Wholesome seed muffins

#easyfoodcreations #healthyeating #muffins #seeds #vegan

Ingredients:
5 tbsp sunflower seeds (pumpkin would work well too)

1 tbsp sesame seeds

1 tbsp flax seeds

2 tbsp chia seeds

1 tbsp poppy seeds

2 tbsp flax meal

0.5 c water

1 c milk (I used coconut milk)

2 tbsp olive oil (you can use butter or coconut oil)

1 c all purpose flour

0.5 c coconut flour

0.75 c oats (I used whole but you can grind them)

5 tbsp honey

2 tbsp baking powder

0.5 tsp Salt

1 lemon, juice and zest

1. Preheat oven to 177c

2. Mix flax with water and let it sit for a few minutes.

3. Mix all wet ingredients

4. Add dry ingredients and mix well

5. Place muffin dough into muffin containers to 2/3 full

6. Bake for 35-40 min

7. Enjoy

Fibrous Bean Cakes

#easyfoodcreations #healthyeating #beans

Ingredients:

540 ml canned beans, I used Lima 

0.5 medium onion

1 clove garlic

0.5 red pepper

1 egg

1 tbsp milled flaxseeds

3 ryvita or wasa bread

3 tbsp oats

0.5 tsp turmeric

0.5 tsp salt

O.5 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp ground cumin

Handful of finely chopped fresh parsley

1-3 tbsp check pea flour (if needed)

Oil for pan frying

1. Take onion, garlic and pepper and process until smooth

2. Mash beans (I used potato masher)

3. Add all ingredients to mashed beans and mix well.

4. Form into balls then flatten forming small cakes.

5. Shallow fry on a medium low heat (gas mark 3) for up to 5 min per side.

6. Enjoy!

Banana Cheesecake

#easyfoodcreations #healthyeating #cheesecake

Today we are celebrating our 16th wedding anniversary. It is incredible how fast time goes.

When we are celebrating we typically have a dessert, which breaks the everyday routine by adding something sweet and special. 

As usual making a regular cheesecake would not be a challenge if I did not try to incorporate some healthier ingredients - today we have oatbran in the thin layer of crust.

Ingredients:

500 g white pressed cheese (unsalted or with minimal salt added). This is a key ingredient so it is important to get good quality stuff or even better making your own. I will show how to make it in a separate blog

150 g butter, leave it outside the fridge for about 20-30 min so it is a little softer

4 eggs

3 bananas, I used 2 overripe bananas and one ripe banana. Ripeness of bananas controls the sweetness of the cake so if you like it sweeter you may want to use 3 or even 4 overripe bananas. 

1 packet of vanilla sugar

8 arrowroot cookies (you can use other low sugar cookies)

2 Tbsp oatbran

0.25 tsp cinnamon

1. Preheat the oven to 150c

2. Spread a little bit of butter in the baking dish

3. Grind cookies and oatbran. Spread it evenly over the baking dish

4. Blend all remaining ingredients until smooth

5. Pour blended mix into the baking dish

6. Bake for 45-50 min
7. Enjoy!