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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

Method (THERMOMIX):

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

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).

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

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

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

Bake for 10-12 minutes or until browned.

Method (REGULAR):

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

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).

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

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

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

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

Babies/ Baby Food/ Breakfast/ Healthy/ Thermomix

Baby Pear Porridge

This is a variation of my Pear Porridge which is very baby friendly! I have been making this for the girls for their breakfast from when they turned 6 months old. It freezes and reheats really well and has an amazing smooth and creamy texture for a ‘baby puree’! This has been the girls all time favourite meal and is also my go to meal for them when they are sick as it’s delicious and nutricious!

For the rest of the family, I recommend trying my Pear Porridge (if you haven’t already!) It is a regular breakfast for myself, my husband and the boys in the cooler months!

Baby Pear Porridge

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Cooking Time: 13 minutes

Ingredients

3 x pears (quartered and cored)
40 grams oats
10 grams desiccated coconut
300 grams milk

Instructions

Add the pears to the bowl.

Blitz - 2 seconds/Speed 5.

Add the rest of the ingredients.

Cook - 13 minutes/90 degrees/Speed 2.

Notes

*For a smoother texture for younger babies, blitz an extra 3 seconds/Speed 5 after cooking. **For variations - add a teaspoon of vanilla bean paste/extract, or 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. ***Freezes/refrigerates and reheats well.

June 21, 2018 By Sophia Brown

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

METHOD (Thermomix):

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

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.

METHOD (Non Thermomix):

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

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

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

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

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

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

METHOD (THERMOMIX):

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

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).

METHOD (BLENDER):

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

Add all ingredients to blender.

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

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).

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

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

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

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

Add flour, chocolate chips, oats, 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.

May 9, 2017 By Sophia Brown

Baking/ Healthy/ Snacks/ Thermomix

Healthy Carrot Cake Slice

New year, healthy snacks!! This is a healthier version of a carrot cake, but in a slice form – which makes it super easy to make and super easy to eat!! Deliciously moist, with a crunch from walnuts, and a burst of sweetness from the sultanas.

Add carrots, oats, flour, maple syrup, oil, coconut, chia seeds, eggs, vanilla and cinnamon to bowl.

Mix 20 seconds/Speed 6.

Add walnuts to bowl.

Mix 5 seconds/Speed 4.

Add sultanas to bowl.

Mix 5 seconds/Speed 3/reverse.

Pour mixture into a greased slice tin.

Bake for 15 minutes or until top is browned.

Cool and cut into squares.

Healthy Carrot Cake Slice

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Ingredients

300 grams carrots (washed, tops cut off, cut into smaller pieces)
100 grams oats
100 grams wholemeal self raising flour
100 grams maple syrup
80 grams oil (extra virgin olive oil, rice bran, coconut etc)
30 grams desiccated coconut
10 grams chia seeds
2 x eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste/extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
100 grams walnuts
60 grams sultanas

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

Add carrots, oats, flour, maple syrup, oil, coconut, chia seeds, eggs, vanilla and cinnamon to bowl. Mix 20 seconds/Speed 6.

Add walnuts to bowl. Mix 5 seconds/Speed 4.

Add sultanas to bowl. Mix 5 seconds/Speed 3/reverse.

Pour mixture into a greased slice tin. Bake for 15 minutes or until top is browned.

Cool and cut into squares.

Notes

*Nut free: use sunflower seeds instead of walnuts.

January 2, 2017 By Sophia Brown

Baking/ Snacks/ Thermomix

20 Second Banana Oat Muffins

This is a quick and easy banana muffin recipe and looks great with the oat topping! This is an egg free, nut free recipe, and is easily frozen/defrosted.

Add all muffin ingredients into bowl.

Mix – 20 seconds/Speed 5.

Spoon into muffin cases…

…and sprinkle with oats on top.

Bake for 15 minutes or until tops are browned.

20 Second Banana Oat Muffins

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Serves: 12 Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

2 x bananas
230 grams milk
160 grams self raising flour
60 grams oats
60 grams brown sugar
75 grams butter
+ Extra oats to top

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

Add all muffin ingredients into bowl. Mix - 20 seconds/Speed 5.

Spoon into muffin cases, and sprinkle with oats on top.

Bake for 15 minutes or until tops are browned.

July 9, 2016 By Sophia Brown

Baking/ Non Thermomix/ Snacks/ Thermomix

4 Ingredient Date Slice

This is the easiest, simplest and tastiest slice! With just 4 x 100 grams of ingredients, this takes 30 seconds to mix together, and 15 minutes to bake!

Add all the above ingredients to the bowl

Mix 30 seconds/Speed 5.

Pour mixture into a square baking pan and press down with the back of a metal spoon until firm.

Bake for 15 minutes or until edges are browned.

Cool completely and cut into squares.

4 Ingredient Date Slice

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Serves: 16 Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

100 grams pitted dates
100 grams oats
100 grams almonds (or sunflower seeds if nut free)
100 grams milk

Instructions

METHOD (Thermomix):

Preheat oven to 160 degrees.

Add all the above ingredients to the bowl - mix 30 seconds/Speed 5.

Pour mixture into a square baking pan and press down with the back of a metal spoon until firm.

Bake for 15 minutes or until edges are browned.

Cool completely and cut into squares.

METHOD (Food processor/blender):

Preheat oven to 160 degrees.

Add all the above ingredients into bowl and mix on high until mixture is combined.

Pour mixture into a square baking pan and press down with the back of a metal spoon until firm.

Bake for 15 minutes or until edges are browned.

Cool completely and cut into squares.

July 4, 2016 By Sophia Brown

Breakfast/ Non Thermomix/ Thermomix

Oat and Pear Pancakes

I LOVE pancakes for breakfast! It is really easy, can be easily refrigerated/frozen and reheated, and it results in minimal mess and clean up from 2 toddlers!

OAT AND PEAR PANCAKES

This recipe uses NO flour.

Gluten Free – substitute the oats for quinoa flakes or gluten free oats.

Egg Free – substitute the egg for 1 x banana

Dairy – You can also use whatever milk you like.

These are heavier and thicker than the average ‘flour’ pancakes which makes them really satisfying as they are nice and filling, and you would have no idea there’s pear in there!

Add all ingredients into the bowl.

Mix 40 seconds/Speed 7.

Spoon batter onto a frying pan (medium heat) with some butter/coconut oil.

Fry approximately 2 minutes on each side until browned.

Oat and Pear Pancakes

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Ingredients

1 pear
250 grams oats
200 grams milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla paste/extract

Instructions

METHOD (Thermomix):

Add all ingredients into the bowl. Mix 40 seconds/Speed 7.

Spoon batter onto a frying pan (medium heat) with some butter/coconut oil. Fry approximately 2 minutes on each side until browned.

METHOD (Food processor/blender):

Add all ingredients into the bowl and mix on high until all ingredients are combined and blitzed into a batter.

Spoon batter onto a frying pan (medium heat) with some butter/coconut oil. Fry approximately 2 minutes on each side until browned.

Notes

Serve with maple syrup and extra pear (or yoghurt, ricotta, icecream etc). Freezes and defrosts well.

July 3, 2016 By Sophia Brown

Baking/ Non Thermomix/ Snacks/ Thermomix

Milo Muesli Bars

Yes I know I know, yet another Milo recipe! This is soooo yumm!!! It is delicious, crunchy AND chewy with all that Milo goodness!!

Add Milo, honey, coconut oil and milk to bowl

Mix – 1 minute/60 degrees/Speed 4

Add oats, puffed rice/rice bubbles and chia seeds to bowl

Mix – 20 seconds/Speed 2/Reverse

Spoon and spread into square baking pan

Bake in oven for 15 minutes or until sides are slightly browned

Cut into rectangular shaped bars with a sharp knife

Milo Muesli Bars

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Ingredients

90 grams Milo
80 grams honey
30 grams coconut oil
20 grams milk
120 grams oats
30 grams puffed rice/rice bubbles
10 grams chia seeds

Instructions

METHOD (Thermomix):

Preheat oven to 160 degrees.

Add Milo, honey, coconut oil and milk to bowl. Mix - 1 minute/60 degrees/Speed 4.

Add oats, rice bubbles and chia seeds to bowl. Mix - 20 seconds/Speed 2/Reverse.

Spoon and spread into square baking pan - bake in oven for 15 minutes or until sides are slightly browned.

Cool and cut into rectangular shaped bars with a sharp knife.

METHOD (Non Thermomix):

Preheat oven to 160 degrees.

Add Milo, honey, coconut oil and milk into a medium sized saucepan and stir on low to medium heat until ingredients combined. Remove from heat.

Add oats, rice bubbles and chia seeds to bowl and stir until mixture is combined.

Spoon and spread into square baking pan - bake in oven for 15 minutes or until sides are slightly browned.

Cool, and cut into rectangular shaped bars with a sharp knife.

June 14, 2016 By Sophia Brown

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