Speculoos

Speculoos

or

Speculaas

is a

Dutch 

or

Flemmish

Cookie Butter

What is a cookie butter?

Isabel,

our 

Petit Soleil

Belgium waffle expert,

tried

desperately

to explain

"cookie butter"

to 

me and Ashley

….."it is really popular in Belgium and the Netherlands.  It looks like peanut butter, but like Nutella, but not chocolate, with cookies in it - like gingerbread"

uh?  what?

        the next day,

             Isabel brought me Speculoos

                      from Trader Joes

                                and she wrote down three recipes 

                                          for me to try

this

is

SPECULOOS

Speculoos

does

look like

peanut butter

and it

does

taste a

bit

like

gingerbread

and

the

recipe

bakes

up

into

a 

beautiful

light

fragrant

banana bread

a bit spicy

and

so

delicious

and

like Nutella,

Speculoos

would be delicious

spread

on toast

or graham cookies

or apple slices

IZZY'S SPECULOOS BANANA BREAD

3 ripe bananas

1/2 c. plain Greek yogurt

1/2 c. Speculoos

3 TBS. melted butter

2 eggs

1/2 c. sugar

1 3/4 c. flour

3/4 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

350 degrees - I loaf pan, or 3 mini loaf pans, greased (or Pam'd)

In the bowl if a mixer, combine first 5 ingredients until creamy.  Set aside.

In another bowl, mix together sugar, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon

Slowly pour dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix until batter forms.

Bake one hour for large loaf and 45 minutes for mini loaves

Sadly for Petit Soleil

the love for

Belgium

(and her grandpa)

has 

called

Izzy
away

…

we hope she 

will

return

to Petit

when 

she

gets back

to

Cal Poly

Thank you

Izzy

for

introducing

us

to 

Speculoos 


and for all 
the 
extra
little
special
things
you did 
for
 Petit Soleil


we will miss you!