6 Minute Protein Butter!

Wow! This has really rocked my socks off! This spread is ideal for crackers, corn thins, toast and fresh bread rolls- or by the spoonful when no one is looking ;)

*Can be doubled 

Ingredients & Method

200g almonds

50g pumpkin seeds

50g sunflower seeds

30g sesame seeds

Place nuts and seeds in 190º oven for 5 minutes to roast. 

Put in TM bowl. Add pinch of rock salt and pinch of raw sugar. Gradually add grapeseed oil (enough to make a smooth paste) through the lid as you blend 40 seconds, speed 8. 

Store in the fridge, up to 2 months. 

*Adapted from the Taste of Vegetarian Cookbook

Happy Thermomixing!

Health Bites- A Healthy Thermomix Snack!

I'm a snacker I'll admit. And I find it hard to reach for something that gives me what I need: protein, fiber, good fats AND something tasty. So, yesterday I pulled out all of my seeds, nuts, dried fruit, superfood goodies and got creative!

This post includes 3 recipes that can be doubled, varied and devoured without guilt! I find that I am satisfied with one or two of my sized 'health bites'. You can roll the balls bigger or even press the mixture in a pan and cut as a slice (but you would definitely have to double the recipes then!)

Peanut Butter and Cocoa Bites

Ingredients & Method

Add 25g rolled oats to TM bowl. Mill 6 seconds, speed 8. 

Add 20g dates. Chop 20 seconds, speed 6. 

Add:

25 g GF flour

1tbsp cocoa

15g desicated coconut

1tsp chia seeds

1tsp sesame seeds 

20g maple syrup

15g honey

1tbsp peanut butter

Mix 5 seconds, speed 4.

Remove mixture from TM bowl and roll into balls. Roll in cocoa and refrigerate. Makes 9 bite-sized balls. 

**These are my favourite!

Sweet Quinoa Bites

Add 20g almonds to TM bowl. Lock bowl and press TURBO 3 times.

Add 25g quinoa flakes and 20g dates. Chop 10 seconds, speed 6.

Add: 

25g GF flour

1tsp chia seeds

1tsp hemp seeds

1tsp goji berries

1tsp ground flax

15g coconut

20g maple syrup

30g honey

Mix 5 seconds, speed 4.

Remove mixture and roll into balls. Roll balls in coconut and refrigerate. Makes 9 bite-sized balls. Yum!

Cinnamon Seed Bites

Add 25g rolled oats. Mill 6 seconds, speed 8.

Add:

25g sultanas

1tbsp pumpkin seeds

1tbsp sunflower seeds

Chop 10 seconds, speed 6. 

Add:

25g GF flour

15g desicated coconut

1tsp chia

1tsp hemp

1tsp cinnamon

25g maple syrup

20g honey

Mix 10 seconds, speed 4.

Remove mixture and roll into bite-sized balls. Leave plain or roll in topping of your choice! Makes 8 health bites!

Try using coconut oil in place of the honey or maple syrup in these recipes for a different flavour. If you can't find hemp seeds look at a health food shop in the non edible section (in Australia there is controversy over the legality of hemp for consumption). Here is some info on the benefits of these seeds: http://www.livingharvest.com/eating-hemp/benefits

Happy Thermomixing!