Simply Scrumptious

Ready in less than 30 minutes! These custard powder cookies are a buttery treat Initially you get a satisfying crunch, then the cookie just melts away in your mouth. Super simple to make No kitchen scales required just a set of measuring spoons INGREDIENTS 3 tbsp sugar (36g) 3 tbsp butter (42g) 1 egg, medium 3 tbsp custard powder (24g) 5 tbsp self-raising flour (40g) ½ tsp vanilla essence I swapped three of my ingredients to healthier alternatives  Sugar - 1 tbsp ½ spoon sugar Butter  - light olive spread custard powder - reduced sugar custard powder METHOD Preheat oven 160ºc / 140º fan Cream together the butter and sugar Beat in the egg and vanilla essence Stir in the custard powder and flour until everything is well combined Spoon teaspoons of the mixture onto a lined baking tray, making sure you leave room between each as they will spread, press down each cookie lightly with the back of a fork or spoon...

A quick, easy healthier sweet treat any time of day! These cookies are a cross between a sponge cake and a cookie texture READY IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES! Makes 4 large cookies INGREDIENTS  50g (½ cup) ground oat flour 25g (¼ cup) desiccated coconut ¼ tsp baking powder ¼ baking soda 1 medium egg lightly beaten 40g honey ½ tsp almond extract (not essence) 4 glacier cherries, finely chopped (optional) INSTRUCTIONS Preheat oven 180ºc / 160º fan and line a baking tray In a large mixing bowl combine the ground oat flour, coconut, baking powder and bicarbonate soda Add the the lightly beaten egg, honey, chopped cherries and almond extract into the dry ingredients and mix everything together until all of it is combined. The mixture should be quite stiff, well able to hold itself, but should be a little wet, enough to drop of a spoon. If your mix is too dry add 1-2 tsps of water and mix again Using a spoon, spoon 4 circles of the mix...

To make these scrumptious Nutty Nibble Chocolate Covered Irresistible Fruit Slices all you need is a food processor, 3 ingredients and 30 minutes! VEGAN AND PALEO - FRIENDLY INGREDIENTS 1 cup dried dates packed, soaked for 15 minutes and then drained 1 ½ cups of nuts - I used a mixture of walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, almonds and cashews 1 bar of chocolate of choice - I used a white organic bar  (Vegan & paleo friendly dependant on chocolate you use) METHOD Line an 8 x 8 baking tray/dish with some grease proof paper and place to one side In your food processor add the drained dates and nuts. Blitz/blend until the dates and nuts have broken down, but you can still see small pieces of nut. Your mixture should be sticky Transfer the mixture into your prepared dish, press down firmly and evenly making sure you go into all the corners Pour your melted chocolate over your mixture and spread evenly You can place your dish in the freezer...

Just 4 ingredients to make these healthy muffins, they're moist, oaty and naturally sweetened from the bananas Prep time 5 minutes Cook time 30 minutes Total time 35 minutes INGREDIENTS 3 medium ripe bananas 2 cups of oats 2 eggs 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda ¼ cup honey (optional) METHOD Preheat oven 180ºc / 160º fan Lightly grease a muffin tray (you may need more than one) Add all the ingredients to a food processor and blend until smooth and all the ingredients are combined Pour your mixture evenly into your muffin tray (s) Place in the oven on the middle shelf and bake for approx 30-35 minutes, checking after 20 minutes. To check if your muffins are baked, insert a skewer or toothpick into the centre of a muffin, if it comes out clean muffins are baked, if not continue to bake Let your muffins cool for at least 10-15 minutes before removing from the muffin tray, then transfer them to a cooling rack

Soft and chewy, deliciously oaty with scrumptious pieces of fiery ginger

This is an easy recipe to follow and takes very little time to prepare NO ADDED SUGAR - NO ADDED FAT For this recipe you will need: A standard drinking mug Mixing bowl and spoon Teaspoon INGREDIENTS  1 mug water (boiling) 50g/2oz cocoa powder ½ mug sultanas ¼ mug hazelnuts, roughly chopped 1 egg lightly whisked 2 mugs of self-raising flour 1 tsp baking powder (optional) ½ mug of white chocolate chips METHOD Pour the water into a mixing bowl and gently whisk in the cocoa powder, then add the sultanas, leave to soak until the water has cooled Preheat oven 200ºc / 180º fan Add the egg to the sultana mixture and stir, then sieve the flour and baking powder into the mixture, followed by hazelnuts and chocolate chips, mix well until everything is combined Pour your mixture into a lined baking tray (high sided) or a brownie tray and place in the oven on the middle shelf and bake for approx 45-50 minutes or until baked. If your ...

You can nibble away happily with these delicious mini cheese biscuits knowing that they are low in fat, low in calories and high in protein The perfect healthy snack! These cheesy biscuits are free from flour, have no egg and no added fat INGREDIENTS ½ cup ground oats/oat flour  20g Eatlean Spreadable Cheese 20g Eatlean grated cheese 1 tbsp water Oven temperature - 180ºc / 160º fan Bake time - 15 minutes METHOD Preheat oven 180ºc / 160º fan Mix all the ingredients together to form a dough. The dough may be sticky which is absolutely fine, if it's very sticky just sprinkle with a little extra oat flour Place your dough between two sheets or a folded sheet of grease proof paper, using a rolling pin roll the dough out to about ½ cm in thickness Using a mini cookie cutter cut out your biscuits and carefully place on a non stick baking tray, repeat the process until you have used all the dough Place in the oven on the middle sh...

EGG FREE - NO ADDED SUGAR - NO ADDED FAT with the extra tbsp of oat flour without the extra tbsp of oat flour INGREDIENTS 2 ripe bananas Porridge oats approx (1 ½ cups) Splash of milk 3 tbsp berry and chia seed mix 1 tbsp desiccated coconut 1 tbsp oat flour (optional, but helps bind the ingredients, so its not so crumbly, I tried both ways and I personally prefer with oat flour) For the topping (optional) 1 tsp desiccated coconut METHOD Preheat oven 200ºc fan / 220ºc Line a small baking tin/dish Mash the bananas in a large bowl, then add the porridge oats, enough to bind the bananas together, then add the rest of the ingredients and mix well until everything is combined Scoop your mixture into a small lined baking tin, press down with the back of a spoon, then sprinkle with coconut Bake in the oven on the middle shelf for approx 20 minutes Leave to cool in dish for 10 minutes then carefully remove and place on a cooli...