Overnight Oats - A Healthy Breakfast Treat (No Sugar Added)

Yes people. Oats. Again !
Trying to eat healthy is something I am trying to teach myself. So I experiment a lot with my foods. This is one of those experiments gone good. So without further ado, here is the recipe.

This is a single serving recipe.

Ingredients:
Oats - 1/3 cup
Almond milk or milk of your choice -  2/3 cup
Greek yogurt -  1 tablespoon heaped
Raisins - 1/4 cup
Chia seeds - 1 tablespoon
Cinnamon - a few pinches (Don't like cinnamon? try a few drops of vanilla here)

Now, it goes super simple and easy. Mix everything in a mason jar, and refrigerate overnight.

Add chopped fresh fruits in the morning. That's it. No cooking involved. I added here, strawberries, a small ripe plantain and mangoes. The sweetness mainly comes from the raisins, so if you are a raisin hater, try to add more banana or apples. I was devouring it, and my picky eating 5 year old actually decided to eat a little from that!!!

This is some seriously delicious breakfast that keeps you full for a long time.

Cheers,
Anjana

Breakfast Oats Crepe Roll ups

Hello there!!! This summer heat is killing me and the more I sit at home, the more I experiment with food. Here is my Sunday morning oats crepes. These crepes are simple, filling, easy to put together and tastes wonderful. Those who frown and think oats can be boring, this is an interesting way of including oats to your healthy food.

Ingredients: 
(This recipe makes two large crepes, approximately 9 inches diameter)

For the crepes:
Powdered Oats - 1/4 cup
Egg whites - 2
Almond milk/milk of your choice -  1/4 cup
Vanilla essence  - few drops
Butter - 1/2 tablespoon + to grease the pan
Salt - to taste

For the filling
Whipped cream cheese -  1-2 tablespoon
Raisins - 1-2 tablespoon
Creamy peanut butter - 1-2 tablespoon
Banana, sliced - 1/2

Nothing complicated, just add all the ingredients to a blender or NutriBullet and pulse until combined. Heat the pan on medium, and grease with a dot of butter and pour your batter. Cook until the sides start to detach from the pan, then flip and cook for another minute. Repeat the process for remaining batter. I made two crepes with this batter. Now, spread cream cheese/peanut butter on to the crepe and add raisins or sliced banana or both.

 Pardon me for not-so neat banana slices, they were super ripe and sweet. Roll them up, drizzle with maple syrup or honey. Cut them in half if you like, just like I did here!

Top with fruits of your choice (I used blackberries and blueberries) and enjoy! These sloppy puppies are so good !!

Cheers,
Anjana

Cherry-Lemon Scones with Spelt Flour

Scones, people, scones! We love a lot of cherries in our house and I decided to combine my favorites - lemon and cherry. I made this for breakfast and it was so good!

Ingredients
Flour - 1 and 3 tablespoons (I used spelt flour, all purpose flour should work just fine)
Sugar -  1 1/2 tablespoon
Baking powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Baking soda - 1/2 teaspoon
Salt - pinch
Lemon zest - 1 tsp (freshly grated)
Butter - 1/4 cup
Egg - 1/2 of one egg (save other half for egg wash)
Buttermilk -1/4 cup
Brown sugar - 1 table spoon

Preheat oven to 400 degree Fahrenheit. Combine flour, sugar, lemon zest, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Grate the butter into it. Work with your fingers until the mixture has small parts of butter incorporated evenly. Beat an egg in a bowl, take only half of it and mix it will buttermilk. Add this mixture into the flour butter mixture along with roughly chopped cherries. Form a dough by kneading 10-15 times, just until it comes together.  If you feel you dough is sticky, feel free to add a tablespoon more flour. Now, place it on to the lined baking pan and pat into a circle, finally, cut into 8 (no need to separate them), just like a pizza. Brush the egg and sprinkle the brown sugar. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the top is slightly browned.

I wanted to take more pictures, but they were gone in no time! They are soft in the inside, not overly sweet, but has a pastry effect on the crust from the egg wash and brown sugar. These are so delicious, you are gonna love it!

Enjoy with tea or coffee!

Cheers,
Anjana