Baked Oats #1 | Carrot Cake

I'm completely oat obsessed. Obsessed to the point that waking up early to experiment with porridge has become a daily ritual and more often than not prioritises a lie-in. After craving carrot cake one morning (I hope I'm not the only one?), I decided to combine my cravings and lust for porridge and this fine creation was born.

You will need:

1 cup of oats
1 cup of almond milk (or enough to completely cover the oats)
1 small grated carrot
1/2 grated apple
1 banana (1/2 mashed into mixture, 1/2 for decoration)
2 tbsp Linwoods Milled Organic Flaxseed
3 tsps cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 handful of chopped walnuts
1 tbsp ground almonds

Method:

1) Preheat the oven to 180C/gas mark 4
2) Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl, leaving out half the banana for decoration
3) Pour into a baking dish and pop into the oven for 15-20 minutes (or until the top looks golden)
4) Decorate with the leftover banana and add a few extra walnuts.

My recipe is featured on the Linwoods website along with lots of other healthy recipes - check it out here.
Enjoy!

Overnight Oats #1 | Layered Peanut Butter & Cacao

“I GOT TO THINKING ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTIAL LOBOTOMIES. TWO SEEMINGLY DIFFERENT IDEAS THAT MIGHT JUST BE PERFECT TOGETHER - LIKE CHOCOLATE AND PEANUT BUTTER.” - CARRIE BRADSHAW

you will need:

for the cacao porridge:

• 1 heaped tsp cacao powder 
• 2 tsp flaxseed
• 1 cup of oats
• 3 medjool dates
• water or almond milk 

FOR THE PB PORRIdGE:

• 1-2 tbsp peanut butter
• 1 cup of oats
• 2 tsp chia seeds
• water or almond milk 

Method:

1. Roughly chop the dates and place into a bowl with the rest of the dry cacao porridge mixture.  
2. Cover the mixture with water/milk. I used water this time, but usually I'd use almond milk to make the taste porridge sweeter and creamier.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the peanut butter porridge mixture and cover with water/milk.
4. Leave both bowls in the fridge overnight or for 6/7 hours if you're craving overnight oats (I've been there).
5. Once the oats have soaked, alternatively layer 2-3 tbsp of each mixture into a glass jar.
6. Top with fruit/nuts/seeds and enjoy the wonder that is peanut butter and chocolate.