Wild Blueberry Coconut Baked Oats Crunch

I did not think I would get a post out to you this week, I have been so hectic I have hardly had time to think. Part of the reason for this is that it was my birthday on Monday and had a wonderful day off. My mum took me to a vegetarian restaurant in Islington that does loads of vegan options. The Gate is easily one of the best restaurants I have been too, the food is so tasty and imaginative that even hardened meat eaters are sure to love it there. The other reason for the delays on everything is I have been teaching a lot more classes and have just found it hard to fit everything in. I am going to have to get a proper plan in place so that I know when to post and what I need to stick to. (I can live in hope!)

I would love to tell you that this breakfast recipe was a birthday special but it wasn’t. For my birthday I had pancakes, the French crepe type using our new crepe maker that could sit in the middle of the table and we could make and eat without moving. I filled mine with chocolate almond spread, fresh fruit, coconut cream and a little agave nectar and trust me it was so tasty I am not sure how I had space for lunch. Obviously the crepes were made vegan and I used light spelt flour to give them an extra bit of flavour and you could never have told that they were vegan which was perfect.

Ok on to the actual recipe and I have to tell you that baked oats are one of my favourite things and then put with wild blueberries and coconut it is like pure heaven. I have to be honest and say that before this recipe I had never had wild blueberries before. I had looked at the jar in the shop and thought about buying them but had always used fresh from the green grocers. I am so glad that I took the dive and bought the jar for this recipe, they are amazing. It is just like a step up from regular blueberries, they have an amazing sweetness and are so full of flavour.

Now in terms of the health benefits of this recipe there are lots of great blood sugar controlling elements like coconut and almonds and it is full of lots of good fats that will keep your body working properly. I have divided this recipe into 4 portions and believe me it is quite a generous portion but even despite that the glycemic load of this breakfast is approximately 10 making a great option if you are following the low GL diet. Regardless of the health benefits it is just a really yummy dish and would be perfect for a lazy sunday morning and you have time put this together and bake it in the oven.

 

Wild Blueberry Coconut Baked Oat Crunch

Serves 4

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 20-25 mins

Total Time: 35-40 mins

Ingredients

Oats

200g jar of Wild Blueberries, drained

100g/1 Cup Jumbo Oats (gluten free if needed)

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/8 tsp salt

1 tbs Ground Flaxseed, soaked in 3 tbs water

1 tbs Desiccated Coconut

180ml/3/4 Cup Coconut Milk Drink (for example Koko)

120g/4oz Rhythm Coconut Milk

1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste

1 tbs Agave Nectar

Crunch
90g/2/3 Cup Almonds, roughly chopped

50g/1/3 Cup Mixed Seeds

1 tbs coconut butter

1 tbs coconut oil

2 tbs coconut palm sugar

1 tbs desiccated coconut

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4 and grease a 9×7 baking dish.

2. In a mixing bowl combine the oats, baking powder, salt and desiccated coconut.

3. In a separate bowl whisk together the soaked flaxseed, coconut milk drink, rhythm coconut milk, agave nectar and vanilla until it is all well combined. (I used a stand mixer to do this but it could easily be done by hand.

4. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix well.

5. Pour mixture into the baking dish and make the crunch.

6. In a small pan heat the coconut oil, butter and sugar until melted and well combined.

7. Stir the nuts, seeds and desiccated coconut into the warm coconut mixture until everything is coated.

8. Top your oat mixture with this nut and seed mixture and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until the oats are set.

9. Serve with some more Rhythm Coconut Milk, vegan yogurt or milk of your choice.

Nutrition

The approximate GI of this recipe is 40 and the GL is 10 meaning it fairs well on the glycemic scale. Below is the full nutritional data for the recipe.