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Egg Free Oat Cookies

I made these cookies especially for the girls (and also for the rest of the family) but particularly as I have been short of time/lazy and buying the girls their special and very $$$ baby friendly cookies from the baby food aisle! The are a firm and crunch cookie, very moreish, and perfect for lunchboxes!

Egg Free Oat Cookies

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Cooking Time: 12 minutes

Ingredients

1 tbsp chia seeds + 3 tbsp water
120 grams butter
80 grams coconut sugar
130 grams oats
130 grams wholemeal self raising flour
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste/extract
Pinch of salt

Instructions

1

Method (THERMOMIX):

2

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

3

Add the chia seeds and water into a small bowl, stir and let it sit for at least 15 minutes (it should form a gel texture).

4

Add butter and sugar to bowl. Melt 3 minutes/50 degrees/Speed 2.

5

Add oats, flour, vanilla, salt and chia seed mixture to bowl. Mix 10 seconds/Speed 4.

6

Roll into teaspoon sized balls and press down with a fork.

7

Bake for 10-12 minutes or until browned.

8

Method (REGULAR):

9

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

10

Add the chia seeds and water into a small bowl, stir and let it sit for at least 15 minutes (it should form a gel texture).

11

Place butter and sugar in a medium sized saucepan. Stir on low to medium heat until combined & melted. Remove from the stovetop.

12

Add oats, flour, vanilla, salt and chia seed mixture to bowl. Mix until well combined.

13

Roll into teaspoon sized balls and press down with a fork.

14

Bake for 10-12 minutes or until browned.

Notes

*Great for freezing. **Store in an airtight container. ***You can use 1 egg instead of the chia seed + water mixture.

October 28, 2018 By Sophia Brown

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Baking/ Cake/ Non Thermomix/ Thermomix

Eggless Vanilla Cake

This is my eggless vanilla cake recipe based on my Crunchy Lemon Muffin & Doughnut Muffin recipes (which can be made eggless too!) They are super light and fluffy, great by itself or iced with my Perfect Buttercream Icing. I made these for the girls’ 1st birthday smash cakes as they showed signs of an egg allergy & I didn’t want to risk any flare ups during their cake smash session!

3 layers of Eggless Vanilla Cake iced with Perfect Buttercream Icing

Cake Smash with Cherry On Top Photography

Eggless Vanilla Cake

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Cooking Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

300 grams self raising flour
150 grams white sugar
75 grams butter
230 grams milk
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste/extract

Instructions

1

METHOD (Thermomix):

2

Preheat oven to 160 degrees.

3

Add all ingredients into the bowl - mix 20 seconds/Speed 5.

4

Spoon batter into lined cake tin(s).

5

Bake for 35-50 minutes or until skewer comes out clean (depends on the size of the cake tin).

6

METHOD (Non Thermomix):

7

Preheat oven to 160 degrees.

8

Melt butter.

9

Add all ingredients into a bowl and mix until well combined.

10

Spoon batter into lined cake tin(s).

11

Bake for 35-50 minutes or until skewer comes out clean (depends on the size of the cake tin).

Notes

The mixture makes 1 x 22cm+ cakes, 2 x 12cm cakes or 12 x muffin sized cakes.

September 30, 2018 By Sophia Brown

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Baking/ Chocolate/ Kids in the Kitchen/ Non Thermomix/ Snacks/ Thermomix

Milo Dog Cookies

These dog cookies are for human consumption (not canine consumption 😉 ) to celebrate this year’s Chinese New Year – Year of the Dog!

Despite being Chinese/Malaysian, I don’t make rice or do much Chinese cooking (I leave that to my mum!) but I thought I would make some cookies in celebration of the Year of the Dog with the help of my 3 year old half Asian twin boys to teach them a little bit about their Chinese heritage.

These are perfect for the Year of the Dog celebrations, but would also be really cute in lunchboxes or for a kids party! This is a variation of my Milo Cookies.

Add chocolate chips to bowl

– blitz 5 seconds/Speed 7.

Add butter, sugar and egg to bowl

– mix 1 minute/Speed 5.

Add plain flour, self raising flour, Milo and milk

– mix 20 seconds/Speed 6. Scrape down.

Mix a further 20 seconds/Speed 6.

Knead – 2 minutes/kneading function/MC off.

Roll into teaspoon sized balls

and decorate with Milo cereal, sprinkles and chocolate chips (as pictured).

Bake for 8 – 10 minutes.

Milo Dog Cookies

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Serves: approx. 56 cookies

Ingredients

100 grams dark chocolate chips
250 grams butter (softened)
50 grams sugar
1 egg
310 grams plain flour
90 grams self raising flour
110 grams Milo
60 grams milk
To decorate:
*Milo cereal
*Sprinkles
*Dark chocolate chips

Instructions

1

METHOD (Thermomix):

2

Preheat oven to 170 degrees.

3

Add chocolate chips to bowl - blitz 5 seconds/Speed 7.

4

Add butter, sugar and egg to bowl - mix 1 minute/Speed 5.

5

Add plain flour, self raising flour, Milo and milk - mix 20 seconds/Speed 6. Scrape down.

6

Mix a further 20 seconds/Speed 6.

7

Knead - 2 minutes/kneading function/MC off.

8

Roll into teaspoon sized balls and decorate with Milo cereal, sprinkles and chocolate chips (as pictured).

9

Bake for 8 - 10 minutes.

10

METHOD (Electric Mixer):

11

Preheat oven to 170 degrees.

12

Crush chocolate chips in a blender, food processor, or chop finely/grate (from block form if easier).

13

Add crushed chocolate, butter, sugar and egg into a large bowl - beat until mixture is combined/creamed.

14

Add plain flour, self raising flour, Milo and milk - mix until ingredients are combined.

15

Knead (either with a stand mixer attachment or by hand) for approx. 2 minutes.

16

Roll into teaspoon sized balls and decorate with Milo cereal, sprinkles and chocolate chips (as pictured).

17

Bake for 8 - 10 minutes.

Notes

*Once cooled, store in an air tight container. **You can use flaked almonds instead of Milo Cereal for the ears. ***You can use the round sprinkles for the eyes instead of the long sprinkles. ****You can use smarties or milk/white chocolate chips for the nose to make diff coloured dogs.

February 10, 2018 By Sophia Brown

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Baking/ Non Thermomix/ Snacks/ Thermomix/ Twins

Lactation Cookies

This is a delicious recipe for lactation cookies which can be easily modified to change up the flavours (as the one type of cookie tends to get boring after a while!!). This will be my last recipe before giving birth to twins #2 as I prepare for their arrival! The key ingredients for lactation cookies are brewers yeast, flaxseed and oats which helps with the production of breastmilk. The are packed with goodness so these cookies are also great to satisfy the constant breastfeeding tummy rumbles! You also don’t need to be breastfeeding to benefit from these cookies – the whole family can eat them!

Add butter, white sugar and brown sugar to bowl.

Melt 3 minutes/60 degrees/Speed 2.

Add brewers yeast, flaxseed meal, self raising flour, oats, chocolate chips, vanilla, egg and salt.

Mix 10 seconds/Speed 4.

Spoon teaspoon sized balls of dough onto a lined baking tray.

Bake for 9 – 11 minutes or until browned.

Lactation Cookies

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Serves: approx. 30 cookies Cooking Time: 11 minutes

Ingredients

150 grams butter
60 grams white sugar
60 grams brown sugar
60 grams brewers yeast
60 grams flaxseed meal
80 grams self raising flour
100 grams oats
150 grams dark chocolate chips (or choice of flavouring/s)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 x egg
Pinch of salt

Instructions

1

METHOD (Thermomix):

2

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

3

Add butter, white sugar and brown sugar to bowl. Melt 3 minutes/60 degrees/Speed 2.

4

Add brewers yeast, flaxseed meal, self raising flour, oats, chocolate chips, vanilla, egg and salt. Mix 10 seconds/Speed 4.

5

Spoon teaspoon sized balls of dough onto a lined baking tray.

6

Bake for 9 - 11 minutes or until browned.

7

METHOD (Non Thermomix):

8

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

9

In a medium saucepan, add butter, white sugar and brown sugar - stir until melted on low to medium heat. Once melted, remove from heat.

10

Add brewers yeast, flaxseed meal, self raising flour, oats, chocolate chips, vanilla, egg and salt. Mix until ingredients are well combined.

11

Spoon teaspoon sized balls of dough onto a lined baking tray.

12

Bake for 9-11 minutes or until browned.

Notes

*Mix up the cookie flavours by using 150 grams of/a variation of different types of chocolate, nuts, seeds, dried fruit. **Once cooled, cookies can be frozen and defrosted when needed (you can also make and freeze the dough, and bake when needed) ***I love making these cookies in mini muffin pans - really easy to spoon in, bake, and store. ****You don't have to be breastfeeding to enjoy these - they are packed with goodness and great for the whole family (you can tell your hubby he's not going to start leaking milk if he eats this lol!)

August 10, 2017 By Sophia Brown

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Baking/ Healthy/ Snacks/ Thermomix

Easy Cheesy Bites

These are a savoury version of my 10 Second Grain Free Bites! Both versions are so quick and easy to make, and have been a hit with all of the family! These are crunchy and cheesy, and perfect to eat by itself or topped with extra cheese, smoked salmon, deli meats, avocado etc. This is a beautiful egg free and nut free savoury snack!

Add tasty and parmesan cheese to bowl.

Blitz 5 seconds/Speed 10.

Add oats, flax seeds, sunflower seeds, pepitas and chia seeds.

Mix 5 seconds/Speed 5.

Spoon mixture into mini muffin tray(s) with a teaspoon (approx. 1 teaspoon per mini muffin pan) *note mixture is dry and crumbly*

Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

Leave to cool before taking out of tray(s).

Easy Cheesy Bites

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Serves: Approx. 50

Ingredients

150 grams tasty cheese (cubed)
60 grams parmesan cheese (cubed)
100 grams oats
20 grams flax seeds
20 grams sunflower seeds
20 grams pepitas
10 grams chia seeds

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

2

Add tasty and parmesan cheese to bowl. Blitz 5 seconds/Speed 10.

3

Add oats, flax seeds, sunflower seeds, pepitas and chia seeds. Mix 5 seconds/Speed 5.

4

Spoon mixture into mini muffin tray(s) with a teaspoon (approx. 1 teaspoon per mini muffin pan) *note mixture is dry and crumbly*

5

Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

6

Leave to cool before taking out of tray(s).

Notes

*If you want this to be gluten free, you can substitute the oats for your choice of seeds/nuts. **You can mix up the types of cheese you use, however I find a higher quanity of tasty cheese works as a better binder. ***Note the mixture is dry and crumbly before baking - the cheese will melt and bind all the ingredients together when baked.

June 28, 2017 By Sophia Brown

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Baking/ Snacks/ Thermomix

Salted Caramel Blondies

Blondies = pale coloured brownies! I’m usually prefer dark chocolate, but when cooking with white chocolate I love some saltiness to counteract the sweetness white chocolate.

Add butter, white chocolate, brown sugar and salt to bowl

Melt 5 minutes/50 degrees/Speed 2. Scrape down.

Melt a further 2 minutes/50 degrees/Speed 2.

Set for 1 minute/Speed 2 – add eggs 1 at a time through the MC hole throughout this minute.

Add flour and coconut

Mix 10 seconds/Speed 4.

Pour mixture into a slice baking pan

…and top with slivered almonds.

Bake for 25 – 30 minutes or until firm.

Wait to cool before cutting into squares.

Salted Caramel Blondies

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Ingredients

250 grams white chocolate chips/melts
180 grams butter
120 grams brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 x eggs
230 grams plain flour
40 grams desiccated coconut
Plus a handful of slivered almonds to top

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 170 degrees.

2

Add butter, white chocolate, brown sugar and salt to bowl - melt 5 minutes/50 degrees/Speed 2. Scrape down.

3

Melt a further 2 minutes/50 degrees/Speed 2.

4

Set for 1 minute/Speed 2 - add eggs 1 at a time through the MC hole throughout this minute.

5

Add flour and coconut - mix 10 seconds/Speed 4.

6

Pour mixture into a slice baking pan and top with slivered almonds.

7

Bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until firm.

8

Wait to cool before cutting into squares.

June 14, 2017 By Sophia Brown

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Baking/ Dessert/ Healthy/ Thermomix

Healthy Apple and Custard Crumble

I really felt like a winter warming custard + apple crumble – so here is my healthy version of the 2 combined! YUM!

Add all of the ‘CRUMBLE’ ingredients to bowl.

Mix 5 seconds/Speed 5.

Set aside. (Don’t clean bowl).

Add all of the ‘CUSTARD’ ingredients to bowl.

Cook 8 minutes/90 degrees/speed 3.

Pour into roasting pan/dish. (Don’t clean bowl).

Add all of the ‘APPLE’ ingredients to bowl.

Cook 14 minutes/100 degrees/Spoon speed/Reverse.

Pour into roasting pan/dish on top of custard.

Top with set aside CRUMBLE and bake for 20 minutes or until top is browned.

Healthy Apple and Custard Crumble

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Ingredients

CRUMBLE
80 grams oats
60 grams maple syrup
40 grams desiccated coconut
20 grams chia seeds
10 grams coconut oil
CUSTARD
500 grams milk
80 grams maple syrup
50 grams cornflour
2 x eggs
APPLE
5 x apples
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 160 degrees.

2

Add all of the 'CRUMBLE' ingredients to bowl. Mix 5 seconds/Speed 5. Set aside. (Don't clean bowl).

3

Add all of the 'CUSTARD' ingredients to bowl. Cook 8 minutes/90 degrees/speed 3. Pour into roasting pan/dish. (Don't clean bowl).

4

Add all of the 'APPLE' ingredients to bowl. Cook 14 minutes/100 degrees/Spoon speed/Reverse. Pour into roasting pan/dish on top of custard.

5

Top with set aside CRUMBLE and bake for 20 minutes or until top is browned.

Notes

*You can use Rice Malt Syrup/Honey etc instead of Maple Syrup. **You can either use red or green apples (or whatever you have in the house) ***If you love more crumble, you can easily double the crumble ingredients. ****The apple juice with the stewed apples may seem quite watery, however will caramelise and help the apples further cook when baked. *****If you are feeling super lazy, you can use tinned apple pie apples instead 😉

June 6, 2017 By Sophia Brown

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Baking/ Healthy/ Non Thermomix/ Thermomix

10 Second Grain Free Bites

These are a quick, easy and healthy snack which is wheat free, dairy free, refined sugar free, egg free and nut free! They are super delish with a chewy crunchy texture – even my chocolate loving boys can’t stop eating these, and they are fantastic for my sweet pregnancy cravings!!

Add all ingredients to bowl.

Mix 10 seconds/Speed 5.

Spoon mixture into mini muffin tray(s).

Press mixture down with damp fingers/hands.

Bake for 10 minutes or golden brown.

Leave to cool before taking out of tray(s).

10 Second Grain Free Bites

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Serves: 24 pieces Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

100 grams oats
100 grams dried apricots
100 grams honey
30 grams desiccated coconut
20 grams flax seeds
20 grams sunflower seeds
20 grams pepitas/pumpkin seeds
20 grams coconut oil
10 grams chia seeds
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste/extract
Pinch of salt

Instructions

1

METHOD (THERMOMIX):

2

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

3

Add all ingredients to bowl.

4

Mix 10 seconds/Speed 5.

5

Spoon mixture into mini muffin tray(s). Press mixture down with damp fingers/hands.

6

Bake for 10 minutes or golden brown.

7

Leave to cool before taking out of tray(s).

8

METHOD (BLENDER):

9

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

10

Add all ingredients to blender.

11

Mix on the highest setting until all of the ingredients have combined.

12

Spoon mixture into mini muffin tray(s). Press mixture down with damp fingers/hands.

13

Bake for 10 minutes or golden brown.

14

Leave to cool before taking out of tray(s).

Notes

*You can use other dried fruit instead of the dried apricots (i.e. pitted dates, sultanas). **You can use rice malt syrup instead of honey. ***If you don't have mini muffin trays, you can make this into a slice and cut it up into bite sized pieces once cooled.

May 16, 2017 By Sophia Brown

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Baking/ Chocolate/ Snacks/ Thermomix

Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies

My pregnancy cravings have been calling for chocolate chip cookies after seeing all these Coles ads with their chocolate chip cookies – so I thought I would make my own and add some oats in there for some texture, fibre and goodness! These are very moreish cookies and delicious with a cuppa tea or a cold glass of milk! Mmm!

Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies

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Serves: Approx. 35 Cooking Time: 11 minutes

Ingredients

130 grams butter
60 grams white sugar
60 grams brown sugar
150 self raising flour
150 dark chocolate chips
100 grams oats
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 x egg
Pinch of salt

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

2

Add butter, white sugar and brown sugar to bowl. Melt 3 minutes/60 degrees/Speed 2.

3

Add flour, chocolate chips, oats, vanilla, egg and salt. Mix 10 seconds/Speed 4.

4

Spoon teaspoon sized balls of dough onto a lined baking tray.

5

Bake for 9 - 11 minutes or until browned.

May 9, 2017 By Sophia Brown

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Baking/ Cake/ Chocolate/ Snacks/ Thermomix

30 Second Chocolate Banana Slice

My favourite recipes are the ones where you chuck in all the ingredients and mix! This is light, fluffy, chocolate-y with a hint of banana, and very very easy to eat!

This is the first recipe I’ve created since finding out I’m pregnant with my 2nd lot of twins as I’ve been feeling sooo sick and uncomfortable this pregnancy (moreso than with the boys!)! Was a quick and easy way to use up the 2 lonely overripe banana’s on my bench!

Add all ingredients to bowl.

Mix 30 seconds/Speed 4.

Spoon and spread batter into a slice tin.

Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

Cool before cutting up into squares.

30 Second Chocolate Banana Slice

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Ingredients

2 x bananas
180 grams self raising flour
120 grams butter
120 grams sugar
100 grams dark chocolate chips
20 grams cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste/extract
1 x egg

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 160 degrees.

2

Add all ingredients to bowl. Mix 30 seconds/Speed 4.

3

Spoon and spread batter into a slice tin.

4

Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

5

Cool before cutting up into squares.

April 29, 2017 By Sophia Brown

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