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Ingredients

100g raisins

180g apple puree

300ml milk

350g whole oats

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 apple cored but unpeeled grated

3 medium eggs, beaten

50g melted unsalted butter

Instructions

Grease a shallow dish.

Put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

Put in the dish, cover and leave overnight in the fridge.

In the morning heat the oven to 160º c fan oven / 180º c / gas mark 5 for 30 minutes.

Serve with a little milk poured over and chopped fruit.

INGREDIENTS

(listed for 1 to be scaled up as needed)

250 ml yogurt or dairy-free alternative

1diced banana

1 tsp chia seeds

1 tsp goji berries (fresh or dried, it’s up to you!)

1 tbsp raisins

Method

Fill a bowl half way with the soya alternative to yogurt.

Ladle in the diced banana.

Top off with the chia seeds, goji berries and raisins.

INGREDIENTS (listed for 4 to be scaled up as needed)

For the granola:

100g organic bran

150g organic jumbo porridge oats

25g sesame seeds

100g walnuts

1tbsp sunflower oil

5tbsp maple syrup

100g ready-to-eat mixed fruit, such as Medjool dates and cherries

To serve:

6tbsp fresh blueberries

1 pear, cored and chopped

1 apple, cored and chopped

2 kiwis, peeled and chopped

1 tub of low-fat organic Greek yogurt

Method

 Preheat the oven to 180C, Gas mark 4

Mix together the bran, oats, sesame seeds and walnuts in a non-stick roasting tin

Drizzle over the oil and maple syrup, tossing until evenly coated

Bake for 15-20 minutes, stirring halfway through, until crisp and crunchy. Remove from the oven and allow to cool

Stir the ready-to-eat fruit into the cooled granola and store in an airtight container until required. This will keep very happily for a couple of weeks

To serve, put a couple of heaped tablespoons of the granola into the bottom of four bowls then mix in the fresh fruit and top with the yogurt mixture

INGREDIENTS ( serves 2 but to be scaled up as needed)

2 organic eggs, separated

450g (1lb) organic vanilla yogurt

Few drops of vanilla extract

100g (4oz) self-raising organic wholemeal flour

100g (4oz) organic plain flour

2tsp baking powder

1tsp ground cinnamon

1tbsp organic caster sugar

Olive oil for greasing

Mixed Berry Compote

1 pot of organic fruit compote

250g (8½oz) mixed organic berries – fresh or frozen.

To make the compote simply place the berries and compote in a small pan and gently simmer for 5-10 minutes until the berries soften.  This can be served hot or cold with the pancakes.

To make the pancakes, mix together the egg yolks, yogurt and vanilla extract in a small bowl.

Sift the flours, baking powder, cinnamon and sugar into a bowl.  Mix in the yogurt mixture to form a batter.

Beat the egg whites until stiff.  Fold into the batter gently.

Heat a little oil in a frying pan and add spoonfuls of the batter.  Cook in batches for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown. Serve warm with the compote

QUICK TIP: Prepare the batter the night before but don’t whisk up the egg whites until the morning.  You can also prepare the compote in advance and warm up as you are cooking the pancakes.

Variations:  Blueberry pancakes – add a few fresh blueberries to the pancake mixture with the egg whites.

INGREDIENTS

(Amounts listed for 3 – 4 to be scaled up as needed)

Nut and Seed Topping:

30g (1oz) desiccated coconut

3 tbsp almonds

3 tbsp hazelnuts

3 tbsp pumpkin seeds

1 tbsp ground flaxseed

Berry and yogurt layer:

200g (7oz) organic fresh blueberries or mixed berries

200g (7oz) organic fat free Blueberry yogurt

Lightly toast the desiccated coconut and nuts until golden brown. Cool slightly then place in a food processor or blender with the pumpkin seeds. Pulse on and off to coarsely chop. Do not over process. Stir in the flaxseed.

Swirl the berries through the yogurt.

Spoon the yogurt mixture into three or four glasses and top with the nut and seed mixture.

Serve immediately.

Storage: The nut and seed topping will keep in an airtight container for up to 2-3 days. Best assembled and eaten immediately.