I truly believe breakfast is the most essential meal of the day, which is why I go to a lot of effort in planning and preparing food that will carry hubby and I through to lunchtime.
Many days my husband is so busy at work that he won't get time for a lunch break until 2 or 3pm so having a nourishing and sustaining meal at 7am is essential.
This week I played around with an old recipe we enjoyed back when the kids were little, but this time I eliminated wheat, sugar and dairy, replacing them with home pressed apple juice and healthy wholegrain oats.
Ingredients:
2 cups wholegrain oats
1 1/2 cups sultanas or raisins
3/4 cup coconut
3 grated apples (skin included)
2 1/2 cups apple juice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 egg
grated rind of one lemon
1/4 cup coconut oil
Method:
Place the oats in a food processor and pulse for 10 seconds to break them down a little.
In a large bowl add the oats, apple juice, sultanas, grated apple, lemon rind and coconut.
Mix well, cover with clingwrap and let soak for about 6 hours.
(I do this in the morning and bake it later in the afternoon)
After the soaking time mix the coconut oil, cinnamon and the egg into the mixture.
Pour into a lined slice tray and bake for 40 minutes at 180C (375F)
Let cool and cut into slices.
Serve with fresh fruit and a smoothie for a very satisfying and delicious brekky!
IDEA: this is also yummy served warm with custard and berries for a dessert...actually, I'd even have it this way for breakfast in winter. ;-)
If you'd like to download and print the recipe to add to your personal recipe file it's right HERE.
Enjoy!
6 comments:
This sounds delicious, Jenny. And I have a question for you: what are the dimensions of a "slice tray"? Thank you!
Elaine, I used a 7" x 9" tray, but anything around that size is fine. If the tray is bigger you won't need as much cooking time.
You could also use a loaf pan - this would give a higher bake, but you could simply slice it like pieces of bread to serve. I think baking time would still be 40 minutes though as the loaf pan is narrower.
I hopped over here from your Gentle Domesticity blog, hoping to find something for my granddaughter who must eat gluten free and dairy free. She is also allergic to coconut, could I substitute a different oil and maybe leave out the coconut entirely? This looks so good otherwise.
That does sound tasty. I love anything with oats and anything with apples, so it can't be anything but good! Thanks for sharing this one.
Thank you so much for the recipe. I find delicious ... and very healthy! :) Hugs.
Thanks for posting the dimensions, Jenny. My pan sizes are different, of course, but knowing yours helps me make the conversion.
I plan to try this soon. I will have GF family visiting and it will be nice to share something new we can all enjoy.
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