I have a treat for you today. The rather fabulous Zainab from Blahnik Baker has agreed to guest post a dessert recipe here with a little twist. And it has got coconut…….. ——————————————————————————————————————— Hello everyone! My name is Zainab and I am the girl behind the blog Blahnik Baker. I am so excited to be guest posting for Bintu today!! I met Bintu a few months ago and we have become good blogging friends. Today I will be sharing with you two of my favorite things from home; cassava and coconut in one tasty treat. But before we talk about these coconut cassava bars, let me tell you a little bit about myself. I am originally from Freetown, Sierra Leone (just like Bintu!) but I live in New York with my husband where I am a graduate student. I love baking very much and I find myself always in the kitchen whipping up something delicious. I share my favorite recipes and baking tips on my blog. Oh, I also have a deep obsession with shoes and collect a few too many than the hubby will like. But hey, a girl needs her shoes.
Ok back to these coconut cassava bars we have here. One of the most popular starches in Sierra Leone is cassava (tapioca). We enjoy it in various ways; from using the leaves in our famous Cassava leaves to drying grated cassava to make “gari”, a grain we cook as rice sometimes. So when Bintu asked me to share a Sierra Leonean-themed recipe with you guys today, I knew I wanted to incorporate cassava in it somehow. Another one of my favorite things from home is fresh coconut we get being from the tropics. I found a way to combine these two elements in these coconut cassava bars. The bars are made up with a cake base that is soft, flavorful and chewy! Using a combination of cassava, condensed milk and coconut milk, the cake base is very moist. The bars are topped with a thick coconut layer that locks in more flavor. Oh did I mention these bars are gluten-free too? Yes, delicious and good for you!! I hope you enjoy them and have a taste of this Sierra Leonean inspired dessert!! Bintu, thank you very much for letting me hang out here today. Happy Holidays!! Blahnik Baker on twitter. Blahnik Baker on facebook. For more cassava recipes why not check out this Filipino style cassava cake recipe. Save Save
