It's important to safeguard yourself from hunger and cravings by always having a healthy balanced breakfast. This will keep you from suffering from low blood sugar, hypoglycaemia and those late afternoon energy crashes. It also helps to keep your metabolism going strong and subduing to those late night snack attacks! Think of your first meal as 'breaking the fast' and try to eat within an hour of being awake, always including a source of quality protein. Great choices include plant based protein smoothies, adding hemp and chia seeds to your whole grain breakfast bowl, organic free range eggs, and nut butters on gluten free toast.
I came across some delicious oat cakes on my recent trip to Seattle and fell in love! My healthier version is gluten free and has extra protein from coconut flour, healthy fats from coconut oil and chia seeds, low glycemic coconut sugar and is loaded with fibre from whole grains and apples! Perfect for a busy morning or healthy snack! I topped mine with almond butter for more protein and healthy fats. These are super quick and easy to make, even for the baking virgin..
Apple Oat Cakes - GF
1 cup large flake oats (gluten free)
¼ cup oat flour (gluten free)
½ cup coconut flour
¼ cup coconut sugar
1 tsp chia seeds
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp cardamom
¼ tsp sea salt
2 apples
2 eggs
1 cup vanilla almond milk (unsweetened if store bought)
¼ cup coconut oil, melted
1 tsp vanilla extract
How to make:
Mix all dry ingredients: oats, oat flour, coconut flour, coconut sugar, chia seeds, baking powder, baking soda, and spices. Add wet ingredients and mix well. Allow the batter to sit for 10 minutes so the chia seeds absorb the liquid.
Shred apples or use a food processor to chop, then mix into batter.
Using an ice cream scoop or 2 Tbsp, scoop batter into muffin tray lined with unbleached baking cups.
Bake for 25 minutes. Allow to cool on a baking rack for 10 minutes or so.
Makes 12 muffins.
I came across some delicious oat cakes on my recent trip to Seattle and fell in love! My healthier version is gluten free and has extra protein from coconut flour, healthy fats from coconut oil and chia seeds, low glycemic coconut sugar and is loaded with fibre from whole grains and apples! Perfect for a busy morning or healthy snack! I topped mine with almond butter for more protein and healthy fats. These are super quick and easy to make, even for the baking virgin..
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1 cup large flake oats (gluten free)
¼ cup oat flour (gluten free)
½ cup coconut flour
¼ cup coconut sugar
1 tsp chia seeds
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp cardamom
¼ tsp sea salt
2 apples
2 eggs
1 cup vanilla almond milk (unsweetened if store bought)
¼ cup coconut oil, melted
1 tsp vanilla extract
How to make:
Mix all dry ingredients: oats, oat flour, coconut flour, coconut sugar, chia seeds, baking powder, baking soda, and spices. Add wet ingredients and mix well. Allow the batter to sit for 10 minutes so the chia seeds absorb the liquid.
Shred apples or use a food processor to chop, then mix into batter.
Using an ice cream scoop or 2 Tbsp, scoop batter into muffin tray lined with unbleached baking cups.
Bake for 25 minutes. Allow to cool on a baking rack for 10 minutes or so.
Makes 12 muffins.
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