coconut mint blueberry cookies

I adore blueberries. They're definitely one of my favourite summer fruits and I've been buying and eating them by the crateful! These cookies were inspired by our blueberry coconut mojitos recipe, and I won't lie... I was extremely nervous about how these would turn out! I was craving blueberries and lemon and mint and coconut, but wanted them in pastry form... so I took a leap of faith and made these cookies and am sooo happy with how delicious these babies turned out! If you're a blueberry lover, I promise you can't go wrong with these.

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

pinch of salt

1/2 cup of sugar

1/2 cup of coconut oil

2 eggs

1/2 teaspoon lemon extract

1/2 cup coconut milk

1/3 cup coconut flakes

1 cup fresh (or frozen!) blueberries

1/4 cup of shredded mint leaves

Preheat your oven to 35 degrees. Sift together your dry ingredients while in a separate bowl, mix together your wet ingredients. Slowly mix both parts in together. Leave your blueberries for last and gently mix them in so that they don't explode and make a big mess! Then bake for 12-15 minutes.

*sidenote: not that it'll be a problem... but I recommend that you eat ALL of these the day you make them! I saved a half dozen of them and found that because of the milk and blueberries that the cookies got a little soggy the next day and weren't as scrumptious :) *

Enjoy these delicious summer treats! 

p.s.  ♥ clara

tasty tuesday: blueberry vanilla bean ice cream

As soon as Jordyn and I found out that Clara was coming out to visit, we knew that we just had to make ice cream with her!  We had been teasing her week after week with our raspberry, salted caramel, and chocolate covered cherry flavors, so we promised her that we would conjure up a magnificent flavor while she was here!  

So we'd like to present you with....blueberry vanilla bean ice cream!

Gosh this ice cream just tastes like a dream.  The smooth deliciousness of the vanilla bean complements the taste of  blueberry perfectly, and little chunks of blueberry throughout add a wonderful burst of flavor!

Blueberry Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Ingredients:
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
4 cups milk (we used 2% you could use 1% or skim, but it won't be as creamy)
5 cups whipping cream
4 vanilla beans (or 2 tsp of vanilla will work...but won't be quite as good!)
2 cups blueberries  (approximately 1 cup of blueberries cooked down)
1/2 tsp salt

*Ice and coarse salt - this will be needed for the ice cream maker

Directions:
Cooked Blueberries:
In a medium saucepan cook blueberries on medium heat for approximately 20 minutes.  Stir and mash with a fork as it's cooking.  Let this mixture cool before adding to 

*Feel free to puree and strain if you're looking for a chunk free ice cream!

Ice Cream:
1.  Beat eggs in a large bowl.
2.  Gradually incorporate sugar.
3.  Add the rest of the ingredients (including cooked blueberries, but NOT ice or coarse salt) and mix well.
4.  Place mixture in the barrel of your ice cream maker, and follow manufacturer's instructions.  This will include layering ice and salt around the edges of the ice cream maker.  

5.  Now enjoy your delicious ice cream!

Bonus:  Buy (or make) waffle cones.  Dip them in chocolate.  Fill them with ice cream!

p.s.  ♥ kelsey (+ clara + jordyn)