Anzac biscuits

1.  In your Thermomix bowl mix
   160g gluten free plain flour,
   80g coconut sugar,
   100g rolled oats,
   70g desiccated coconut, and
   1/4 teaspoon Celtic sea salt for 10sec/speed 3.
   
   
2. In a small dish mix
   1/2 teaspoon baking soda and
   2 tablespoons boiling water.
   
   
3. Add this and
   130g coconut oil (slightly melted) and
   1 tablespoon honey to the Thermomix bowl and mix 10 sec/speed 3 or until combined.
   
   
4. Preheat oven to 180ºC.
   
   
5. Form mixture into cookies about 5mm thick on a lined baking tray.
   
   
6. Bake for 15-20 minutes then allow to cool on the trays until nice and crisp.

oat bliss balls

Makes 20

Poppy bakes...

1. Soak
   8 medjool dates in boiling water for 10 minutes.
   
   
2. In a food processor, blend
   90g rolled oats,
   80g desiccated coconut,
   2 tablespoons cacao powder,
   1 teaspoon ground cinnamon until fine.
   
   
3. Add pitted dates,
   2 tablespoons raw honey,
   1/4 cup coconut oil, melted and blend until combined.
   
   
4. Roll into balls and coat with desiccated coconut.

oat + goji berry pikelets/pancakes

Makes 24 pikelets, 7 medium pancakes for stacking or 2 large pancakes

This is a great breakfast or snack for adults and kids alike that is easily frozen. It reminds me of hot cross buns - yummmmmmm.

Poppy cooks...

1. In a mixing bowl stir together
   1 cup quick cooking rolled oats*,
   1 cup oat milk,
   1 egg and
   1/4 cup maple syrup.
   
   
2. Stir through
   1/2 cup gluten free plain flour,
   2 teaspoons baking powder,
   1 teaspoon cinnamon.
   
   
3. Stir through
   1/2 cup goji berries (or sultans if you prefer).
   
   
4. In a pan, with a little
   coconut oil, pour batter to whatever size pancakes/pikelets you want. I find 1 tablespoon is a good pikelet size and 3 tablespoons is a good pancake size. Flip them over when the first side is cooked and they are firm enough to flip. Remove once second side is cooked. (Note: these pancakes look much darker than "normal" pancakes but they actually taste better when they are darker in my opinion).

Serving suggestion:

Make 2 large adult sized pancakes with this mixture (or 2 large with about 4 pikelets if you are a 2+1 family like we used to be), topped with coconut yoghurt, seasonal fruit, maple syrup or my favourite, I will heat some frozen berries in a pot slightly to defrost and warm them. Now that we are a family of 5, I double this recipe for breakfast and use leftovers in the kids lunchboxes through the week (if we are lucky enough to have any leftovers).

Some other options I have tried and tested is replacing the cinnamon with vanilla protein powder (great for my growing toddler and during pregnancy), or replacing the cinnamon with açai powder to supercharge these healthy pancakes!

Order:

I'm in the throws of figuring out an online store, but you can now buy this pancake mixture ready to cook for $16, pick up from the Perth city area. Leave a comment or send a private message to my Facebook or instagram accounts to order xx

* When I write quick cooking rolled oats, I'm referring to the whole grain oat that is essentially the same as rolled oats but rolled thinner and cut finer so is a more suitable texture for this recipe.