Sweets & Desserts

Hojicha Sea Salt Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

Hojicha Sea Salt Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

These hojicha (roasted matcha)-flavored cookies are speckled with dark chocolate and toffee bits and finished with a sprinkling of Maldon sea salt flakes – suitable for mildly sweet tastebuds and a great companion to a cup of coffee. Ingredients Makes 14 cookies 8 tbsp (1 […]

Chocolate Mochi-Filled Churro Cookies

Chocolate Mochi-Filled Churro Cookies

Classic churro meets trendy mochi cookie – these cookies have a cinnamon cookie shell coating a stretchy chocolate mochi surprise! At first, I made a mochi that would harden after literally a couple hours – turns out all I needed was to add more hydration […]

Small Batch O’ Cinnamon Rolls – Perfectly Soft & Chewy!

Small Batch O’ Cinnamon Rolls – Perfectly Soft & Chewy!

If you’re American, when you think cinnamon rolls, you’re probably thinking of the rolls from Cinnabon. Soft & fluffy, yet perfectly CHEWY – this is what my mom and I crave out of these buns. My mom loves their cinnamon rolls, and even though they […]

Coconut Flan (Bánh Flan Dừa)

Coconut Flan (Bánh Flan Dừa)

Flan – a sweetened egg custard dessert with a caramel topping. Many cultures have their own version of flan. In my mind, flan is the random occurrence dessert – my mom makes it when she just feels like it. I like it that way; getting […]

Mango Float (No-Bake Filipino Mango Icebox Cake)

Mango Float (No-Bake Filipino Mango Icebox Cake)

In this classic Filipino dessert, I add my own twist by combining mango curd with the whipped cream and topping it off with more mango curd. This results in the best mango flavor running all throughout the cake! If you don’t know what an icebox […]

Japanese Strawberry “Shortcake” – It’s a Cake!

Japanese Strawberry “Shortcake” – It’s a Cake!

This cake right here y’all. This is the elusive, not-so-sweet and FLUFFY AS A CLOUD sponge cake recipe of your dreams. If you’re wondering, “hold on – this is a cake, and strawberry shortcake is made with biscuits!” I say you’re completely right; the classic […]

Upgraded Cosmic Brownies

Upgraded Cosmic Brownies

Cosmic Brownies were a childhood favorite of mine; I remember trying to ration them because they were so good! Nowadays, they taste WAYYYY too sweet for my palate. Ahh, the raving metabolism and energy of youth *sobs* These homemade ones are based on Handle the […]

3 Different Vegan Mug Cakes (No Eggs, No Milk)

3 Different Vegan Mug Cakes (No Eggs, No Milk)

For these mug cakes, I wanted the ingredients to be super accessible and use the least amount of fresh products as possible so that it’s more convenient during this quarantine period. If you have easy access to milk, feel free to use it if you’re […]

Pandan Waffles with Coconut Caramel

Pandan Waffles with Coconut Caramel

Today is officially the start date for complete lockdown in my state county. Before all the craziness, I had actually planned on making katsu chicken and pandan waffles as a twist to its beloved inspiration; unfortunately, last time I checked the grocery store in the […]

Homemade Cookie Crisp “Cereal” Recipe

Homemade Cookie Crisp “Cereal” Recipe

I don’t think anyone ever asked for this, but here it is: a recipe for homemade Cookie Crisp cereal that tastes EONS better and ACTUALLY resembles cookies. I’m throwing all the shade today; it’s all I can do to not die of boredom during this […]