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According to Dietitian Joel Feren, “Peanut Butter is truly nature at its most delicious! Not only is it a wholesome and tasty option for breakfast or a snack, but it’s also a versatile cooking ingredient that can transform a range of sweet and savoury dishes,”.
It’s a source of protein and monounsaturated fats, making it a perfect food for the whole family. As part of a healthy balanced diet, these ‘good fats’ may help lower cholesterol, reduce heart disease and lower blood pressure,” he added.
Joel recommends choosing a completely natural peanut butter such as Mother Earth.
Here are two recipes that you would surely love to try today.
Crunchy peanut butter slice
Ingredients:
1½ cup oats
½ cup spelt flour, sifted (option to use plain flour)
½ cup brown sugar
110g butter
1 cup Mother Earth crunchy peanut butter
2 tbsp. coconut oil, melted
2 tbsp. rice malt syrup (or honey)
1 tsp. vanilla essence
Pinch of salt
200g dark chocolate, melted
Method:
- Preheat oven to 180°C and line square baking tin with baking paper.
- Place oats, flour, brown sugar and butter into a mixing bowl and gently knead until mixture is well combined.
- Evenly press the mixture into the lined baking tray and place in oven for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Remove tray from oven and allow to cool.
- In a mixing bowl add peanut butter, coconut oil, rice malt syrup, vanilla essence and salt and combine well.
- Pour mixture into baking tray and spread evenly.
- Melt chocolate over the stove, double boiler style (place chocolate in heatproof dish over simmering water)
- Pour melted chocolate over peanut butter mixture and place in fridge for 2 hours or until set.
- Once set, slice and serve.
Makes 12 slices.
Recipe by @the_nutritionguy.
Peanut butter banana smoothie bowl
Ingredients:
1 tbsp. Mother Earth crunchy peanut butter
2/3 cup oats
2/3 cup milk
1 banana, ½ in bowl + ½ for topping
1 heaped tsp. cocoa powder
100g Greek yoghurt
Chia seeds (optional)
Cacao nibs (optional)
Peanuts (optional)
Method:
Add the oats, milk, Greek yoghurt, peanut butter, cocoa powder and banana into a blender and blitz until smooth. Pour contents into a bowl.
Top with ½ banana, chia seeds, cacao nibs, peanuts and Mother Earth crunchy peanut butter.
Recipe by @the_nutritionguy.
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