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Salted caramel smoothie bowls

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salted caramel smoothie bowls

Salted caramel. One of those flavours that almost instantly makes my mouth water. I’m usually too impatient to wait until after dinner for my sweet fix, so I love dessert flavoured breakfast bowls. These salted caramel smoothie bowls taste heavenly and I can’t wait to share this recipe with you! They only take a couple of minutes to prepare and are fuelling me through my busy days at the minute….

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Banana and peanut butter baked oatmeal

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banana peanut butter baked oatmeal  I think I’ve found my new favourite breakfast. Baked banana and peanut butter oatmeal. Who knew oatmeal could be so versatile? I’ve been meaning to try baked oatmeal for so long now and I had no idea how delicious it would be. This oatmeal ticks all my comfort food boxes – easy to prepare, delicious warm or cold and packed full of tummy pleasing flavours!…

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Baobab sunshine smoothie bowls

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baobab sunshine smoothie bowl
 Wake up and feel amazing with my baobab sunshine smoothie bowls. This recipe reminds me of being on holiday. Creamy coconut milk, pineapple and orange are a winning combination. With the weather being so wet and dreary here in the UK at the moment, I am resorting to making my own sunshine in the kitchen!
I added a good dose of Organic Burst baobab to these beauties for an extra pick me up. Baobab is full of natural vitamin C and iron, which is just the thing if you’re feeling tired and depleted of energy. It has a slight citrus flavour which works beautifully in these fruity bowls. I’ve also added a little of my favourite spice, turmeric, which is a powerful anti inflammatory with a multitude of benefits. It’s secret is curcumin, a powerful healing compound. Did you know that in some studies, curcumin has been proven as effective as Prozac in treating manic depression? In fact, some studies show curcumin to be even more effective than prescription drugs! I won’t rave about it for too long, but seriously, take a minute or two to do some research on this miracle spice and you’ll see what I mean.
Baobab sunshine smoothie (makes enough for two bowls)
1/2 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup water
4 frozen bananas
1 pear
1/4 pineapple
1 orange
1 tbsp peanut butter
1 tsp turmeric
1. Blend all ingredients together until smooth, adding more water as needed.
2. Top with fresh fruit, coconut shreds, toasted nuts and chia pudding.

Cacao banana maca muffins

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cacao banana maca muffinsThese marbled muffins are sweet, moist and very delicious. Vegan (as always), refined sugar free and easily made gluten free if you sub the spelt flour for buckwheat or gluten free oat flour.

I included organic cacao powder and maca powder for an extra boost. Raw cacao is made by cold pressing unroasted cocoa beans. This process means the living enzymes in the cocoa are maintained but it removes the fat (cacao butter). Cocoa powder is made when raw is roasted at high temperatures. This changes the structure of the cocoa bean, reducing the enzyme content and lowering the overall nutritional value. Basically cacao means you can get the most health benefits from chocolate, which has to be a good thing! Maca is a great energiser, mood enhancer and balances hormones. It also has a gentle caramel flavour that really works in these muffins. I love the stuff!

I’d love to hear what you think if you try this recipe, it’s a firm favourite here!

Recipe – Makes 12 muffins

  • 3 large mashed very ripe bananas (about 1 cup)
  • 3/4 cup coconut sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 tbsp coconut oil, melted
  • 2 tsp Organic Burst Maca powder
  • 1/3 cup non dairy mylk (I used almond)
  • 1 1/2 cups spelt flour
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp himalayan pink salt
  • 4 tbsp cacao powder
  • 6 tbsp boiling water
  1. Boil kettle and preheat oven to 180•c. Line or grease your muffin tin.
  2. Mix mashed bananas, coconut sugar, coconut oil, almond mylk, maca and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth.
  3. Mix spelt flour, baking soda and salt in gently. Don’t overmix- it’s okay if you can still see some flour.
  4. Put one cup of batter into a small bowl. Mix in four tbsp of cacao and three tbsp of boiling water with fork. Add another three tbsp of boiling water to the original banana batter and mix well.
  5. Put 2 tbsp at a time into each muffin case/tin until the mixture is evenly distributed. Swirl through a chopstick or knife to make pretty swirl patterns.
  6. Bake in your preheated oven for 20-22 minutes, or until a chopstick comes out clean. Cool and enjoy, or eat slightly warm with peanut butter (couldn’t help myself).

Blueberry walnut whip with carob sauce

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a jar of blueberry walnut whip with carob sauce lime coconut blueberries parfait acai

You’ll need –

  • 4 frozen bananas (small-medium size)
  • 1 cup frozen blueberries
  • 3/4 cup walnut mylk
  • 1/2 cup walnut meal (I used mine from leftover walnut mylk)
  • 1 tbsp acai powder
  • 1 lime, juiced and zested
  • 2 tbsp shredded coconut

For the sauce –

  • 1 tbsp carob
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  1. First, make your sauce. Add carob and maple syrup to a small bowl or jar. Mix well until smooth.
  2. Add all other ingredients and the lime juice (save the zest) to a high speed blender and blend until extra smooth and creamy.
  3. Smear carob sauce around your jar and pour in the blueberry walnut whip. Top with the lime zest, more frozen blueberries and coconut.

 

Kiwi vanilla power matcha smoothie

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Kiwi, vanilla, bananas and a delicious power matcha blend from Your Superfoods are packed into this energising smoothie. I like my smoothies super thick and very cold so I added some ice to keep these babies creamy cool to the last slurp.

I layered a little vanilla chia pud at the bottom too for an extra burst of energy, which makes this the perfect breakfast smoothie. Have I mentioned how much I love matcha? Well, I do love it…a lot. I never thought it would be possible to find something to compete with my morning Americano but matcha always hits the spot. This blend is a mix of matcha, maca, moringa, wheatgrass and barley grass and actually has a really delicate flavour. A nice surprise for a green powder.

Sorry for the delay with getting my blog on the go. It’s been an unpredictable rollercoaster of a year so far and I’ve needed time to process the changes in my world. One thing I can be sure of is making food makes me feel happy so I’m going to keep creating and eating!

Recipe (makes two big smoothies) –

  • 4 frozen bananas
  • Handful of frozen ice cubes
  • Seeds from one vanilla powder
  • 2 tbsp hemp seeds
  • 2 tsp peanut butter
  • 3 kiwis (cut off a few thin slices if you want to stick some to your jar)
  • 2-3 pears
  • 2 cups almond mylk
  • 1 cup broccoli florets
  • 2 tsp matcha
  1. Blend all ingredients apart from the broccoli and power matcha until smooth and creamy. Set aside half the mix into your glasses (or a jug if you want to make pretty layers) and blend the remaining mix with the broccoli and matcha.
  2. Add a layer of chia pudding to the bottom of your jar and stick some kiwi slices to the inside of your jar. Layer the smoothies with dollops of each smoothie for a swirly effect or layer with the light colour underneath and green on top for the ombre effect.
  3. Sprinkle with hemp seeds and enjoy!