OH she glows - Out the door Chia Power (doughnuts) Muffins

Like I mentioned I want to try a different recipe every week and as you can tell it's not been a week. 

I decided to make these out the door chia power muffins. I do run around a lot and have a lot of activities that get my body going and make me hungry. So I thought this would be perfect for before the gym, right after work when I'm always looking for something to eat to build up my energy again or before going to the gym in the morning..

These seemed perfect so I went ahead and made them. Preheat the oven to 150°C (about 350F).

This is what you'll need

3/4 cup gluten fre oat flour (I used normal spelt free flour)

1/2 cup chia seeds

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (I just went for what looked right)

1/3 cup pure maple syrup or any other liquid sweetener

1/3 cup soya milk un-sweetend (the recipe normally calls for non dairy milk)

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (I used 2)

Dump all the dry ingredients into a bowl.

I then mixed them together

 Then I added the liquids and mixed them together too.

I then filled little muffin liners, making out exactly 12 muffins :) 

After 18 minutes I took the muffins out of the oven, personally I think I baked them a bit too long although the book recommends 22-26 minutes at 150°, it may be though that I should have baked it for less because it's not a doughnut or it's too thick, I'm not sure.

 This is what the muffins look like out of the baking tray.

 Up close and personal.

 From the inside. They're surprisingly nice and crunchy due to the chia seeds, which I love! 

This recipe was super easy to make as well and I enjoyed baking the muffins, I will definitely try out this recipe again and maybe add some lemon icing to the muffins I already have. I've had one already and can't wait to have another tomorrow :)

Happy baking :)

OH she glows - Effortless Vegan Overnight Oats

My dearest beloved cousin El who runs this lovely blog gave me this fantastic Oh She Glows Cookbook by Angela London over a year ago and now I'm finally using it.

I've starting trying to watch more what I eat and what I eat when, now that I'm slowly getting bored of cereal for breakfast I made up my mind and decided to try and use a new recipe from the Oh She Glows cookbook at least once a week.

My first recipe I chose to make was the Effortless Vegan Overnight Oats.

I loved it so did dad and my aunt. I made this the first time two days ago and made another portion today so that I've got something delicious to eat for breakfast and dinner tomorrow and the day after :)

What you'll need:

1 cup oats the book uses (gluten-free rolled oats, I used what I had at home)
1 1/2 cups almond milk 
1/4 cup chia seeds
1 large banana, mashed 
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon.

Dump all the ingredients into a bowl and mix them together like so:

Place in the fridge overnight and take out the next morning to enjoy :) The recipe makes three portions so place some in a bowl before adding whatever you want to it :)

This is what the overnight oats look like, simply delicious! 

I added honey, goji berries, cranberry powder from arctic power berries and some fresh blueberries. It was so delicious, filling and super healthy of course :)