Hulk Pancakes

28 10 2012

I have not had Pancakes for a while and Sunday is the perfect day for pancakes! I love sweet pancakes but have never ventured to the realms of savoury ones….today that all changed- Enter Hulk Pancakes. These are A-OK for breakfast lunch or dinner, I will probably eat them for all of those meals today because they taste so damn good.

Loaded with green goodness (add some Vital Greens too if you like) high in protein and healthy fats, low in carbohydrates, this really is the perfect any-time-of-day meal.

Pancakes-

1 cup almond meal
1/2 cup flavorless protein powder
4 eggs
Few handfuls of baby spinach or kale
1 grated zucchini
1 1/2 cups milk of your choice (dairy, almond, coconut, oat)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda

Sauce-

2 cups chopped mushrooms
2 cups coconut milk
1 small red onion, diced
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 tbs chopped fresh thyme

For the pancakes- put everything in your food processor and blitz until combined. Use a bit of coconut oil in your pan to cook them. Easy.

For the sauce- sauté the onion and garlic, add mushrooms and cook for a few minutes until the mushrooms start to soften. Add coconut milk and thyme, bring to a simmer then cook until the mushrooms are completely cooked.

Stack up your hulk-cakes, pour over sauce and get that in your guts! So freaking good!

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Flavoured Coconut Chips

19 10 2012

Inspired by the Mammoth Kitchen Coconut Chips which are freaking delicious, I thought I’d make my own. Being the sweet tooth that I am, I went with a Gingerbread flavour but my genius friend Bel from Intensity PT made her version as salt & vinegar flavor! Seriously, I love being surrounded by such smart people. She used some salt, apple cider vinegar and a beetroot spice mix/powder. From all reports, they were delicious. Here are two different recipes for you, a sweet and a savoury.

Don’t be deterred by the high fat content of coconuts, the saturated fat in coconut is made up of short-chain and medium-chain fatty acids the body quickly turns into energy instead of storing as fat. Therefore, even though it’s high in saturated fat, coconut can aid in weight loss. Half the medium-chain fatty acids in coconut are composed of lauric acid, which is anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-microbial and anti-fungal. Coconut can help boost the immune system.

Gingerbread Coconut Chips

200g coconut flakes
1 tbs ground ginger
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp nutmeg

Savoury Spices Coconut Chips

200g coconut flakes
1 tbs apple cider vinegar
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp dried mint
1 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp dried oregano
Few good pinches salt

Regardless of which recipe you are using, the instructions are the same. Preheat oven to 160C, line a baking tray with baking paper. On the tray pour the coconut flakes, top with everything else on that ingredient list and mix around well. Bake for about 10-15mins or until they start to just brown. Keep an eye on them because they will go from fine to charcoal in a matter of minutes! That’s it, you’re done, let them cool (or don’t) and dig in!

Here’s my Gingerbread ones…..

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And here’s the Savoury version….

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Savoury Protein Muffins

28 05 2012

These are probably not something I’d serve to guests you are trying to impress with your gourmet prowess but in terms of ‘fuel’ for your day or a snack on the run, they hit the spot. You can do these in the oven (preheat to 160C) in muffin tins or I also chucked some mix into a ramekin and popped it in the microwave just to see how it would turn out. The microwave version was pretty good and FAST but if you have the time, the oven ones did taste a bit better and got the delicious crunchy “muffin-top” that I love about muffins! This only makes about 1/2 dozen.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup LSA- you can use flaxseed meal if you have it
1/2 cup protein powder- flavourless, no added sugar- I used a plain whey protein isolate
2 eggs
1 tbs Mixed herbs- I used MAMMOTH KITCHEN Meat Seasoning Mix
1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 grated zucchini
3 tbs milk- I used almond milk

Directions:

Place all ingredients into a bowl and mix well. Spoon into cupcake moulds or ramekins. I made 6 in the oven and 1 in the microwave in a ramekin. The microwave one was pretty good- cooked for about 1 minute on high. If using your oven, cook on about 160C for 20-25 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean. These can be a little dry if you overcook them because the protein powder sucks up a lot of the liquid. I served my oven ones with some kale pesto I had in the fridge.

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This is what the microwave one looked like

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