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Refined Sugar-Free Oatmeal Spelt Pancakes With Cinnamon Apples & January 2016 Degustabox Review

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Refined sugar free oatmeal spelt pancakes with cinnamon apples - light, fluffy, healthy pancakes made with ground oats and spelt flour, sweetened with carob syrup

Welcome to my review of the January 2016 Degustabox. If you’re not familiar with the Degustabox then in brief it’s a subscription service whereby each month you’re sent a box full of goodies to try; most are either new brands or products and it works out far cheaper than buying everything individually in the shops. It is a bit of a lottery however as you have no idea what you will be sent, some products you may love, and others you might not be so keen on; the surprise element is quite fun though, and it encourages you to try products that you wouldn’t normally think to buy. If you fancy giving a box a try yourself then simply enter the discount code BLDEG15 at the checkout and you’ll get £6 off your first order!…

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Cherry Almond Chia Pudding

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Chia pudding with almond milk, honey and vanilla served with a tart cherry compote and toasted flaked almonds; a healthy, filling make-ahead breakfast.

I was given a big tub of chia seeds by my aunt a while back and so far haven’t come up with many ways to use them; some went into (very tasty) granola bars but I wasn’t sure what else to do with them, any suggestions would be most welcome! The most common chia based recipe seems to be chia pudding so I thought I’d give it a go; I honestly thought that I was going to hate it, it just seems like such a strange concept and it looks like a bazillion little eyeballs, but actually I really quite enjoyed it! That doesn’t mean that it isn’t odd, this stuff is weird with a capital W and it certainly won’t be to everyone’s tastes…Damian thought that it was disgusting and I have to agree that the texture is somewhat reminiscent of frogspawn (I don’t think that I’m doing a very good job of selling it…); but if you can get past that then it is really quite tasty and incredibly healthy!…

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Coconut & Almond Pancakes With Spiced Plum Compote

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high protein coconut and almond pancakes

I am a boring breakfast eater. Most days I’ll just have a bowl of cereal or occasionally porridge because I wake up hungry (surprise, surprise…I’m always hungry…), so I want something quick, I don’t want to faff around cooking while I’m hungry and half asleep (I am not a morning person…). But on the odd occasion I’ll be in the mood for something a bit more special, and what is a better breakfast than pancakes? Sticking with my resolution to try to make healthier, lower sugar things for a few weeks, I made healthy pancakes. Now I am not by any means gluten free, or on the paleo diet (give up carbs and dairy? Never! The idea is laughable!), but I came across a recipe for coconut and almond pancakes which sounded interesting, and also happened to be gluten/grain/dairy/sugar free and paleo diet friendly. I thought I’d give them a go and despite my reservations about the lack of flour, they were delicious, moist and full of coconut flavour. They also paired beautifully with the spiced plum compote I made and are very high in protein so they fill you up. …

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