Chocolate Overnight Oats (4 ingredients)

After more than a year, i'm finally back! I know that i'm late in this game but i've only recently tried overnight oats and instantly fell in love with it. (and you're probably tired of seeing it countless times on my insta story) 

Overnight oats are healthy, quick and easy to make. One cup of oatmeal contains about 150 calories, 4 grams of fiber (about half soluble and half insoluble), and 6 grams of protein. In addition to fiber, oatmeal is rich in thiamine, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, manganese, selenium, and iron. [yes i just copied that from Google, duh 😂]

This can be eaten as a dessert/snack or for breakfast. Overnight oats does not require cooking and is perfect for busy mornings. Not to mention this recipe only requires 4 ingredients! How simple~ 😍

This delicious recipe is a guaranteed no fail recipe. 

Level: Extremely Easy 

Serves: 1

Ingredients:

• 4 tablespoons quick/instant oats 
• 4 tablespoons milk (of your choice) 
• ½ tablespoon honey
• ½ tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• sliced fruit of your choice (optional)

Notes: 

Any oat would be fine. I use quick/instant oats because they're softer but you can use regular oats if you like more texture.

(you can make however much you want as long as the ratio of oats, milk, honey and cocoa are in an 8:8:1:1 ratio)

Directions:

I usually mix the dry ingredients (oats & cocoa powder) first in the container that I want to store them in. 

Then i'll mix the wet ingredients (milk & honey) in a separate small bowl until well combined before pouring it into the dry ingredients. Mix them well and spread it evenly across the container to make sure all the oats get to absorb the same amount of liquid.

Put the lid on and keep it in the refrigerator for around 12 hours before consuming. 

Serve it cold (makes it taste like chocolate pudding) with some sliced fruits as topping. 😋

Cheesecake Bites (5 Ingredients)

  Cheesecake is a dessert that sounds really troublesome and hard to make but here is one simple and easy-to-follow cheesecake recipe that leads you to love cheesecakes more than you already do.

  The cheesecake bites that this recipe create are very different -in a good way- when you consume them while they're warm and after they're chilled. The temperature(duh), the moisture, the texture... When they're warm, their insides are very moist and layered. (If you can tell from the picture above). After they're chilled, their texture is kinda like a mixture of New York cheesecake and Japanese cheesecake. And they just magically give your taste buds two very different feelings. (Kinda exaggerating here but its true). Seriously, YOU HAVE TO TRY THIS! 

  I've made this only for a couple times but both times they came out a huge success! So i'm 101% keeping this recipe and SHARING IT with you~ :)

UPDATE:

I'm kinda into cheese these couple months so my next recipe will be the Japanese Cheesecake recipe~ Preview is posted on my Insta @sharmainesiahhh 

[Adapted and slightly modified from cookpad.japan]

Prep time: 10-15 minutes

Cook time: 30-35 minutes

Level: Easy

Makes: 6 regular cupcake sized cheesecake bites 

Ingredients:

• 100g cream cheese

• 75ml heavy cream

• 1 egg

• 30g sugar

• 2 tbs flour

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 180∘C. Bring the cream cheese to room temperature. 

2. Put all the ingredients into a food processor and mix until no visible lumps.

3. Pour the mixture into cupcake tins to about 70% full.

4. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a wooden skewer comes out the middle clean.

Enjoy while warm or after chilled ;)

Banana Bread/Cake/Loaf 🍌

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this fluffy, moist and aromatic banana cake. It is so easy to make and can help you use up your overly ripe bananas lying around the house~

[Adapted and slightly modified from: http://auntyyochana.blogspot.com/2006/07/banana-cake.html?m=1 ]

Prep time: 20-30 mins

Cook time: 50-60 mins 

Level: Easy

Serves: 4-5 

Ingredients:

• 180g butter

• 180g sugar (i use light brown sugar)

• 2 eggs

• 250g flour

• 1 tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp baking soda

• 220g bananas, mashed

• 50g whip cream or milk

• ½ tsp banana essence (optional)

• extra banana for topping, sliced (optional)

• dark/milk chocolate chips/chunk (optional)

Note: you may pour it into two separate baking tins or half this recipe to have a thinner and more crusty cake.

Directions:

1. Beat the butter and sugar till light and creamy.

2. Pour in the eggs and gradually beat till incorporated.

3. Add in the whip cream, mashed bananas and banana essence. Mix well.

4. Add in the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Mix until just combined. 

5. Pour into a 8 x 4 inches loaf baking tin and arrange the sliced bananas and chocolate chips on top. 

6. Bake at 175∘C for 50-60 minutes or until a wooden skewer comes out clean.