Overnight banana and date oats

Overnight oats are a inexpensive, delicious and full of nutrition way to start your day!

 

Serves 2:
Rolled oats (90g)
Water (100 ml)
Soy yogurt (3 tbsp)
Banana (1 - sliced)
Date syrup (1 tbsp)

1) Stir water and oats together in a bowl. Place in fridge overnight.
2) In the morning mix in the soy yogurt, top with sliced banana and date syrup. Delicious :)

Instant Blueberry Oats

Homemade instant oatmeal – put some of the mixture in a bowl, add some hot water, and enjoy!

6 servings:
Rolled oats (300g)
Biona bilberry powder (1 tbsp)

1) Put the oats and the blueberry powder in a food processor and blend until the oats are almost powdered.
2) Store the mixture in a airtight container.
3) To serve: 5 tbsp of the oat mixture + 150 ml boiling water + agave nectar. Yummy!

Date muffins

Gluten free... vegan... sugar free...

 

Makes 4:

Oat flour (gluten-free - 3/4 cup)

Rolled oats (gluten free - 1/4 cup)
Baking powder (1 tsp) 

Coconut oil (melted - 2 tbsp)  
Date syrup (2 tbsp) 
Lemon juice (2 tsp) Rice milk (1/4 cup)

1) Preheat oven to 180ºC.

2) Mix together all ingredients in a large bowl.

3) Add the mixture to muffin thins.
4) Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
5) Enjoy them simple or with a date syrup glaze.

Lingonberry Waffles

 Delicious :)

Serves 2:
Oat flour (75g)
Whole wheat flour (25g)
Water (200 ml)
Baking powder (1 tsp)
Olive oil (1 tbsp)
Agave nectar (1 tsp)
Dried lingonberries (10g)
 
Raw chocolate sauce (for topping)
(Waffle machine)

1) Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
2) Leave the batter to "swell" for 5-10 minutes.
3) Preheat the waffle iron.
4) Cook the batter in the waffle machine.
5) Eat the waffles warm or room temperature, topped with raw chocolate sauce.

Muesli Cookies

Yummy :)

Makes 14 cookies:
Rye flakes (40g)
Oat flakes (40g)
Rice flakes (40g)
Pumpkin seeds (10g)
Sunflower seeds (10g)
Coconut oil (50g - softened to room temperature)
Date syrup (50g)

1) Preheat the oven to 180C.
2) In a bowl mix lakes, seeds, date syrup and coconut oil.
3) Spoon onto a baking tray and shape into rounds.
4) Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Overnight oats with dried blueberries

From the forests of northern Finland, handpicked blueberries with all the magical goodness...

Serves 2: 
Rolled Oats (100g)
Biokia dried blueberries (20g) 
Cashew Milk (240 ml - or other vegetable milk)

1) Stir everything together in a bowl. Place in fridge overnight. 
2) Enjoy!

Oat and Date Cookies

Sugar free, gluten-free, crunchy and delicious!

Makes 14 cookies:
Oat flour (60g - Provena gluten free)
Rolled oats (120g - Provena gluten free)
Coconut oil (60g - softened to room temperature)
Date syrup (50g)

1) Preheat the oven to 180C.
2) In a bowl mix oats, date syrup and coconut oil.
3) Spoon onto a baking tray and shape into rounds.
4) Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Apple Cobbler

Fragant and delicious this will bring the Autumn spirit into your home :)

Serves 2:
Apples (2)
Cinnamon (1 tsp)
Agave nectar (1 tbsp)
Muscovado sugar (1 tbsp)
Non-hydrogenated margarine (1 tbsp)
Oat flour (1/2 cup - gluten free)


1) Pre-heat oven to 180C.
2) Grease a small baking dish.
3) Thinly slice the apples into the dish. Sprinkle with cinnamon and agave nectar.
4) In a small sauce pan melt the margarine add the flour and the sugar.
5) Cover the apples with the flour mixture.
6) Bake the apple cobbler for 15 to 20 minutes or until the crust is lightly browned.

Oat Bread

And here it is... the promised bread from Provena :) It was just delicious!

Makes 1 big loaf :
Water (37C - 400 ml)
Salt (1 tsp)
Olive oil (50 ml)
Yeast (dry - 10g)
Provena gluten-free oat bread mix (450g)

1) Stir the flour and salt together in a large bowl, then make a well in the center and add the water, olive oil and yeast, stir with a fork.
2) Mix with a wooden spoon and then your hands until the mixture comes together and forms a slightly lumpy and sticky dough. If the dough feels a little dry, add another tablespoon or two of water.
3) Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead until it’s smooth and elastic. Put the dough in a bowl, cover it and leave it to rise for about an hour or until it has doubled in size.
4) Shape it into a loaf and leave it to prove for a second time for 30 minutes to an hour until it has doubled in size once more.
5) Line a baking tray with parchment and dust with flour.
6) Preheat the oven to 220C.
7) Bake the loaf for 20 minutes or until golden brown and crusty. The base should sound hollow when tapped. Cool on a wire rack.

No-Bake Oat and Rice Bars

Simple and amazingly delicious. Gluten free and vegan to go treat!

Makes 8 small bars:
Oat (Provena Gluten-Free Jumbo Oats - 50g)
Puffed Rice (20g)
Vegan Butter (25g)
Agave Syrup (25g)
Brown sugar (25g)


1) In a large bowl, stir oats and rice cereal together. Set aside.
2) In a small pot, melt butter, agave and brown sugar together over medium high heat until it comes to a bubble. Reduce the heat and cook 2 minutes.
3) Pour over dry ingredients and mix well to moisten all ingredients.
4) Firmly press into pan.
5) Cool on room temperature for two hours before cutting into bars. Wrap in parchment or plastic wrap and store at room temperature. 

Gluten free, Vegan Chocolate Muffins

Provena's pure oats are oats which are grown, processed and packed entirely separately from cereals containing gluten. The strictly controlled production line ensures that the Provena products are gluten-free. Pure oats contain all the good benefits of oats: they are tasty, nutritious and healthy. They are full of flavour and with plenty of fiber.

You might have noticed that I usualy don't use premade mixtures but this time and after experiencing the taste of this bread I decided to give this muffins with chocolate chips a try, but in the vegan way :)

Makes 6 big muffins:
Provena Gluten-free Chocolate Muffin Mix with Chocolate Chips (300g)
Olive oil (2 tbsp)
Water (1 tbsp)
Egg replacement (equivalent to 3 eggs - eg. 3 tbsp ground flax seed and 5 tbsp water)

1) Preheat oven to 180C.
2) Line muffin cups with paper or foil liners. Set aside.
3) In a large bowl, mix together all the ingredients until combined.
4) Divide batter evenly among cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes.

And they were so yummy!

Oat and Wheat Bread

Another amazing discovery in Sweden was the Provena gluten free products. The first thing I wanted to try was to bake an oat bread.

Although Provena has an Oat Bread Mix (that I will surely try other time) I used this wholegrain oatflour. As it went into the oven, the house was filled with the aroma of fresh-baked bread... and the result was a tasty, delicious, irresistible oat and wheat bread!

For 2 small loaves:
Strong wheat flour (200g)
Provena wholegrain oatflour (200g)
Salt (1 tsp)
Dark Muscovado Sugar (1 tsp)
Fast-action Dried Yeast (4g)
Extra flour for dusting
Water (250 ml - tepid)

1) Stir the flours and salt together in a large bowl, then make a well in the center and add the water, salt, sugar and yeast and stir with a fork.
2) Mix with a wooden spoon and then your hands until the mixture comes together and forms a slightly lumpy and sticky dough. If the dough feels a little dry, add another tablespoon or two of water.
3) Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead until it’s smooth and elastic. Put the dough in a bowl, cover it and leave it to rise for about an hour or until it has doubled in size.
4) Shape it in two loaves and leave it to prove for a second time for 30 minutes to an hour until it has doubled in size once more.
5) Line a baking tray with parchment and dust with flour.
6) Preheat the oven to 220C.
7) Bake the loaves for 20 minutes or until golden brown and crusty. The base should sound hollow when tapped. Cool on a wire rack.

"The Pasta" - Fusilli with Creamy Mushroom Sauce

I think I can call this a family recipe... "the pasta"... that as always been the first answer from my little (higher than me) sisters for the question: what do you want for dinner?

I've already published a similar recipe but this one has a very special ingredient: oat imat creamy, full of flavour, light and delicious... another great product from Oatly.

Serves 2:
Fusilli (200g)
Mushrooms (200g)
Oatly imat (200ml)
Garlic (1tsp - powder)
Tomato Pulp (1 tbsp)
Soy Sauce (1 tbsp)
Olive oil
Pepper

1) Cook the fusilli "al dente", drain and reserve.
2) In a saucepan cook the mushrooms with a drizzle of olive oil until soft. Add the garlic, soy sauce and tomato pulp and mix until combined.
3) Add the oatly imat cream and simmer for 2 minutes.
4) Pour the sauce over the pasta and toss to coat. Season to taste with pepper.

Keep it simple - two ingredient overnight oats!

Sometimes it's better to keep things simple ... organic oat drink , tasty, nutritious and fresh...

We have been eaten, very often, overnight oats for breakfast, usually topped with some fresh fruit but today I used this drink from Oatly and the result was so surprisingly tastefull that I decided to stay with only two ingredients... and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Serves 2:
Rolled Oats (100g)
Oatly Organic Oat Drink Chilled (240 ml)
Cinnamon (optional)

1) Stir oats and oat drink together in a bowl. Place in fridge overnight or at least 3h.
2) Sprinkle with a dash of cinnamon and enjoy!

No-bake Energy Balls

After a run, under a warm rain, in a summer day...

Makes 8-10 balls:
Cashews (soaked overnight - 1 cup)
Oat flakes (1 cup)
Dates (12 - pitted)
Cocoa (raw - 1 tbsp) opcional

1) Combine cashews, oats and dates in a food processor. Pulse until the ingredients have broken down into crumb-sized pieces. Scrape the edges of the bowl and beneath the blade to make sure nothing is sticking.
2) Add the cocoa powder.
3) Process continuously until the ingredients clump together and gather into a ball.
4) Make small balls. Store the balls in the fridge and enjoy.

Cashewcake

Soft, delicious and full-bodied... almost raw, vegan... 

Serves 4:
Walnuts (75g)
Dates (pitted - 75g)
Oat flakes (25g)

For filling :
Cashews (raw - 100g)
Lime juice (fresh - 2 tbsp)
Agave (2 tbsp)
Coconut oil (1 tbsp)

1) Soak the cashews in a bowl of water for a couple of hours or overnight.
2) Add walnuts,dates and oats to a food processor and blend until sticky. 
3) Press the mixture into a lightly oiled pie plate.
4) Place in the freezer while you make the cashew cream.
5) Rinse and drain the cashews then add them to a blender with the lime juice and agave. Blend until super smooth and creamy with no texture at all. Once you have achieved that you can add the coconut oil and give it another quick blend.
6) Spoon into the pie shell and freeze until firm.

Oat Cookies

Oaty, chewy and delicious!

Makes 6-10 cookies:
Semolina (1 tbsp)
Rolled oats (100g)
Non-hydrogenated margarine (50g)
Muscovado Sugar (50g)

1) Preheat the oven to 160C.
2) In a bowl mix oats, semolina, margarine and sugar.
3) Spoon onto a baking tray and shape into rounds.
4) Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Oat&Banana Skillet Cookies

Makes 10-12 cookies:
Rolled oats (60g)
Quinoa flour (20g)
Maple syrup (2 tbsp)
Banana (1, mashed)
Nuts (2 tbsp, chopped)
Vanilla extract (1/2 tsp)
Cinnamon (1 tsp)
Baking soda (1/2 tsp)
Baking powder (1/2 tsp)
Unrefined coconut oil (3 tsp, for cooking)

1) In a bowl, mix together all of the dry ingredients.
2) In another bowl, mash the banana, add the maple and the vanilla.
3) Stir the wet into the dry until just combined. The batter should be thick.
4) Heat a skillet over med-low heat and add 2 tsp of coconut oil.
5) Spoon the batter into the pan and press down lightly.
6) Cook until the bottoms are golden brown and then flip.
7) Repeat the process with the rest of the dough.
8) Place on a cooling rack, and they will firm up a bit more once cooled.

Summer Trifle

Serves 2:
Oat Cookie (1 - big)
Natural Soy Yofu (125g)
Red fruits jam (1 tbsp)
Strawberries (6)
Maple Syrup

1) Crush the cookie and place in the bottom of the serving bowl.
2) Slice the strawberries and mix with the maple syrup.
3) Add in each bowl 2 spoons of yofu, strawberries, more yofu and a spoon of red fruits jam.