Tag: breakfast

  • Vegan Crunchy Oat bars

    Vegan Crunchy Oat bars

    If there is one thing I love is crunchy snacks so when I received these gorgeous pots of Honea (vegan alternative to honey) from PB  I had to try to make crunchy oat bars with it! Talking to the brand through Instagram I asked them if it really tastes like honey and they responded ‘We’ll let you be the judge of that’ and sent me some jars to try.  I am super happy to report that it TRULY DOES taste like honey and it has the same consistency as well. Perfect balance of sweetness with a floral undertone. I loved it and so did the kids.

    Now on to the recipe. I made a very large batch on the roasting tray of the oven because we are 6 people in my house right now and I didn’t want to have to fight the guests for the bars 😉

    200gr oat flour (oats grounded)
    300gr jumbo style oats
    1/2 cup Honea (vegan honey alternative)
    1/4 cup coconut sugar
    1/2 cup coconut oil
    Pinch of Himalayan salt
    Pinch of vanilla powder

    Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Melt the coconut oil, add the Honea and mix well. In a large bowl place all the other ingredients and mix well, then add the coconut oil & Honea and mix evenly. Spread the mixture in the oven roasting tray (previously covered with grease proof paper) and bake for 20-25minutes until the top is golden. Take out the tray and cut into desired shapes and let cool down completely before storing them in a container. They are utterly delicious and the perfect quick after school snack for the kids. You can make them into protein bars by adding a scant cup of your favourite protein powder (make sure the flavour matches a sweet recipe!)

  • Porridge with coconut yoghurt and fresh fruits

    Porridge with coconut yoghurt and fresh fruits

    A lot of the time my breakfast gets lost amongst all my morning duties of feeding the kids their own breakfasts and taking them to school etc, but on the weekends (actually only on Sunday) we take out time to have a loooong breakfast all together, chatting about everything and nothing while deciding what to do the rest of the day.

    One of my favourite Sunday breakfasts is porridge, but not any porridge! overnight porridge oats with coconut yoghurt for extra creaminess and then topped up with plenty of freshly cut fruits. I simply have to remember to put the oats in a jar with oat milk the evening before (in the fridge) and it takes no time in the morning to assemble the most filling and delicious breakfast ever!

    The kids also like overnight oats but unlike me, they don’t add any yoghurt on theirs, just bananas and a dash of maple syrup for extra sweetness.

    So, for two adults this is the recipe:

    2 cups rolled jumbo oats
    3 cups plant milk
    pinch of vanilla powder or a dash of liquid vanilla
    freshly cut fruits- apples, bananas, berries, peach all work well
    coconut yoghurt- this is my favourite, but any yoghurt you like would do the job 😉

    The night before place the jumbo oats and the plant milk in a jar with the vanilla nad mix well. Put the jar in the fridge overnight so the oats soften but the plant milk keeps fresh and doesn’t spoil. In the morning before serving, add a large dollop of yogurt ino the jar and mix well to make the oats creamier. Serve in bowls and top with anything you like- fresh fruits, extra yogurt, maple syrup, chocolate chips- you name it!

    Enjoy with a hot cup of tea or coffee- best breakfast ever. You’ll smile for the whole day afterwards 🙂