WARM OATS WITH VEGAN YOGHURT AND SPICED FRUIT x x

I have many disasters in the kitchen – believe me! As I keep on telling you I don’t really see myself as a cook at all I just love being in my kitchen creating…..well, when it goesto plan at least 🙂

This was one of those days where this ticked all of the boxes…..I LOVE warm oats in the morning, especially now I’ve noticed the weather changing and crave a nice big bowl of warm oats when I get back from my run!

This is really straight forward but just takes a bit more time than the quick yoghurt and fruit option. However, I made these the day before on my meal prep day and they were great the next day! I think they would stay fine in the fridge for a couple of days and you can enjoy them hot or cold.

You will need:

For the spiced fruit:

1 x apple

1 x pear

1/2 cup of blueberries

1 tbsp maple syrup

juice and zest of 1/2 an orange

pinch of cinnamon

pinch of nutmeg

1/4 tsp vanilla powder

For the vegan yoghurt cream

1 cup of coconut yoghurt

1/2 cup of fresh coconut water

1 tbsp raw organic honey (or maple syrup)

1/4 tsp vanilla powder

1/2 cup of trail mix

1 cup of quick cooking organic oats

For the topping:

1/2 cup of sliced almonds

1/4 cup of coconut flakes

Serves 2

Method:

• Preheat your oven to 150 degrees C.
• Combine all of the ‘spiced fruit’ ingredients to a pan omitting the blueberries. Stir together and heat on a low heat until the fruit is cooked and at the consistency that you like (I still like a little bit of a crunch!). Take the pan off the heat and stir in the blueberries to the warm mixture.
• Add all of the ingredients for the ‘vegan yoghurt cream’ to a blender, I use the Vitamix. Blend until the mixture is creamy and smooth.
• Put your topping ingredients on a baking tray or heatproof frying pan. Toast in the oven for 5-10 minutes until starting to brown.
• Place the oat mixture into a glass dish and then layer with the fruit and then the topping. Do this one more time so that you have a few layers.
• Serve straight away or leave in the fridge to enjoy later.
• Enjoy x x