I find it's always a good idea to have some baked goodies that aren't completely bold in the house. Let's face it - a cup of tea is no fun on it's own and having something relatively healthy at hand can alleviate some regrettable binges. I'm use the term healthy loosely as I haven't analysed these with my nutritionist hat on and I'm sure if were to be critical enough I'd find some reason why they're not ideal, but in my opinion, as part of a balanced diet, these are both a healthy alternative to goodies after dinner or when I come in from work and also provide a reasonable alternative to a breakfast on a morning that I want an all important extra five minutes in bed.
Shopping List:
- 3 cups of oats
- 3 desert spoons of coconut oil
- 3 desert spoons of honey
- 75g blueberries
- 50g dark chocolate – preferably as high a coco content as possible
- 50g of flax seeds
- 1 cup of water
- Preheat an oven at 200oC.
- Melt chocolate and coconut oil together in the microwave for approx. 40 seconds and stir gently.
3. Chop chocolate roughly and wash blueberries.
4. Add the oats, seeds, blueberries and chocolate to a large bowl and mix so everything is evenly distributed.
5. Drizzle in the honey/coconut oil mix so that it’s as evenly distributed as possible, then mix thoroughly through the mixture.
6. Finally gradually add the water, quarter of a cup at a time, stirring between each addition. You may not need all the water, just enough so that the mixture is heavy enough to stick together when flattened into a baking tray.
7. Line a suitably sized baking tray with parchment paper and add the mixture. Pack tightly with a spatula and cover with tin foil. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes. Remove the tin foil and bake for a further 10 minutes.
8. Once ready, place in the fridge for at least 3 hours or overnight.
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