Postpartum Snacks

Energy Balls

I like to double this recipe :)

Ingredients: 

150g almonds, pecans and walnuts
100g dates
1 tbls tahini 
10g raw cocoa powder
1 tablespoon of coconut oil
juice of 1/2 an orange

Method:

Blend the dates until they resemble brown sugar, then blend the nuts until they are well broken down.

Then add all other ingredients.

Press into a slice tray or roll into balls and refrigerate for 2 hours. 

Optional extras: vanilla, orange rind and juice, tahini 

Vege Loaded Sausage Rolls

Makes 12 large rolls
Ingredients:

1 kg of minced (beef or a mix of beef and lamb)
6 sausages, squeezed from the casing
One onion, finely chopped
One clove of garlic, crushed
One medium carrot, grated
One medium zucchini, grated
optional: 1 tsp dijon mustard
1 tbs of thyme
Two large portobello mushrooms
Half a cup of broccoli, chopped finely
2 to 3 leaves of kale, chopped finely
3 tablespoons of chopped parsley
Two eggs
Half a teaspoon of ground nutmeg
A pinch of salt and pepper

Approximately six sheets of frozen puff pastry (for a healthy choice, choose the butter pastry) Making 12 large rolls

Method:

Pre-heat your oven to 200°C. Line 3 to 4 baking trays with baking paper. Beat the eggs together with all other ingredients.

Cut pastry sheets in half, place some mince mixture down the centre of the pastry and fold over, you can brush some. Repeat until you have made all of the rolls.

Place on a tray, same side down and brush with egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until golden brown. These will freeze well, you can freeze before or after cooking.

Zuchinni Slice

Ingredients:

6 eggs
3 zucchini, grated
1 onion, chopped
2 carrot, grated
1 cup plain flour
1/2 cup grated cheese
4 rashers bacon, chopped
1/2 cup olive oil

Method:

Crack eggs into a bowel and whisk until combines. Add all other ingredients.

Add wet mix into a baking tray and cook for 1 hour at 150 degrees.

Honey Seed Energy Slice

Makes 16 bars
Ingredients:

1cup of raw mixed nuts - almonds, Brazil, walnut.. whatever you got!
1.5 cups of rolled oats
1/2 cup sesame seeds
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup tahini
2 tbls coconut oil
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup of puffed rice
1/4 cup chia seeds
2 tsp of ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp of ground cardamom
Pinch of salt ⠀⠀

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 170 degrees
2. roughly chop the nuts and place them on a baking tray
3. Add the oats to the baking tray and roast together for about 10 mins
4. Add the sesame seeds to the oats and nuts and roast for another 4 mins
5. Remove the tray from the oven and allow to cool slightly
6. In a small sauce pan, melt together the honey, coconut oil, tahini and vanilla over a low heat for 3-4 mins, stirring occasionally, until the coconut oil in melted and the mix is smooth
7. line a slice tray with baking paper
8. in a medium sized bowl, mix the oat mix, puffed rice, chia seeds, spices and salt
9. Add in the honey and tahini mix, and stir until combine well
10. Pour the mix into the lined slice tray and firmly pat down, using damp hands
11. Allow to cool completely in the fridge before slicing into bars.
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Bars will keep for 2 weeks in the fridge or you can freeze them.⠀ Makes 16 bars

Smoothie Packs

these are super simple just add your fav smoothie ingredients into a ziplock bag and freeze!

Ingredients:

mango
banana
raw zucchini (yes trust me!)
spinach
chia seeds
oats