Snack
Basic recipe:
1 cup almond meal
1 egg beaten
1 tsp baking powder
1 small grated apple (or 1/2 cup blueberries)
1 tsp vanilla
2 Tablespoons natural yoghurt
1) Preheat oven to 175C.
2) Mix dry ingredients together. Blend in egg & yoghurt.
3) May need to add a dash of water to make a thick batter.
4) Lightly spray olive oil over small muffin tray.
5) Fill muffin tray with mix.
(Should make 12 mini muffins - 2 makes a snack size)
Other alternatives: try a savoury flavour with grated cheese & herbs, or sundried tomatoes & herbs, or mashed pumpkin & cinnamon!
**This recipe was supplied by Sue, a wonderful client & cousin of mine!
3 cups dried fruit (chopped dates, sultanas, currants)
400mls pear or apple juice
2 cups chopped raw nuts (no peanuts)
3 cups rolled oats
1 cup almond meal
Pinch nutmeg or cinnamon
½ cup sunflower seeds
1) Bring fruit & juice to the boil in saucepan.
2) Remove from heat. Stir in nuts, almond meal & oats.
3) Add spices & seeds.
4) Place in lamington tin & cook at 160C for about 40 minutes. Cook till lightly browned.
When set & cool, the slice is crumbly. Cut into small slices. Eat small portion & freeze the rest for later! Lots of carbs and fibre in this slice, but a very tasty energy treat!
3 avocados
½ fresh jalapeno chilli (optional)
2 tsp chopped coriander
½ Spanish onion, chopped
1 tomato, diced
Juice of ½ lime
1) Halve the avocados. Scoop out flesh into a bowl. Mash roughly.
2) Add chopped chilli, coriander, red onion & tomato. Mix in well.
3) Add lime juice and mix in.
4) Serve with vegetable sticks (eg. Carrot, cucumber, snow peas …) or corn chips
This is a tasty & healthy light snack, which is high in protein, fibre and good fats! Two of these makes an ideal snack.
1.5 cups pitted dried dates
½ cup almond meal
2/3 cup roughly chopped mixed raw nuts (almonds, cashews, pistachios)
2/3 cup toasted coconut
1) Place dates in a bowl. Cover with warm water for at least 2 hours. Drain off the water.
2) Process dates, almond meal, most of coconut (leave some for rolling) and chopped nuts, until mixture becomes a paste.
3) Make the mixture into balls, using about 1 Tablespoon of the mix for each ball.
4) Roll balls in extra coconut. Store in airtight container in the fridge.
** Alternative option: roll the balls in sesame seeds to finish.
This is an easy and healthy snack for everyone! Be warned: you may find these addictive …
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
1 Tablespoon Tamari (wheat free soy sauce)
1) Heat a non-stick frypan and add the seeds
2) Stir continuously until the pepitas start to swell and pop (a minute or two)
3) Stir in the soy sauce quickly and turn off the heat
4) Allow to cool
5) Store in an airtight container
1 cup almonds
2 cups walnuts
1 cup hazelnuts
2 tsps ground ginger powder
1/3 cup Tamari soy sauce
1 Tablespoon butter, melted
1) Heat oven to 150°C.
2) Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat
3) Combine soy sauce & ginger in small bowl
4) Stir melted butter through nut mix in a large bowl
5) Spread nuts over baking tray. Bake 15 mins.
6) Remove from oven. Return to large bowl. Stir in ginger-soy mixture.
7) Return nuts to oven trays & roast about 10 mins more.
8) Allow to cool at room temperature.9) Stir in airtight container.
(Makes 8 snack serves)