Sugar Free Pancakes with Seasonal Berry Compote

Hey! So, it's been a while since our last post, but we have stocked up and found a few healthy recipes that are perfect for our blog. First up is sugar free pancakes! Here's how to make this delicious breakfast.

Ingredients:
2 cups of self raising flour
1 1/3 cups of milk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
1 tablespoon of butter (to coat the bottom of the pan)

For equipment, it's:
A medium frypan
Measuring instruments
Whisk
Spatula
Mixing bowl
Jug
Sifter

Here we go:
1. Mix eggs, milk and vanilla essence in a jug with a whisk.
2. Sift the flour into a mixing bowl.
3. Add wet ingredients to the mixing bowl and whisk until there are no lumps in the mixture.
4. Pour mixture into the jug and leave it in the fridge for 15 minutes, to stabilize the mixture.
5. Heat the pan and coat the pan lightly with the butter. (Note: You will have to adjust the heat to get it just right for your stove.)
6. Coat the bottom of the pan lightly with the mixture. (Note: We usually use about 2 tablespoons.)
7. Cook on one side until bubbles start to rise in the mixture.
8. Lift the pancake slightly with the spatula. When the pancake is golden brown on one side, flip it over.
9. Cook until both sides are golden brown, then transfer it to a plate.
10. Repeat steps 6 - 9 until you are satisfied with the amount of pancakes.

And that's it for the pancakes! We often like some sort of topping, whether it be fruit or maple syrup. Here's a recipe for a seasonal berry compote to smother your pancakes in. It really is delicious. Here's how to create your masterpiece:

You'll need:
2 cups of diced seasonal berries (Blueberries, Strawberries, whatever you like)
1/2 tablespoon of butter
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
1/4 of a cup of Maple Syrup

Equipment:
Wooden spoon
Metal spoon
Small frypan
Measuring instruments

How to create your yummy pancakes:
1. Place the berries into a small frypan, with half of the butter. Warm gently whilst mixing with the wooden spoon until the berries start to break down.
2. Add remaining butter. As the sauce forms, slowly add the maple syrup. Once this has all come together, add lemon juice to taste.

There you go! Finished! We hope everyone likes this recipe. Off now to taste the delicious guilt free pancakes we just made and take a photo that we'll post soon.

The next post won't take as long as this one, I promise. See you next time!

Pina Colada Ice Blocks for Kids

As Spring is here and sometimes it already feels like Summer, today Mum and I made some Pina Colada ice pops....especially for kids! It is as easy as can be and much yummier than buying sugary ice blocks.

Here is our recipe:

• 1 tin pineapple and juice from tin
• 1 tin lite coconut milk
• 1/3 cup coconut water
• 1/3 cup honey
• fresh pineapple - usually 2 bits per ice block

Blend together and freeze and eat...scrumptious.

Pina Colada Ice Blocks for Kids

We use any leftovers to make ice cubes to put in our smoothies.

Pizza muffins

Hi everybody, this is recipe number one. My mum got this recipe from the website Not Just a Mummy.

Here is our spin on the Pizza Muffin recipe:

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Get the following ingredients ready:

• 1.5 cups of mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup parmesan
• 1/4 cup feta (optional)
• 1.25 cups of wholemeal flour (trying spelt)
• 1 cup spinach leaves (chopped)
• 1 egg
• 1 cup low fat (not skim) milk
• 1 tsp baking powder
• Pinch of garlic flakes, dried basil, dried italian herbs, pepper to taste

Then, just mix all the dry ingredients together in one bowl and all the wet ingredients in another bowl and then mix together. Spoon into a muffin tray lined with patty pans.

Now just bake for 30 minutes and let cool for 5 minutes before really enjoying...mmmmmmmm...they were delicious.

We love pizza muffins!

Next time we are going to add pineapple pieces and not use patty pans as they stuck to our muffins.

Tara and Megan's Adventure into Healthy Recipes

Tara and I start our adventure to rosy cheeks, through healthy recipes (and eating of those delicious recipes) today! Our first adventure has been to look at other yummy recipes on the web and put together a list for shopping.

Our 1st Rosy Cheeked Shopping List:

• Wholemeal spelt flour (organic if possible)
• Raw cacoa
• Organic cocoa powder
• Coconut oil
• Vanilla Extract (yet to find one without so much sugar so we bought vanilla pods instead)
• Honey
• Real maple syrup (an alternative to rice bran syrup)
• Cacoa butter

So what do all those ingredients make...pizza muffins, homemade chocolate and hot chocolate as a start(but not all at once). We have all the other ingredients we need in our pantry already so that is really good. Now on with the cooking...report back later.