QUINOA with BANANA & COCONUT MILK

Yesterday I had to have some kind of new breakfast. I had cooked quinoa and coconut milk, so quickly I had that great idea ;)

QUINOA with BANANA & COCONUT MILK / 1 portion


INGREDIENTS:

• 1 banana
• 1 TBS clarified butter
• 1/2 tsp cardamon
• 1-2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1/2 cup cooked quinoa
• 1 TBS maple syrup

METHOD:

Melt clarified butter on frying pan and fry sliced banana on medium heat for 2 minutes on each side. 

Pour coconut milk with cardamon and quinoa into medium pan and cook till warm on a medium heat. When ready, transfer to a bowl, add cooked banana, sprinkle with cinnamon and add maple syrup. 

* Quinoa can be substitute with any other grain

VEGAN SPELT BANANA LOAF with CHIA SEEDS & LEMON

That is one of the best banana bread I have ever eaten. It is moist and it is not very sweet. I think you should try this one. You can also add some raw chocolate nibs or raw cacao nuts and I am sure it will be amazing ;)

VEGAN SPELT BANANA LOAF with CHIA SEEDS & LEMON
// Recipe adapted from here //


INGREDIENTS:

• 3 ripe bananas
• 1 & 1/2 cup spelt wholegrain flour
• 1/2 cup walnuts & pecans
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• pinch of sea salt
• 1/3 cup coconut palm sugar
• 2 TBS vanilla sugar
• 1 TBS cinnamon
• 2 TBS chia seeds
• 1/2 cup nut milk (any)
• 1/2 cup extra virgin coconut oil
• lemon zest

METHOD:

Preheat oven to 175C. Line loaf tin with baking paper and set aside.

Place all dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Then mashed bananas and together with milk, coconut oil and lemon zest add to the bowl. Mix well and transfer to the tin. 

Bake until cake tester inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Take out form the oven and leave to cool. Keep in the fridge.

SUPER BERRY SMOOTHIE

Smoothie is a quick and easy breakfast option. It fills you up, you can use many nutritious foods and then you have a super drink :) You can even drink it on a go if you have no time!

SUPER BERRY SMOOTHIE / one serving


INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup berries (I used 1/3 cup blueberries and 2/3 cup strawberries)
• 1/2 cup raw hazelnut milk
• 1 TBS raw coconut oil
• 1 tsp maca powder
• 1 tsp hemp powder
• 1/2 frozen banana
• 1 tsp agave nectar 
• 1 tsp bee pollen

METHOD:

Blend all ingredients until smooth. Enjoy!

AVOCADO CACAO MOUSSE

When I found out you could use avocado to make desserts, I was not sure about that as avocado had been always consumed as guacamole or some variations of that dip at my home. However, I decided to have a go at making sweet dishes based on that green fruit. After few attempts I found the perfect one.

Avocado and cacao give quite bitter taste. But when fresh fruits and some lemon added, the flavours are nicely balanced. 

Avocado is very nutritious. It is a fantastic source of good fat. It is associated with good health. So when using good quality ingredients, it becomes a healthy dessert - that is like a dream for a person who loves sweet treats!

AVOCADO CACAO MOUSSE

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 ripe avocados
• 2 pieces of frozen banana
• pinch of pink salt
• pinch of cinnamon
• 2 TBS raw cacao powder
• 1 TBS raw coconut oil
• 1-2 TBS agave nectar
• 1-2 TBS raw almond milk
• 2 TBS lemon juice
• blueberries
• lemon zest

METHOD:

Place all ingredients in a medium bowl and blend until smooth. 

Transfer to a small glass or dessert bowl, add blueberries and sprinkle with lemon zest.

Serve chilled!

GREEN COLADA SMOOTHIE

I woke up yesterday and I could not believe how summery I felt. Sun was shining on the blue sky, birds were singing, crocuses and snowdrops were looking happy... I was dreaming of far away holidays!

GREEN COLADA SMOOTHIE / Serves 1

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup of almond milk (any non-dairy will do)
• 1 banana
• 1/2 cup fresh spinach
• 2/3 cup pineapple

METHOD:

Blend all ingredients using high-speed blender.

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in Polish

Nie mogę uwierzyć jak bardzo letnio się wczoraj czułam. Błysk słońca na niebieskim niebie, śpiewające ptaki, krokusy i przebiśniegi szczęśliwie skąpane w promieniach... A ja marzyłam o dalekich podróżach!

KOKTAJL: ZIELONA COLADA / 1 porcja

SKŁADNIKI:

• 1/2 szklanki mleka migdałowego (jakiekolwiek pochodzenia roślinnego)
• 1 banan
• 1/2 szklanki szpinaku
• 2/3 szklanki ananasa

WYKONANIE:

Wszystkie składniki zmiksować za pomocą blendera.

BANANA SPELT MUFFINS with WALNUTS & PECANS

I have to admit that I love muffins. If you use mini muffin molds, there are so many of small treats coming out from not big amount of mixture.

Today it is a turn for:

BANANA SPELT MUFFINS with WALNUTS & PECANS /Makes about 22 mini muffins

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 & 1/4 cups wholegrain spelt flour
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts & pecans, plus some for garnish
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup palm sugar (or brown)
• pinch of salt
• 130 g clarified butter
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• 2 bananas

METHOD:

Preheat oven to 180 - 190 C. Melt butter and leave to cool. 

Mix all dry ingredients with chopped nuts in a big bowl. 

In another bowl whisk eggs with almond milk and then add butter when ready. Pour wet ingredients to dry and mix well. 

At the end add mashed bananas and mix. 

Use spoon to pour mixture into muffin molds. Garnish with nuts. 

Bake for about 20 minutes. 

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in Polish

Muszę przyznać, że uwielbiam muffiny. Jeżeli użyć mini foremek, wychodzi tak wiele malutkich pyszności z niedużej ilości ciasta.

Dziś kolej na:

BANANOWE MUFFINY Z ORZECHAMI WŁOSKIMI I PEKAN /około 22 mini muffin

SKŁADNIKI:

• 1 i 1/4 szklanki mąki orkiszowej
• 1/2 szklanki grubo posiekanych orzechów włoskich i pekan, plus kilka na ozdobę
• 1 łyżeczka proszku do pieczenia
• 1/2 szklanki cukru palmowego (lub brązowego)
• szczypta soli
• 130 g masła
• 1/2 szklanki mleka migdałowego
• 2 jajka
• 2 banany

WYKONANIE:

Piekarnik nagrzać do 180-190 st. C. Masło rozpuścić w rondelku i zostawić do ostudzenia. W dużej misce wymieszać wszystkie suche składniki z posiekanymi orzechami. W drugiej, roztrzepać jajka, dodać mleko a na końcu ostudzone masło. Następnie wlać mokre składniki do suchych i dobrze wymieszać. Dodać rozgniecione banany i wymieszać. Przekładać do foremek za pomocą łyżki. Przyozdobić orzechami. Piec około 20 minut.