Mmmm….Saurday morning breakfast! Today we have another
new twist on my oats (you know I love oats, right?!) This breakfast snack (or
any time of day snack) was inspired by this recipe by Ashley at the Edible Perspective, such a perfectly simple concept
and with a few tweaks of my own I was ready to roll.
Please let me introduce the ‘Choc Chunk Breakfast Cookie’
A super speedy, healthy but ever so slightly indulgent
breakfast cookie….made in minutes. Ticks all the boxes, right? You could of
course double or triple this recipe and form into two or three patties but for
me the one was enough to fill me up and give me a morning boost (until my next
snack in a couple of hours!)
This cookie is soft and ‘cake’ like with a lovely chewy moistness
and contrasts of the chunky nuts and melted chocolate adding to the cakeyness. Without
the chocolate it might be a little dryer
so feel free to add a tsp of oil to the mixture if this is more your thing.
You could make this recipe with other fruit and nut
combos and omit the chocolate chunks if you were wanting to be really virtuous,
(I am planning on testing this out soon) but for me the melty chocolate really
hits the spot… and it is the weekend after all. The recipe below contains no additional
fats (other than the choc chunks and good fats in the nuts, and with its whole grains it’s still healthy
and filling…so go ahead and enjoy your chocolate moment and start your weekend
with a (chocolatey) smile!
If you're already done with breakfast and fancy a super speedy mid morning snack....treat yoursef to another little indulgence of the microwave variety....may be my chocolate mug cake or rasberry cheesecake will give you a bit of inspriation.
If you're already done with breakfast and fancy a super speedy mid morning snack....treat yoursef to another little indulgence of the microwave variety....may be my chocolate mug cake or rasberry cheesecake will give you a bit of inspriation.
Right, better get on (and out of my PJ’s) I have lots of
plans to investigate today, too soon to give anything away but I will hopefully be able to fill you in on all the happenings in a few weeks time!
Recipe: Choc chunk breakfast cookie
Makes one fat cookie
Ingredients
¼ cup oats
2 tbs buckwheat flour (other
flours would probably be fine too)
¼ tsp baking powder
1 tbs ground flax
Ground cinnamon and vanilla
extract to taste (approx. ½ tsp each)
1 tbs choc chunks
1 tbs chopped nuts or your
choice
1 tbs agave or maple syrup
3 tbs soy yoghurt (or regular
yoghurt for non vegan)
Method
Mix and mash all ingredients together
well to form a thick sticky ball of dough. Roughly flatten the ball with your
palms and place on a small microwaveable plate.
Cook on full powder in the
microwave for approx. 1 minute. Press with your finger and if it springs back and there
are no visibly sticky bits you’re done! Eat immediately whilst chocolate is
melty!
For tips and info on recipe measurement conversions, ingredients, substitutions and the methods behind how I do things.... check out my 'baking tips' tab at the top of the page.
