BAKED

Choco-Coconut Berry Baked Oatmeal

June 10, 2014

Although baked oatmeal takes a little more time than oatmeal cooked in a pot, it is totally worth it!

I am so happy that the weather is warming up because it means berries are in season!  I went to Nature's Emporium (a local organic food store) a few days ago and their organic raspberries were on sale so I HAD to get them.

So, in honour of delicious summer berries, I decided to make a baked oatmeal! Of course their had to be chocolate in it too.  Trust me...it is pretty darn delectable. :)




Choco-coconut berry baked oatmeal topped with raspberries, peanut butter, shredded coconut, crushed almonds and dark chocolate pieces.

Choco-Coconut Berry Baked Oatmeal 
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makes 1 serving 

Ingredients:
1/2 cup oats
1/3 cup almond milk
1 egg white
1/2-1 ripe banana, mashed
1 tbsp. shredded coconut
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tbsp. cocoa powder
1-2 tbsp. frozen blueberries
3 raspberries, + more for topping
Dark chocolate chips + more for topping (optional)

Method:
Preheat the oven to 350F (180C).  In a bowl, mix the oats, almond milk and egg white together and allow oats to soften up.  Meanwhile, mash your banana.  Once it is roughly mashed, mix the banana with the oats mixture.  Next, add in the shredded coconut, baking powder, and cocoa powder to the oats mixture and combine everything together.  Then, fold in the blueberries and raspberries, allowing the raspberries to crumble and you gently fold them in.  You can also fold in some dark chocolate chips if you like  Grease a baking dish with a little oil and pour in the oats mixture.  Top with raspberries and bake for approximately 25 minutes or until crispy and lightly browned.

Top with any toppings of your choice such as fruits, more shredded coconut, dark chocolate chips, nut butter, etc.!


Chow and enjoy!

breakfast

Vanilla Lemon-Coconut Buckwheat and Oat Porridge

May 30, 2014

One of my most favourite things to have for breakfast is a nice warm bowl of oatmeal.  However, recently I have started mixing up other grains with my oats to change up my mornings!

So why did I add lemon peels into my oatmeal?  Well, my mom knows that I like to place lemon slices into my water but she tells me to not do it often since there is actually a lot of pesticide and what not on the lemon peels.  However, recently we have started to buy organic lemons. So now, she tells me to not waste the lemon peels because we can actually eat them now without eating other nasty unwanted chemicals and get all their nutritional benefits!  Anyways, so I am not hardcore like my mom who eats the lemon peels plain lol.  So, one morning I decided to chop up the lemon peels and tossed them into my oatmeal and it turned out delicious! 





Vanilla Lemon-Coconut Buckwheat and Oat Porridge 
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makes 1 serving 

¾ cup water or coconut water
2 tbsp. rolled oats
2 tbsp. buckwheat groats
1 to 2 tbsp. lemon peel (depending on how strong you want the taste to be), grated or finely chopped
Your milk of choice (I used almond milk)
½ banana, mashed
1 tsp unsweetened coconut shreds
2 drops pure vanilla extract
1 eggwhite
1 tsp. flaxseeds (optional)


Place the rolled oats and buckwheat groats in a pot.  Pour in the water and bring to a boil.  Place the lemon peel into the pot.  Add a splash of your milk of choice.  Then, turn the heat down to low and let simmer for 8 to10 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Meanwhile, mash ½ banana if it is not mashed already.  After 8 to 10 minutes, you can add milk if you like a thinner consistency.  Mix in the mashed banana, coconut shreds and vanilla extract and let simmer for another 5 minutes or so.  Next, stir in the eggwhite and keep stirring for around 1 minute or until eggwhite is well mixed in and cooked.  Then, stir in 1 tsp. of flaxseed (optional).

Top with any kind of toppings you like: nuts, fruits, nut butter, granola, hemp seeds, etc.  OR you can just eat it plain and it will taste just as good!
Chow and enjoy!

Chrissy Chows Launch + A Short Introductory

May 22, 2014

Hey there, welcome to Chrissy Chows!


My name is Christie, a 19 year old girl from Canada.  I love to have "foodie adventures" and experiment with/create healthy cooking and baking recipes!  I also love to travel, make art and drink tea.




Inspired by all the amazing pictures of healthy foods on Instagram, I decided to create a blog where I will be sharing healthy recipes as well as healthy living related posts.  In addition, I will also occasionally post about restaurants that I have tried and liked.  Through this blog, I hope to inspire others to live a healthy, balanced lifestyle and to enjoy life!



Chow (hehe get it?),

Christie xx