I love limes and I love oatmeal….so here is a good way to have both.
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup mashed banana
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. lime zest
- 1 cup pastry flour
- pinch of salt
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats (not instant)
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup chopped candied ginger
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream the butter and egg together until smooth. Gradually add in the banana, vanilla and brown sugar. Add the lime zest and mix well on low speed in your mixer until all the ingredients are thoroughly blended.
In a large bowl, sift the flour, salt, baking powder, oatmeal, nuts and chocolate chips and use a whisk to combine the ingredients completely. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix until there is no dryness.
Using a parchment line cookie sheet, drop by heaping tablespoons, 2 inches apart, and with a dampened finger, press the top lightly to flatten. Bake for 20 minutes until lightly browned and then cool on a wire rack.
All I can say is YUMMY…..
Chocolate Pecan Pie
This recipe is made with the two best items in the world…chocolate and pecans. It can be made with a store bought pastry crust or your own homemade. Either way, it is truly a yummy dessert. When I get to Heaven I hope they have pecan anything…..
- 1 1/2 cups pecan halves
- 1 pastry crust (9″)
- 3/4 cups dark chocolate wafers
- 1 tbsp. flour, extra for coating the chocolate
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla
- 1/4 cup melted butter
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spread the pecans evenly over the pastry crust.
In a small bowl toss the chocolate chips with flour then scatter over the pecans. In a medium bowl, mix together the eggs, sugar, corn syrup, vanilla and butter until thoroughly combined. Pour over the pecans and chocolate wafers.
Bake until set and the crust has browned and this should take about 70 minutes. Don’t let the pastry burn. Cover with tin foil or a pastry ring protector for pies. Remove and let cool on a rack for a good 1 1/2 hours.
Serve warm or room temperature with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
In a word: YUMMY!