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June 19 2023

Coconut Chia Pudding

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Ingredients

85g Chia Seeds
400ml Coconut Milk
10g Berries
3 Tablespoons Honey
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
½ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
Pinch of Salt

Method

⦁ Place 85g of Chia Seeds in a large mixing bowl.
⦁ Pour 400ml of coconut milk into a separate mixing bowl and add in 3 tablespoons of honey, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon and a pinch of salt. Whisk the ingredients together for 2-3 minutes.
⦁ Pour the coconut milk over the chia seeds and stir well.
⦁ Cover and set the mixture aside for at least 30 minutes, to allow the chia seed to soak up the coconut milk mixture.
⦁ Stir the chia pudding before pouring it out into a bowl or a jar.
⦁ Garnish with 10g of berries.
⦁ Serve.

*Top Tip
For better results cover and keep the coconut chia pudding refrigerated overnight. You can also garnish the coconut chia pudding with a few fresh mint leaves. In addition, you can also add fruit to the bottom of the pudding such as kiwi fruit, strawberries or bananas for added taste.

June 19 2023

Carrot Cake

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Ingredients

225g Self-raising Flour
225g Carrots, Peeled and Grated
225g Fromage Frais
100g Soft Brown Sugar
90ml Sunflower Oil
50g Icing Sugar
4 Tablespoons Honey
2 Eggs
2 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

Method

⦁ Preheat the oven to 180c/gas mark 4.
⦁ Lightly grease a loaf tin with some butter and line with a sheet of greaseproof paper.
⦁ Sift 225g of self-raising flour into a large mixing bowl.
⦁ Add 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon to the flour.
⦁ In another large mixing bowl crack and beat 2 eggs. Add in 4 tablespoons of honey, 90ml sunflower oil and 100g of soft brown sugar. Mix the ingredients together well before adding in 225g of peeled and grated carrots and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
⦁ Mix the carrot mixture into the flour until the ingredients are well combined.
⦁ Spoon the ingredients into the loaf tin and smooth the surface with the back of a spoon or with a clean knife.
⦁ Place the loaf tin in the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
⦁ Allow the carrot cake to cool down a little before removing it from the loaf tin and placing it on a wire rack.
⦁ In a medium sized mixing bowl add 225g of fromage frais, 50g of icing sugar and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Mix the ingredients together until they are well combined.
⦁ Ice the top of the carrot cake with the icing.
⦁ Serve.

Recipe by Hannah Crawford