Sweeeeets
Morning kids. Happy Easter to you Christians.
Today is FILLED with sweets already, and it’s only 11am. I’m going to need to detox.
The morning started out with pastry from our Italian bakery. I am almost embarassed to post what we got, but in the spirit of honesty…
Let’s just move on, shall we?
B.c I like a challenge, I decided to come up with a recipe for Marianne’s BSI - Coconut Recipe Challenge. Based on stuff we had in the pantry (coconut thankfully), I whipped up something new.
Apricot & Fig Macaroon Balls (almost vegan)
- 1.5 cups shredded coconut
- half a banana
- 2-3 Tablespoons of Greek apricots & figs (see below)
Put everything in a food processor, blend until creamy (not wet).
Place rounded ball-like blobs onto a cookie sheet, bake at 325 for 15 mins.
These are sweet, in a natural apricoty kind of way. Definitely clean tasting, and a delightful little treat after a meal. They are somewhat delicate right out of the oven, so I’m refridgerating for 1 hour, now, to firm them up.
OK, cross your fingers I win the contest!
Enjoy the rest of your Sundays!
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April 12th, 2009 at 12:02 PM
K says:Good luck with the BSI recipe! They sound good!! Hey - it’s a holiday so Italian pastries are the way to go
April 12th, 2009 at 1:48 PM
Leah @ Simply Fabulous says:Thank you so much for the comment on my Bridal breakdown. You are the sweetest. It helps to know that others went through the same thing I have been going through.
Can I just say that those pastries look a-mazing!
April 12th, 2009 at 6:05 PM
Meg says:Those sweets look so good!!! Both the bakery and the homemsade ones! I hope you win too. That’s awesome that you made the recipe. I’m so bad at doing that. That’s something I would love to get better at!
April 13th, 2009 at 1:10 AM
Jessica says:Oh the pastries look so divine….my eye is on creamy flaky one w/ the fruity filling!! Your macaroons look great too!
April 13th, 2009 at 1:25 AM
Elizabeth says:Oh my yum.. those sweets look awesome. Your macaroon balls look great too.
I dont really celebrate Easter either but its always nice to eat some good food.. I hope you got a good dinner in!
April 13th, 2009 at 8:41 AM
Beth says:Too. Many. Sweets.
I feel totally sickie this AM… But not so much so that those macaroons don’t look like a totally awesome breakfast option.
April 13th, 2009 at 9:37 AM
Ashley says:Lets detox together - I had a day filled with sweets too
But you need to do it every now and then. Otherwise, where is the fun in life?
Mmmm… Italian bakeries are the best.