Ingredients

• 2 eggs, beaten

• 2 oz. organic butter, melted

• 5 oz. gluten free jumbo oats

• 5 oz. organic cheddar cheese, grated

• 1 large carrot, grated

• 2 tbsp. pumpkin seeds

• Sprinkling of Parmesan cheese

  Method

• Preheat the oven to 180˚C

• Place a piece of baking parchment into your baking tin.

• Put the oats into a mixing bowl with melted butter.

• Add the cheese, seeds, eggs and carrot to the oat mixture and mix until well combined.

• Pour the mixture into the baking tin and gently flatten using the back of a spoon. Sprinkle lightly with Parmesan.

• Cook in the centre of the oven for 25-30 minutes, until lightly golden.

Allow to cool for a little in the tin before slicing.

Adapted over time from various recipes!

Sticky Almond Butter Fig Flapjacks

Makes 24 yummy squares

⁠Ingredients

• Coconut oil, for greasing⁠

• 360g (2 cups) dried soft figs, pitted and chopped⁠

• 475ml (2 cups) water⁠

• 230g (1 cup) almond butter⁠

• 300g (3 cups) rolled oats (gluten-free)⁠

• 120g (1 cup) raw cashews⁠

• 140g (1 cup) sunflower seeds ⁠

⁠Method

• Pre-heat the oven to 160ﹾC/350ﹾF/Gas mark 3 then grease 25cm x30m baking tray with coconut oil and line with baking paper. ⁠

• Place figs and water in a saucepan, bring to the boil then reduce and simmer until soft. Tip cooked figs into a food processor and blend into a smooth puree.

• Pour into a mixing bowl and add the almond butter. Add all the remaining ingredients to the food processor and pulse until very finely chopped. Not too crunchy, not as fine as flour.⁠

• Add the dry mix to the bowl with the fig and almond butter mixture and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until fully combined and every bit of the dry mix is coated in the fig and almond butter.  

• Spoon into the prepared baking tray, spreading the mixture into an even layer 2-3 cm deep.

• Place in the oven and cook about 20 minutes.

• Remove, cut into bars and leave to cool.

Kiddy Friendly Smoothie

Getting the children to get their intake of fruit and vegetables can be challenging.  By powering up their breakfast with at least two portions means you are one step ahead of the game!

Method:

Put all ingredients into blender and blitz until smooth.

Pour into a glass or pop into a bowl and top with 3 tbsp's of homemade breakfast granola

Super Simple Blackberry Crumble