Healthy Granola
Ingredients:
165g (2 cups) Oats
2tbsp biobug cricket powder
½tsp ground cinnamon (or more to taste)
100g (3/4 cup) your choice of nuts and seeds (we use a mix of almonds, peanuts, sunflower seeds and chia seeds)
¼tsp of salt
3tbsp melted coconut oil or olive oil
3tbsp honey or maple syrup
½tsp vanilla extract
80g (1/2 cup) your choice of dried fruit (we use sultanas).
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 175°C fan (185°C conventional) and line a baking tray with greaseproof paper (a good non-stick pan is fine without)
- In a large bowl, add the dry ingredients, except the fruit and stir to combine.
- In a separate bowl, add the wet ingredients and stir to combine.
- Stir the wet ingredients into the dry, ensuring an even coverage.
- Spread evenly onto the prepared baking sheet and press down flat.
- Bake for 15 mins or until beginning to colour.
- Remove from the oven, breaking the granola into desired chunks and add the dried fruit.
- Return to the oven for another 5 minutes until golden.
- Allow to cool completely on the tray and then serve.
Store your granola in an air tight container in a cool dry place for up to two weeks. Makes 3 cups.
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Breakfast Smoothie
Ingredients:
1 small ripe banana
2tbsp oats
2tbsp greek yoghurt
1tbsp biobug cricket powder
150g frozen fruit of your choice (we use a mix of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blackcurrants)
150mil milk of choice (50ml for a thicker smoothie bowl)
Optional – 1tsp maple syrup or honey.
Method:
Add all the ingredients to a blender and mix until smooth. Enjoy!
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Healthy Pancakes
Ingredients:
½ banana (the other half to serve)
1 medium egg
½tsp vanilla extract
25ml milk of choice
35g oats
1tbsp cricket powder
½tsp baking powder
¼tsp cinnamon
Pinch of salt
Honey/syrup to serve.
Method:
- Add all ingredients to a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Spray a frying pan with low calorie oil and turn heat up to medium. Once Hot, add the mixture to the pan, creating the desire size of pancakes.
- Flip each pancake after about 3 mins and cook the underside similarly until lightly browned.
- Serve with the other half of the banana and honey or toppings of choice.
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Breakfast Cheesecake
Ingredients:
1-2 weetabix
50-100ml milk of choice
100ml Greek yoghurt
½tbsp biobug cricket powder
½tbsp flavouring of choice (we use lemon juice but you can use vanilla extract, maple syrup, honey, cocoa powder, jam etc)
1 small squeeze honey
Toppings of your choice (we use jam and homemade cricket powder granola. Other toppings which work well are melted chocolate, crumbled biscuits, fresh fruit).
Method:
- Crush the Weetabix into a tupperware.
- Add the milk, mix together and set aside.
- In a separate bowl mix the yoghurt, flavouring of choice and cricket powder.
- Top the cheesecake base evenly with the yoghurt mix.
- Add your chosen toppings and store in the fridge for a few hours or overnight.
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Overnight Oats
Ingredients:
30g oats
1tsp chia seeds
1tbsp biobug cricket powder
½tsp cinnamon
½ banana (the other half to top)
60ml milk of choice
1tbsp Greek yoghurt.
Method:
- Mash half of the banana in a Tupperware dish.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and mix until combined.
- Top with the other half of the banana, sliced into disks, maple syrup and cinnamon (or other choice of toppings).
- Place in the fridge for a few hours or overnight, ready to grab for work the next day.
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Baked Oats
Ingredients:
45g oats
½tsp baking powder
100ml milk
1 banana
½tbsp honey
1tbsp biobug cricket powder
¼tsp cinnamon
1 cube dark chocolate (optional but highly recommended).
Method:
- Reserve a few slices of banana to top your baked oats.
- Add the rest of the banana and all other ingredients, except the cube of chocolate, to a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Pour into a ramekin or small ovenproof dish (lightly grease with butter or coconut oil if prone to sticking).
- Poke the cube of chocolate into the middle of the dish, making sure it is covered with mixture and top with the slices of banana.
- Air fry at 180°C for 10-15 mins depending on your desired consistency (10 mins for runny middle like on the video, longer for a more cakey texture). If oven cooking, cook at 160°C fan (175°C conventional) for 20-25 mins.
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