Almond Joy Coffee Creamer in Canada? No Way! DIY Recipe Included.

Recently, an american friend of mine told me about Almond Joy coffee creamer from International Delight. I was so excited, I really really love coconut, and chocolate.  The thought of indulging in that flavour in my once daily coffee blew my mind. However, I ws sorely disappointed to realize that this particular variation was not available in Canada. I found a recipe online, but made a few tweaks, because I wanted to make a bigger batch, and, I didn't have any almond extract.

Here is my recipe: (This will make a lot, you can half it if you need to.)

1 500ml carton of fresh whipping cream
1 355ml can evaporated milk
12 tbsp of coconut palm sugar. (You may use regular Raw sugar)
1.5 cups shredded coconut. (It is  important this is unsweetened, and NOT dessicated)
6 tbsp cocoa powder
2 Tbsp Vanilla extract
1/3 cup slivered almonds, or better yet, 3 tbsp of almond butter

Pour all ingredients into a high powered blender, (I have a Ninja Professional 1100 watt), or a food processor.  Put it on high for at least 4 minutes. You may want to strain your creamer through cheesecloth, or a wire mesh strainer, but I didn't. I love chewing on coconut chunks. I used slivered almonds, because I was out of almond butter, and I had forgotten to make the almond butter myself, ahead of time. I didn't find that there was much, if any flavour of almonds what so ever in this recipe, but it was delicious nonetheless.

I imagine if there is too much for me to use up in 2 weeks, I will make a milkshake with some of this, or muffins, or cookies, Make sure you put this in the fridge right away. This will keep for about two weeks,  but I don't think that it will last long enough to spoil.

Recipe: Sesame Chicken Breast in Foil Packet for ONE

The other day, I was hungry, and didn't have a lot of time, patience or energy to make something healthy & fantastic. So, what I did was a I took a frozen boneless skinless chicken breast out of the freezer. I got some aluminum foil, put some sesame dressing on it, put the chicken breast on, a little more dressing, wrapped it, and shoved it in the toaster oven on 400 for an hour. It was simple. The recipe could have used a little rice wine vinegar and a little salt, or a dash of soy sauce, but it was ok in a hurry. I had some plain quinoa with it. All you need to do is follow this super simple "recipe". 1 frozen chicken breast (Boneless and skinless will cook faster.) Kraft Asian Sesame dressing Aluminum foil Lay the chicken on the foil, pour over about a tablespoon of the dressing, turn it over, add another tablespoon or so of dressing, and then wrap with the tin foil. Put in your oven on 400 for about an hour, or until it is cooked all the way through. Add your own seasonings, and you're done! :)