Snacks and small chops

Nigerian buns – Small golden balls of pure goodness, slightly crispy on the outside and perfectly soft on the inside.

These peanut butter cookies are gooey and chewy in the middle, slightly crisp on the outer edges, and crinkly on the top!

Plantain Puff Puff – Nothing beats homemade Puff Puffs! This version of puff puff is made by adding plantains together with the yeast batter, and they turn out soft, savory, and sweet. They’re fresh, soft, and chewy. Not to mention they are super easy to make and absolutely delicious. You will get addicted!

Puff puff is a deep-fried dough. They are made from yeast dough, shaped into balls and deep-fried until golden brown. It has a doughnut-like texture but slightly more chewy. It is a very common snack eaten by so many countries but with different names and a little bit of variation in the mode of preparation.

Scotch Eggs are a delicious blend of boiled egg and sausage with a little kick of spice. Great for breakfast, appetizer, or a quick snack during your busy day. They’re simply delightful!

Great Crispy Toasted Coconut flakes – Made from fresh Coconuts, excellent toasted flavor, and crispy. With a hint of sweetness. This is absolutely delicious and just addicting to eat!

Who can resist the goodness of Sugar-Free Oatmeal Raisin Cookies? These cookies are sure going to make a great impression. The edges have a slight crunch and the middle is soft and slightly chewy.

Crispy Spring Rolls –  These are tasty finger foods. They are super crunchy, crispy and flavorful with savory beef and vegetable fillings – mildly seasoned with Salt, bouillon cube, chili powder, curry powder, and black pepper; A perfect contribution to a potluck!

Easy Yeast-Raised Donuts – This delicious treat needs little to no introduction. It’s mildly sweet, soft and slightly chewy.

Making homestyle fried plantain chips is fun and easy. All you need is green plantain, salt, and black pepper. You hardly need a recipe, yet, it is addictive. They won’t last long!.

Puff puff is one of our popular street snacks.  It’s a no stress snack and also straightforward. The most common type of puff puff is the sweet version but we also have the ”not so sweet version” which is the spicy/savory version. Puff Puff is iconic of most West African countries and it is named differently in different …

Lumpia wrappers are also referred to as Popiah and more generally as spring roll wrappers are thin paper-like skins. They are soft and light textured but they are strong enough to wrap and hold your fillings without breaking apart.

The African Chicken pie – Stuffed with Minced Chicken (Ground Chicken), Potatoes, and Carrots. The Nigerian Chicken pie pastry is the same as the pastry used for the Nigerian Meat pie, the only difference is the stuffing. Though I have posted a recipe for the Nigerian Meat pie, I decided to make another video recipe for …

The African Fish Pastry (Fish Roll) is one of our popular street foods in West Africa and they are very easy to make. I know there are a couple of snacks called Fish Roll recipe but the African Fish roll is quite different. It is simply a snack made of pastry dough which is quite similar to …

The Nigerian Egg roll is entirely different from the famous Chinese Egg Roll. In Africa, we prepare our version of Egg Roll just as the name implies. It is a boiled egg wrapped in a mass of dough and deep-fried.

Let’s talk about Samosas; these little but tasty pastry can either be fried or baked and it can serve as an appetizer, entree or snacks, though it is said to have originated from Asia but it has definitely captured the hearts of other world regions. They are usually filled with a savory filling like spiced …

The African Sausage Rolls is a very popular snack in west Africa. It is made up of a pastry dough wrapped around a well-seasoned sausage Meat. The pastry used for this rolls is very similar to the one used for the Nigerian Meat Pie or  Chicken Pie. If you lived in Nigeria in the 90’s you will …

Meat Floss (Beef Floss) – Here is another Northern Nigerian delicacy which is enjoyed by the majority. This is a vei delicious dried shredded Meat floss that can be eaten as a snack or sprinkled over Rice, stuffed inside bread or goes along so well with Nigerian Masa (Masa recipe here) and (here). Notes The Meat …

Chin Chin Recipe – Sweet crunchy deep-fried snacks made with flour, sugar, milk, butter, and aromatic spice powder like nutmeg or cinnamon.

Mandazi which is also called Mahamri or Mamri is an East African deep-fried sweet bread. This soft textured snack is related to the Doughnut family, it has that soft texture of Bread when done right and it’s Soo… tasty. Mandazi – Sweet Fried Bread Though this is deep-fried but you will never know when eating it …

West African Meat pie or the Nigerian meat pie is light and slightly Flaky and it’s stuffed with well seasoned Ground Beef (minced Beef), potatoes, and carrots. These Meat pies are a comfort to the soul and a delight to the palate. They can be eaten as breakfast, brunch, or as a snack.

 Stick Meat is a very delicious and colorful Nigerian Snack. The color and the smell triggers the taste buds. It’s often served in Nigerian parties and it’s also a street food in some parts of Nigeria. Here is how it’s made. You can watch the detailed video on how to make the Nigerian Stick Meat …