Pancake Day 2023

It’s pancake day today! I have a super easy recipe that you can make with your kids, the texture is like the American pancakes, soft and fluffy!

Ingredients:

1 egg, 1/3 cup of plain flour, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp vanilla extract, a pinch of salt, 45ml milk, and 1 tsp butter & 1/2 tbsp oil for frying.

Suggestions for toppings – Maple Syrup with berry fruits, Nutella and banana, ice cream and sprinkles or the classic flavor – lemon, and sugar!

Method:

1. Separate the egg, putting the white and yolk in separate bowls. Mix the egg yolk with the flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, and milk to make a smooth paste.
2. Beat the egg white and a pinch of salt with an electric whisk or by hand until fluffy and holding its shape. Gently fold the egg white into the yolk mixture. Be careful not to knock out any of the air.
3. Heat the butter and oil in a non-stick frying pan. Dollop a third of the mixture into the pan and cook on each for 1-2 mins or until golden brown. You can make about 3 pancakes or you can make 1 big one! Enjoy!

Valentine Chocolate Bliss Balls

It’s Valentine’s Day next Tuesday so you can make a batch of chocolate bliss balls! So simple to make and you can always coat them in chocolate once you have made the balls and put them in the fridge to set and then add your sprinkles to them. My boys loves this recipe with desiccated coconut as their favourite topping!

Ingredients: This mixture makes approx 28 balls.

• 6 x Tbsp Date Paste
• 1 – 2 x Tbsp coconut butter
• 5 – 6 x Tbsp oat flour
• 2 x Tbsp Cocoa
• 2 x Tbsp icing sugar

Different Toppings Suggestions: Desiccated coconut, drinking chocolate powder, freeze-dried blueberry/strawberry powder, mixed seeds, chia seeds, the list is endless!

Method – Mix the dates paste with the coconut butter so that it is abit softer, then add the oat flour, icing sugar, and lastly the cocoa butter. You will need to use your hands to make the truffle mix and split it into small balls. If the mixture is too dry, add more coconut butter, if it is too wet, add more oat flour. The texture should be semi-firm but still soft enough to stick the toppings on. With your small balls, roll them into the toppings of your choice and then place them in your fridge to set (1 – 2 hours) and then enjoy!