Desserts

Hey guys!

Ever got frustrated by those drool-inducing yet pocket-burning desserts? And travelling to the cafe itself is already a hassle. Fret not! I've listed 5 desserts (not in any order) that are low cost, can be found near you and still as awesome.

1. Ice cream

I stay in the west of Singapore, so Jurong Point is a convenient mall to go to. It has a few themed sections - Japanese, Korean, Hong Kong, sports - that you can explore. And within the Japanese street, there are a few nice, innovative and cheap food. One of which is the waffle ice cream (i don't exactly know the official name for it). It's a simple, tasty massive piece of ice cream with interesting looking waffle skin, which makes it look just like a magnified chocolate bar.  It comes in vanilla and chocolate flavour and it's just $3 for that huge chunk! I guess there are other flavours, like matcha, elsewhere but i have yet to come across those.

2. Yogurt

Danone Greek Yogurt is my favourite 'true' yogurt, which is actually good for health. Unlike those overrated, more-like-milk-ice-cream froyo out there. It comes in different flavours - blueberry (my favourite!), strawberry and honey. It's $8 for 4: you can't even get 2 froyo with these! I like it creamy and has real fruity goodness blended in there. It's just nice for people who dislike the sour taste of mainstream yogurt and the serving is just nice too. You can conveniently find them in supermarkets! How great is that!

3. Chocolate Lava Cake

Here comes the most 'high-class' dessert out of the 5 (but if you're a true dessert lover, no one dessert is higher class than the other). The travelling and waiting time wasted on high class desserts can be better spent by baking your own. The ingredients are very convenient to get and required only in small amounts. It's quite simple to do it on your own too.

Ingredients (1 serving)
1 whole egg
1 egg yolk
25g sugar (can be reduced)
17g flour
45g chocolate chips
50g butter
cocoa powder (for layering the sides and bottom of the mould to prevent sticking)

Steps
1. Heat and mix the chocolate chips and butter (A).
2. Mix (by beater or by hand) the egg, egg yolk and sugar (B).
3. Pour (A) into (B).
4. Apply a thin layer of cocoa powder on the sides and base of mould.
5. Pour the batter into the mould. Do not fill it to the brim.
6. Put into the oven for 6min at 220 degree Celsius (depending on amount of batter, you might have to adjust the temperature and/or duration).
7. Use a butter knife to separate the cake from the mould, and serve it with a scoop of Wall's vanilla ice cream!
8. (Optional) Shake some icing onto the cake for aesthetic purpose.

*Idea: do try using white chocolate chips and inform me of the outcome! Would it turn out to be a nice white lava cake or would it turn yellow due to the butter?

4. Tokyo Banana

A fan of Tokyo Banana? Why trouble your friend to get it from Japan or frantically search every mall for it when you can make one yourself? You can find the link for the recipe and even a video on how to make it here: http://www.laikabawse.com/entertainment/tokyo-banana-cake/

5. Smoothie

Smoothie is the easiest drink that you can ever make, in just a matter of minutes! And the best thing about it? You can choose what you want to put into it;) The following is a general recipe with my favourite fruits; you can just throw in a whole fruit or alter the amount according to your own preference.

Ingredients (1 serving)
1 mango (peeled and sliced)
1 peach (peeled and sliced)
1/2 cup soy milk or fresh milk
1/2 cup orange juice (full of awesome vit C!)
Ice (optional)

Basically, just throw everything into a blender and spin it until smooth, then pour it into your favourite bottle/mug.

Simple desserts, great happiness. Even better if someone makes it for you ;D Hope you like them!

Lots Of Love (LOL),
Jensylee

P.S. this is not a sponsored post and photos/materials are gotten online for the benefit of the mass. I'm sorry if it's copyrighted D: just leave a comment and I'll take it down:)