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Simple Breakfast Oats with Fruit

Simple Breakfast Oats with Fruit

Simple Breakfast Oats with Fruit

When breakfast rolls around in the morning, this oatmeal with berries and chocolate granola is the best. Drizzling the warm oatmeal and toppings with some agave gives a perfect sweetness to the meal that isn’t over powering like maple syrup can tend to be. Topping your oatmeal with my homemade granola is a great way to add some extra crunch!

Simple Breakfast Oats with Fruit

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Ingredients

1 cup rolled oats

2 cups oat milk

1/4 tsp. Vitacost Himalayan Fine Pink Salt

1/4 cup berries of choice

1/4 cup granola

Drizzle of agave

Directions

In a small sauce pan, add oats, salt, and oat milk. Bring to a boil and reduce heat too low. Cook for 2 minutes.

Top with agave, granola, and berries.

Serve hot!

 

Chef’s tip: Add some blueberries to the oatmeal while cooking!

 

Chia-Yogurt Parfait

Chia-Yogurt Parfait

Waking up in the morning and making breakfast can some times be time-consuming, especially if you’re normally on-the-go. This chia pudding recipe is totally easy to make and is made the night before, giving you extra free time. If you’ve never had a Chia-Yogurt Parfait, now is your chance. I promise that once you try this, you’ll be adding your own ingredients or flavoring, like different extracts, nuts, fruits, seeds, granola, and more! It’s just that good and fun to be creative with.

Chia-Yogurt Parfait

Yields 1 serving

Ingredients

1/2 cup plain almond milk

1/2 cup yogurt of choice

1 Tbsp. pure maple syrup

3 Tbsp. chia seeds

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1/4 cup seasonal fruit of choice

1/4 cup nuts of choice

Directions

  1. In a bowl, mix together the almond milk, yogurt, maple syrup, vanilla, and chia seeds until combined. Allow to sit for 25-30 minute before giving another stir.
  2. Cover the mixture again and allow to refrigerate up to 8 hours (or overnight).
  3. To serve, drizzle with extra maple syrup and top with season fruit and nuts of choice.

Chef’s tip: This recipe is great for any meal prep! Just double or even quadruple this recipe to make more at once!

Scrumptious Blueberry Pancakes

Scrumptious Blueberry Pancakes
Scrumptious Blueberry Pancakes

Feast your eyes on these Scrumptious Blueberry Pancakes that are oh-so fluffy and light! You’re not going to believe how good these are until you try making them. The way these melt in your mouth with the freshly warmed blueberries is absolutely drool-worthy. Feel free to drizzle some maple syrup on top or dust it with powdered sugar as I did. Be sure to give these a try with your family for brunch or make them ahead for your weekly meal prep. They make for a quick breakfast or pancake roll-up with peanut butter and jam- either way, I guarantee you’ll be very satisfied.

Scrumptious Blueberry Pancakes

Yields 14 pancakes

Ingredients

1-1/2 cup King Arthur organic flour 

4 Tsp. baking powder

1 cup fresh blueberries

1 Tbsp. white vinegar 

2 Tbsp. Woodstock organic cane sugar

1 Tbsp. Bob’s Red Mill Egg Replacer + 2 Tbsp. water, mixed and set aside 

1¼ cup plain almond milk 

¼ cup Earths Balance Vegan Butter + more for cooking

1 tsp. vanilla 

pinch of Vitacost Himalayan Pink Salt

Directions

  1. In a large bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, salt, almond milk, egg replacer, vanilla extract, and melted butter with a wooden spoon. Set aside.
  2. Heat a frying pan over medium low heat. When the pan is hot add a small amount of butter and 1/4 cup of the pancakes batter. Sprinkle some blueberries on top of the pancakes.
  3. Cook the pancake for 2-3 minutes each side. Repeat with remaining batter.
  4. Serve the pancakes stacked with peanut butter and sliced apples.

Chef’s tip: You can add lemon zest to the pancake batter for an extra zing!

Scrumptious Blueberry Pancakes

Peanut Butter Cup Nice Cream Bowl

Peanut Butter Cup Nicecream Bowl

Peanut Butter Cup Nicecream Bowl

I don’t know about you all, but there is something about peanut butter, chocolate, and bananas that resonates deep within! Morning’s can sometimes be dull or basic since we are usually rushing out of the door to conquer our daily duties. Thus leaving little to no time for us to focus on our most important meal of the day, breakfast. This is a great start to any day or even a great post-workout snack! In whatever you decide, you can always personalize this bowl and add any fruits, seeds, or powders of your choice.

Peanut Butter Cup Nicecream Bowl

Yields 1 smoothie bowl

Ingredients

3-4 frozen banana’s

1 tsp. moringa powder.

3 Tbsp. Vitacost Certified Organic Crunchy & Unsalted Peanut Butter – Gluten Free and Non-GMO

1 Tbsp. Hershey’s Natural Unsweetened Cocoa

1 medjool date, pitted (optional)

Toppings:

3 Tbsp. hazelnuts

1 Tbsp. agave nectar

1/2 sliced banana

2 Tbsp. carob chips

1 Tbsp. chia seeds

 

Directions

  1. Blend all ingredients using tamper to help mixture along until smooth.
  2. Pour into a bowl and add toppings.

Strawberry-Stuffed Citrus Sponge Cake Roll Up

Photo Cred: Ivy Becker

Roll up to your next dinner party with this sweet, drool-worthy dessert. Stuffed with strawberry jam, homemade buttercream and fresh citrus, it’s a tangy treat that will surely impress guests—plus, they’ll never guess it’s made without eggs or dairy! If you’ve never made a gourmet-style recipe like this, don’t worry because it’s fairly easy to make. All it takes is a little bit of patience and you’ll have a perfect roll up cake in no time!

Photo Cred: Ivy Becker

Yields 1 cake; around 10 slices

Ingredients

Cake:

1 cup granulated sugar

3 Tbsp. Bob’s Red Mill Egg Replacer + 6 Tbsp. Water

3/4 cups all-purpose organic flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1/3 cup fresh squeezed orange juice

1 tsp. almond extract

1/4 tsp. Vitacost Fine Himalayan Pink Salt

2/3 cup strawberry jam

1 Tbsp. orange zest, garnish

Butter cream frosting:

1.5 cups Earth Balance Vegan Buttery Sticks, room temperature

4.5 cups powdered sugar

2.5 tsp. water

1-1/2 tsp. vanilla

 

Directions

Cake:

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Grease and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  3. In a stand mixer, beat the egg replacer and sugar together for 1-2 minutes. Add the orange juice and almond extract. Beat until combined.
  4. Add the flour, salt and baking powder into the batter, until fully combined.
  5. Pour the mixture onto the baking sheet and bake for 11-16 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  6. Remove from the oven. Lay a sheet of parchment paper on top of a towel. Sprinkle with powdered sugar to prevent the cake from sticking. Carefully flip the cake pan on top of the parchment paper. Remove the parchment paper and throw away.
  7. Tightly roll the towel with the cake into a log shape and allow to cool for 30 minutes or until room temperature.

Butter cream:

  1. In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and half of the powdered sugar until combined. Add the vanilla and remaining powdered sugar and mix until frosting forms; about 3-4 minutes.

Assembly:

  1. Carefully unroll the log and spread the frosting in a single layer. Cover the frosting with the strawberry jam.
  2. Re-roll the cake back up into a log shape.
  3. Frost the cake with the remaining butter cream and top with orange zest and mint leaf.
  4. Place in freezer for the butter cream to set for 1-2 hours or overnight for best results.
  5. Serve and enjoy.

Chef’s tip: Move quickly when cooling this cake, or it will crack and break when you go to roll it.