Breakfast Oat Bake

Ingredients

150 rolled oats - about 1 1/2 cups 

60g walnuts, roughly chopped - 1/2 cup (or more to taste)

60g - 80g fresh (or frozen) raspberries - about 1/2 cup (or more to taste)

1 tbsp flaxseed powder (optional)

1/2 tsp baking powder

pinch salt

200 -250ml skimmed milk - about 3/4 - 1 cup  (more or less as needed) 

1 tsp vanilla or almond extract

1 large ripe banana

2 tbsp virgin coconut oil, melted

1 tsp cinnamon

1 large egg

3-5 tbsp agave syrup (or maple syrup) or to taste 

1-2 tbsp demerara sugar (optional)

Greek yoghurt, honey and fruit to serve

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 190C/375F . Put the oats, walnuts, flaxseed & baking powder, salt, cinnamon and raspberries in a large bowl and gently mix together. Put the oat mix in a small ovenproof dish.
2. Put the milk, banana, coconut oil, extract, agave syrup and egg in a food processor and blitz together till well combined. Carefully pour this over the oats making sure they are evenly covered. Sprinkle with the sugar if using and bake for about 45m to an hour.
3. Serve warm (heat in microwave for 50 secs) with low-fat Greek yoghurt, raspberries or chopped banana and drizzle with honey. 

* You can mix all the ingredients in a large bowl and then pour them in your baking dish. That way you can judge how much milk to add. The batter should resemble slightly runny porridge. The thicker it is, the less time it will need in the oven - around 30 minutes. 

 

Enjoy it!

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Pears with Chocolate and Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

INGREDIENTS

For the poached pears
6 pears
2 tablespoon cider spice mix
juice of one lemon

For the chocolate sauce
4 oz semisweet best quality chocolate
1 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon honey

For the ice cream: homemade vanilla bean ice cream

INSTRUCTION
Prepare the pears
Place the pears, spice mix, lemon juice and enough water to cover them in a tall saucepan and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Lower the heat and let them simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the pears are just soft (poke with a toothpick to check).
Remove from the water using a slotted spoon and allow to cool on paper towel or baking rack.

Prepare the sauce
Place the chocolate in a non reactive bowl and set aside.
In a heavy saucepan set over medium high heat, bring the cream and honey to a strong simmer. Remove from the heat and pour over the chocolate. Let sit for 5 minutes then slowly stir until the mixture comes together.

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