As Above, So below: A monthly guide to consciously align your focus so you can flow with the changing energies of the planets
As Above, So below: A monthly guide to consciously align your focus so you can flow with the changing energies of the planets
Today I have a delicious Brownie recipe that is also very healthy, moist and tasty.
INGREDIENTS:
- 3 bananas
- 1 egg
- ½ cup almond butter or cashew butter
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- A handful of dark chocolate chip for the batter
- Another handful to decorate.
- Crushed walnuts
METHOD:
- Line a square pan with baking paper and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
- Crush the bananas in a large mixing bowl. Use a fork and press the bananas until there are no lumps.
- Add the egg, the almond butter and the cocoa powder and mix well with a wooden spoon. Add the dark chocolate chip but don’t mix too hard. You want them to stay as a whole in the batter.
- Pour batter into your pan and decorate with the chocolate chip cookie on top with crushed walnuts.
- Bake for about 20 minutes until the top looks set but check with a skewer first to see if it is dry inside before removing from oven.
- Eat with some vanilla ice cream if you wish.
- (The bananas can be replaced by a cup of gluten-free flour but add 2 eggs to the batter).
As Above, So below: A monthly guide to consciously align your focus so you can flow with the changing energies of the planets
This month’s recipe is very simple and quick to prepare. If you cannot tolerate flour and you love pancakes, there is a nice alternative to traditional pancakes and this recipe is full of good nutrients.
This is my flourless pancake with a cheeky twist. You can make 4 – 5 small pancakes from this recipe.
INGREDIENTS
- One banana – ripe
- One egg
- A teaspoon of chia seeds
- A teaspoon of desiccated coconut
- Butter for the pan
- A large pan
METHOD
- Mash your banana with a fork.
- Mix an egg with the mashed banana and mix with the fork again until combined.
- put a teaspoon of chia seeds and a teaspoon of desiccated coconut in the batter then mix gently.
- Smear the pan with a little bit of butter and use a soup ladle to pour the batter in the pan. You should get 4 to 5 pancakes in the pan.
- Please keep an eye on your pan as the pancakes cook fairly quickly. Flip them with a spatula to cook the other side once you notice that the bottom is nice and not liquid anymore.
- Eat your pancakes with blueberries and blackberries, rice malt syrup, honey or some vanilla ice cream.
In Heidi’s full moon column this cycle, she mentioned that we should be having warm foods, including things like soup and broth. Nourishing foods that satisfy us.
If you check under the Zodiac tab, you will see a soup recipe for winter but for today I chose an apple pie recipe for you. Apple pie is warm food for winter. Imagine yourself sitting in front of the heater with a cup of your favourite brew and some apple pie to warm your lungs.
Before we move on to the recipe, I would like to add that I played around with a few ingredients before coming up with this recipe. I cannot have a lot of pastry as my sugar will spike. Cakes with puff pastry or dough affect my glucose level, but I love apple pie with cream.
Today I have this amazing recipe and I use a healthy alternative to replace the pastry.
HEALTHY APPLE PIE
INGREDIENTS:
- paleo granola – I use half a packet
- Butter – unsalted – I use quite a lot, about 150g
- 8 apples (I use Link Lady)
- A pinch of cardamom powder
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
- A pinch of cinnamon
- Water as necessary
METHOD
- Switch oven to 200º.
- Peel your apples (reserve the peel if you want to make apple jam).
- Remove the core and cut each apple into 6 slices so that they cook faster.
- Put your apple in a pot, add a little bit of water, cardamon, vanilla essence and a pinch of cinnamon and let it cook. Keep adding water as necessary. Just enough so the apple does not stick to your pot but don’t boil the apple.
- The apple slices only need to be half-cooked since you are going to fully cook them in the oven. The pot is just to get the apple soaking in the spices.
- Mix the granola and melted butter in a bowl together with a wooden spoon. It doesn’t have to be mixed thoroughly because you will have to blend the mix. Once it is a bit sticky, add a little water, then pour the mixture into the blender. The mixture must be of a certain consistency, not liquid but not dry. Have a play around with it and add butter and water as necessary.
- Check on your apples that they’re not cooked thoroughly. Use a fork to see if it they are still a little bit crunchy.
- Use a spatula and press the granola in the dish making it mould to the round shape of the pie dish.
- Pour your half-cooked apple into the pie dish then cover with the other half granola mixture. Again, use a spatula to make it flat.
- Lower the oven temperature to 160 degrees and bake your pie. Keep checking regularly.
- Your pie is ready when the granola has a light golden colour, but you can also use a fork to check if the apples are soft inside.
I serve the pie with some coconut cream and eat it warm.
This is a very healthy dessert or can be great for afternoon tea.