The ultimate snack right here!

Published: Thu, 11/19/15

Hi

A nice light email today for the nutrition side of things.

Every now and then I have a Saturday  just hanging out in the kitchen while the boys play Lego, experimenting with recipes. Last Saturday was one of those Saturdays and I decided to make something sweet - because let's face it
most of us like a sweet something every now and then - we are human after all! Also, with Halloween came a bit too much candy for my liking - yeah we had a bit and then I threw the rest away. The mood swings from my children (and ourselves) are just not worth the few seconds of yum. I could feel the difference in energy too by the end of the week and to be honest - I do not have the time for no energy!

So I created these babies and they were divine!

I took them to work, as some of you might know I have just started as a Nutritional Therapist in a gym. The members loooved them -  I was so proud so just wanted to share the recipe with our lovely email community :)

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Healthy Protein Flapjack
A great little transportable pre and/or post workout snack.
A nut free little snack for kids lunchboxes.
Dairy free, can be gluten free.

Servings: 12

Appx. Nutritional Info (per serving)

  • Calories 170Kcal
  • Carbs 19g
  • Protein 8g
  • Fat 8g

Ingredients
  • 1 cup (90g) rolled oats  - ( I used milled oats which made it more dense. Use gluten free if you are gluten free).
  • 3 tbsp (60g) protein powder. I like Pulsin -  no additives, no flavour, British, and the whey is from grass fed cows. Use Pulsin hemp/rice if dairy free.
  • 1/2 cup (40g) unsweetened desiccated coconut
  • 1/3 cup (35g) milled flax seeds (Linwoods is a good brand of ready milled seeds)
  • 1/3 cup (45g) mixed seeds
  • 1 slightly heaped cup (150g) dates (Medjool dates are best)
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • 3 tbsp honey/maple syrup
  •  3 tbsp cocoa  (I used Clipper drinking chocolate here) You could also try a some vanilla or cinnamon instead, I suspect 1 tsp might be enough).
  • Dark chocolate (optional for decoration - I used Green Blacks organic).
    - I'm sure a few chopped nuts would be a good option too!

Method
Step 1
Pre-heat your oven to 175C and add all of the dry ingredients into a food processor & blitz for a few minutes until 90% of the dates have been broken up into tiny pieces.
Step 2
Pour the dry ingredients into a bowl and melt the honey & coconut oil, stir and add to the dry ingredients.
Step 3
Mix until all of the dry ingredients are coated with the oil & honey before pouring into a greased baking tray (or line with baking paper).
Step 4
Press the mixture down firmly all over so that the mixture is packed together tightly before baking for 20 minutes. The flapjack will feel soft but it is cooked enough - you should be able to see it just starting to brown and come away from the edges.
Step 5
Allow the flapjack to cool in the tin before transferring to the fridge for 4-5 hours (or freezer for 2 hours). You'll then be able to slice the bars into 6-12 pieces before drizzling them with melted dark choccie and popping them back in to the fridge to set.
Step 6
Enjoy!!

Kim


Kim Chandler
Nutritional Therapist
07875 163901
www.eatwellandworkout.com
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