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

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Paleo Cookies in the Thermomix

These cookies can be eaten without guilt! I chucked a few things from my pantry together to create this concoction when I was busting for a banana flavoured baked goodie. Hope you like!

Ingredients:

2 ripe bananas
20 g walnuts
25 g ground flax
1 tbsp chia seeds
2 tbsp coconut
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp orange zest
60 g coconut flour (or GF flour)
Dash of cinnamon

Method:

Preheat oven to 180.

Add all ingredients to TM bowl. Mix 5 seconds, speed 5.

Spoon onto a lined baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until slightly golden. Let cool completely on cooling rack.

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Vegan Smashed Sandwich

I love this quick and nutritious chickpea-based sandwich filling! I don't eat many sandwiches but after making an amazing 5 Seed Bread the other day, I had to devour it in as many ways possible! Get creative with your own flavourings, add fresh spinach or even try it toasted! I know you will love this quick lunch, so get Thermo-ing!

Add 1 stalk celery, 1 carrot, and a forkful of sun-dried tomatoes to the TM bowl. Chop 5 seconds, speed 6. Scrape down bowl.

        

Add 1 tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp paprika, 1 tbsp tahini, 1/2 lemon's juice, salt, pepper. Mix 3 seconds, speed 4.

 

Cut open a ripe avocado and mash one half using a fork. Add a squeeze of lemon juice, salt and pepper. Spread onto one slice of bread. Use your favourite mustard (dijon, honey, american, wholegrain) and spread onto the other slice of bread.

Add the chickpea smash to the bread and slice!

*PS You can save the smash for up to one week in your fridge!


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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!