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Maple Pecan Blondies

Here’s a blondie recipe that I have made many times!  Mine are never as gooey as Gemma’s and that’s probably because I over-bake them. I should keep a better eye on them next time. I like to brown the butter first but it’s not necessary. Enjoy!  Maple Pecan Blondies Makes 9-12 servings Original recipe from Bigger Bolder Baking Ingredients ¾ cup butter, melted or browned 1¼ cups dark brown sugar ½ cup maple syrup 1 large egg  2 teaspoons vanilla 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon baking soda I ¼ cups pecans, toasted and chopped  Directions   Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and line a 9x13” baking pan with parchment. Gemma used 8x8 but I like my bars thinner. Whisk together the butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, egg, vanilla, and salt. Stir in the flour and baking soda just until combined.  Stir in the pecans. Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes. They middle should be slightly jiggly but they still taste yummy if yo...
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Pineapple, Banana and Coconut Smoothie

The recipe called for coconut milk which I'm sure would be amazing, but I used coconut flavoured almond milk because that's what I have. Well, it was still pretty amazing, but maybe not as coconutty. I need to stock up on coconut milk if I'm gonna keep making smoothies.

I have to say, the Magic Bullet is useless when it comes to crushing ice cubes, despite what the infomercial says. Mine didn't really break down at all so I had to scoop the ice out. If you're using ice in your smoothies, you should use a real blender. Even with the blender attachment, the Magic Bullet just doesn't do the trick. It works very well for smoothies without ice cubes though, and also worked well on the frozen banana slices.




Pineapple, Banana and Coconut Smoothie
Original Recipe by make and takes
Makes 2 servings (or 1 really big one)

Ingredients
  • 2 cups fresh pineapple chunks
  • 1 medium banana (I keep sliced bananas in the freezer)
  • 1/2 cup coconut flavoured almond milk (or coconut milk)
  • 1/2 cup ice (I used 6 cubes ... and good luck with that)
Directions
  1. Place all the ingredients into the blender and puree until smooth. Transfer to glasses and serve cold.
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  1. Jen @JuanitasCocinaJune 7, 2012 at 2:56 PM

    Now I'm craving this banana coconutty pineapple smoothie! It sounds so refreshing and yummy!

    #31

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  2. MelissaJune 7, 2012 at 3:13 PM

    This sounds delicious--I have been looking for a recipe for coconut milk, and I think I've found it :)

    I'm CCC #5

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  3. Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and PeppersJune 7, 2012 at 3:59 PM

    Love you recipe! Ours are almost the same! lol, Great monds tjhink a like! :) I'm CCC #11.

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  4. UnknownJune 7, 2012 at 9:36 PM

    This sounds really yummy and refreshing! I love the combinations you used.

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  5. Lisa~~June 7, 2012 at 11:33 PM

    Sounds like a wonderful and tropical tasting combo, yum!

    If you haven't already, I'd love for you to check out my CCC entry: Mango Melon Banana & Chia Smoothie.

    Lisa~~
    Cook Lisa Cook

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  6. TeriJune 9, 2012 at 12:51 PM

    Sounds so refreshing!

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  7. UnknownJune 11, 2012 at 1:56 PM

    This smoothie sounds great, its so tropical!

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