Have a break: Oatmeal banana pumpkin seed muffins

#easyfoodcreations #healthyeating #muffins

Banana muffins are probably the most popular muffins, yet I find most recipes are using regular flour and tons of sugar which is not necessary when cooking with already very sweet bananas. I decided to make the oatmeal variety with pumpkin seeds. I chose pumpkin seeds as they go so well with honey and oatmeal, which we often add to our morning oatmeal. 

I aimed to make 6 large muffins as more than that is too many for the 3 of us. With the quantities below I produced 7 large muffins.

Ingredients:

3 ripe bananas

1-2 tbsp raw sugar (optional) depends how ripe are the bananas you are using

2 tbsp honey

3-5 tbsp raw pumpkin seeds

1.5 cup traditional oats

1 tsp baking powder

0.5 tsp baking soda

Pinch of salt

Pinch of cinnamon

Pinch of vanilla powder

1 egg

1 tbsp butter, melted

1. Preheat the oven to 177c.

2. Put all ingredients except pumpkin seeds in a blender. Blend for a few minutes until smooth.

3. Mix in pumpkin seeds with a spoon.

4. Scoop muffin dough into muffin forms filling them to about 2/3. 

5. Bake at 177c for 17 minutes.

6. Let them cool.

7. Enjoy!

Fresh Fig Salad

#easyfoodcreations #healthyeating #figs

Figs are one of my favourite food that I could never get bored of. Figs are very rich in fiber and potassium, which make them a perfect match with my food needs. As some of you know by now my diet is very high in fiber that averages 40g per day vs recommended 28g. If anyone wants to know why send me a message and we can discuss it. After doing a number of food assessments I determined that our potassium intake is consistently low, on average not meeting recommended daily intake. So figs just as beans and lentils are appearing more frequently on our plates. 

Ingredients:

5 fresh figs

250 g Mixed salad greens

2 handfuls of walnuts, soaked for about 30 minutes

Handful of raisins

100g goat cheese

Dressing:

1.5 tsp olive oil

1 tsp black cherry vinegar

Salt and pepper



1. Place greens, add walnuts broken into smaller pieces, raisins, and figs cut into 4-8 pieces each.
2. Add crumbled goat cheese to the salad.
3. Mix olive oil, vinegar and salt and pepper. Splash over the salad.
4. Enjoy!