with the most delicious Thai takeout I have had in a while. So if your happen to be around Guilford, CT, try out SomSiam! Actually, we got desserts by surprise and for free,  since the my bfs charming brother has made an impression on the lady who owns the place in the past. So there they were: little tapioca puddings with sweet corn, black beans and coconut milk. Odd at first, they made an impression on me after the second bite.  And once back in Germany weeks later I had to run to the store to get tapioca pearls. Which I did.  I came across 101cookbooks and thought I may try a variation of her tapioca pudding. A lighter version, including the coconut touch I liked so much. So I reduced the number of egg yolks (I will try an egg-free version soon), used skimmed milk and muscovado sugar for a caramel touch. And finally, a tablespoon of coconut  milk adds that little twist (at least I think so).

You will need to be careful with the cooking time, as it will vary depending on the tyoe of tapioca you use. Thus, please only use the numbers here as rough guidelines, yours may need seriously longer or shorter.