Simply Scrumptious

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...

Crunchy, chewy nutty delights! Cook time 20 minutes 12 servings INGREDIENTS 30g light olive spread, softened 3 tbsp maple syrup or honey 2 medium eggs 75g crunchy peanut butter 50g porridge oats 130g wholemeal plain flour METHOD 1. Preheat oven to 200c / 180c fan / gas 6  2. Line a baking tray 3. Beat in the olive spread then add in the syrup/honey and eggs and mix. Then mix in the peanut butter, then oats and lastly the flour. You may need to add a little more flour.  4. Divide the mixture into 12 large walnut size balls onto the baking tray, making sure you leave enough between each one, flatten each ball with a fork or the back of a spoon. 5. Bake in the oven on middle shelf for approx 15-18 minutes until golden brown 6. Cool on the baking tray for five minutes then place on a cooling rack to cool completely 

Just 4 simple ingredients needed to make these cookies! These cookies take no time at all to prepare and only approx 15 minutes to bake. Within 30 minutes your be sitting down munching away. These cookies aren't sweet like a normal cookie, but have that lovely nuttiness to them, which your find that once having eaten the first your be going back for a second! Your will need some kind food blender for this recipe (I used a mini food chopper) Recipe makes 9 decent size cookies INGREDIENTS   50g oats 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 egg 1 heaped tbsp of My protein 100% natural peanut butter (or any of your choice) METHOD 1. Preheat oven to 180c / fan 160c and line a baking tray either parchment paper or a silicone mat 2. Place all the ingredients into your blender and blitz until all is combined, try not to blitz so much that you loose the oaty texture, you just want it until the oats are broken down smaller.  3. Using a teaspo...

This granola is simple, but packed full of nutty flavours and sweetness from the juicy cranberries and sultanas. Ideal for breakfast or as topping on yogurt INGREDIENTS 400g oats 60g sunflower seed and/or pumpkin seed (I did 30g of each) 95g mixed nut selection roughly chopped 50g Dairy Free spread 3 tbsp of clear honey 45g cranberries 30g sultanas  METHOD Preheat oven 180c, 160c fan, Gas 4 1. In a mixing bowl put the oats, seeds nuts, cranberries and sultanas and mix well 2. Melt the dairy free spread and honey using the microwave, then stir into your dry mixture 3. Tip your granola onto a non stick baking tray and place in the oven on the middle shelf for approx 15 minutes, then give a quick stir, return to the oven for a further 10-15 minutes 4. Leave granola in the baking tray to cool completely 5. The granola can be stored in an airtight container for approx 1 week 

This banana and peanut butter flavour bread, has a lovely rich banana flavour with a subtleness of the peanut butter, and an ever so soft texture. No mixer or scales are required for this recipe, this really is probably the easiest banana bread recipe you will ever make!  Prep time - 10 minutes INGREDIENTS 2 ripe bananas, riper the better 1 egg 1 tsp baking powder 1 1/2 cups of self raising flour 1-2 tbsp of peanut powder (I use Hi-Pro 50% protein) METHOD Preheat oven 160 fan 180 electric Grease and line a loaf tin 1. Place bananas in a food processor and pulse until bananas are a puree 2. Pour banana mixture into a mixing bowl and beat in the egg 3. Sieve in the flour, baking powder and peanut powder and mix well until all is combined 4. Pour into your prepared loaf tin and bake in oven on middle shelf for approx 30-40 minutes or until a skewer/cocktail stick comes out clean. If you find the top of your bread is browning before i...

Healthy breakfast bar recipe that's naturally sweetened with the apple, high in protein, low calorie and is ridiculously easy to make using just three ingredients. These breakfast bars are chewy and wholesome, and should keep you going throughout the morning until lunch. Total time 40 minutes Makes approx 24 bars  Calories approx 40  INGREDIENTS  3 large cooking apples 1 cup / 90g oats 1 cup / 150g almonds METHOD Soak the almonds overnight in water, in at least twice the volume of almonds Preheat oven to 190C / 375F Rinse and drain the almonds Core and cube the apples Place all the ingredients into a food processor and blend for  a few minutes until all is combined Spread onto a baking tray about 12" by 8" lined with grease proof paper With a knife carefully cut your bars into desired size (this will make it easier to separate once baked) Bake in the oven for approx 30 minutes or unt...