Breakfast Recipes

Hearty Breakfast Flapjack

Serves: 12 | Preparation Time: 15 mins | Cooking Time: 20 mins | Course: Breakfast | Principal Ingredient: Fruit

Ingredients

• 85g mixed nuts e.g. walnuts, almonds, pecans, roughly chopped
• 200g rolled oats
• 85g self-raising flour
• 40g dried cranberries
• 70g unrefined demerara sugar
• 115g tub margarine, melted
• 3 tablespoons golden syrup
• 2 bananas, mashed
• 1 egg
• 25g sunflower and sesame seeds

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 180ºC.
2. Place all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Stir in the margarine and golden syrup with the bananas and egg.
3. Mix well and spoon into a greased shallow 22cm square tin. Smooth the surface and sprinkle with the seeds.
4. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until cooked. Mark into 12 slices while still warm.

Heart felt Apple Spice Muffins

Serves: 12 | Preparation Time: 15 mins | Cooking Time: 25 mins | Course: Breakfast | Principal Ingredient: Fruit

Ingredients

• 175g oatmeal
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 175g wholewheat flour
• 470g jar apple puree
• 1 eating apple, diced
• 4 egg whites, lightly beaten
• 200ml honey
• 200g raisins
• 150ml low fat natural yogurt
• oil

Instructions

1. Sieve dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Add apple puree, diced apple, egg whites, honey, raisins and yogurt. Stir gently until all the flour is incorporated.
2. Pour batter into 12 greased muffin tins.
3. Bake in pre-heated oven 180ºC for 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve warm or cold, spread with margarine.