Almond, buckwheat and apricot bircher muesli/porridge

The color of this is from the maqui powder- its a purple powder usually but has ended up a brown color

serves 1
Ingredients
2 tbsp almonds
1 tbsp raw buckwheat
1 tbsp shredded coconut
1 tbsp chia seeds
5 dried apricot halves
1 tsp each of maca and maqui powder, opt
1 cup of liquid- I have used half almond milk half coconut milk kefir

Method
Blitz almonds, coconut, buckwheat and apricots until mostly fine or until your desired consistency. Put in your jar or container; add your chia, powders and liquid, mix well. Leave in the fridge overnight. Have served this cold with a dollop of full fat yoghurt and freeze dried pomegranate seeds. You can serve hot as a porridge as well.

Maca Powder is from Peru. Grown at 4,100m above sea level in the Andes, Maca is the energising and revitalising superfood of the Incas. Read more about maca powder here
http://wellnessmama.com/8254/herb-profile-maca/

Maqui berry is considered the highest antioxidant fruit on the planet, Loving Earth's Maqui is a deep purple berry wild harvested in the pristine conditions of Southern Chile. The harsh climate of the Patagonian region is credited with increasing the anthocyanin level of fruits and berries grown in that area, and this is seen in Macqui's ORAC score of 319,265 uMol TE per 100g.
Read more here
https://lovingearth.net/products/58/maqui

Sesame and nut porridge with fig, vanilla and honey

This uses 5 tbsp nuts/seeds/coconut you can use any combination you like

Gluten/grain free

Serves 1

 

1 tbsp sesame seeds

1 tbsp pumpkin seeds

3 brazil nuts

1 tbsp macadamia nuts

1 tbsp shredded coconut

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp honey

1-2 dried figs

1 tbsp chia seeds

1 cup liquid- I have used half almond milk and half coconut milk kefir

Method

Blitz/pulse up every (except the chia seeds) until mostly fine or until your liking, put into your jar/container and add your liquid and chia, shake well and put in the fridge overnight, heat up if you want it as a porridge or you can eat it cold. Serve with yoghurt, butter, coconut cream if you want

Buckwheat, nut and seed porridge

Serves 1

You can leave the buckwheat out if you like. This is a very filling brekky!

Buckwheat is not wheat at all, it is a fruit seed! It is related to rhubarb. 

Buckwheat contains phytochemicals such as; quercetin which is anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory. There is also rutin which is also an antioxidant. Rutin also strengthens the capillaries and circulation.

Ingredients

1 tbsp raw buckwheat

1 tbsp pumpkin seeds

1 tbsp chia seeds

1 tbsp shredded coconut

3 brazil nuts

1 tbsp cashew nuts

1 tbsp goji berries

¼ tsp cinnamon

1 tsp maple or honey

2 tsp maca powder or other powder such as camu camu, cacao, mesquite, lacuma, acai, maqui  etc, or leave out completely

1 cup of almond milk

Method

Blitz everything except the chia and goji berries, you can have as chunky or as fine as you want it. Put into your jar or container and add the chia, goji berries and milk, stir well. In the morning you can have it cold as a bircher muesli or hot as a porridge, serve with berries/yoghurt/coconut cream etc…