Category Archives: Recipes & Cooking

Favorite simple yet delicious recipes in my Texas Homestead kitchen.

Easiest Homemade Banana Pudding Recipe – A True Southern Treat!

 by Texas Homesteader ~

Banana pudding is a homestead favorite and it’s so easy! I use my vanilla pudding recipe and add bananas & wafers to  turn plain vanilla pudding into banana pudding greatness. 

Banana pudding is a quick & easy comfort food for sure. And when it’s homemade? Well it doesn’t get any better than that! 

Healthy wholesome banana pudding ingredients - skim milk, real butter, flour, egg yolk, sugar, and vanilla, plus bananas & wafers for banana pudding #TexasHomesteader

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Elevate Your BBQ Game With This Homemade Creamy Coleslaw Recipe

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Creamy Homemade Coleslaw is a classic side that goes perfectly with your BBQ. Crunchy, creamy & delicious, it’s easy to make and requires only a few simple ingredients. 

I’m sharing an easy-to-follow coleslaw recipe you don’t want to miss. 

coleslaw made with cabbage, carrots and creamy dressing mayonnaise, vinegar, celery seed #TexasHomesteader

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Easiest Egg-Free Cotton Candy Meringue Cookies

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These egg-free meringue cookies are made light & fluffy using only 4 ingredients – sugar, lemon juice, vanilla extract & substituting aquafaba in place of egg whites.

You can either use the sweetened whipped mixture as egg-free meringue for desserts or dollop them onto lined trays and dry them into delicious and airy meringue cookies. 

Aquafaba egg-free meringue cookies flavored with pink strawberry extract. #TexasHomesteader

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Roasted Chickpeas In Air Fryer or Oven – A Crunchy, Salty, Savory Snack

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

These simple Air Fryer Roasted Chickpeas make a crunchy, salty, savory snack in minutes! All you need is a can of chickpeas (also known as garbanzo beans), some olive oil and a handful of savory spices.

Eating chickpeas offers not only fiber and protein but iron, zinc, vitamin B6 & much more. A quick & healthy crispy snack – Perfect!

Air Fryer roasted chickpeas garbanzo beans salty savory healthy snack #TexasHomesteader

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Cinnamon Sugar Candied Pecans – A Simple Recipe

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Everyone loves candied pecans! This simple recipe first coats pecan halves in whipped egg white, then with cinnamon and sugar. Just bake them slowly until browned and crispy. Sweet, salty and crunchy!

Plus, we like to give consumable gifts and these candied cinnamon pecans make a very fast and easy gift idea too!

Candied pecans cinnamon sugared pecans sweet, salty & crunchy #TexasHomesteader

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Taste of Fall: Fresh Cinnamon Spice Pear Cake Recipe

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

A cinnamon spice fresh pear cake captures the Taste of Fall with its moist texture, chunky pears and flavorful cinnamon. I’ve reduced the fat by replacing the oil with healthy applesauce. What a delicious way to use this season’s pears! 

Taste of Fall: FRESH PEAR CAKE. Pear cake?? It's delicious, all pear/cinnamon fall tasting. A great way to use this season's pears #TexasHomesteader

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