Protein&spinach muffins

Recently I've ordered few products from bulkpowders.co.uk
 

psyllium husk&spinach powder, proteins plus coconut oil from bulkpowders

I still look for my healthy food supplier and checking English companies out. Bulkpowders was one of them, recommended by my friend. Despite the name, they don't have only products for those who are on bulk ;) 


They don't have fancy packing, just simple, minimalistic ones. Together with no big adds. But the variety of products is really big. I got few protein powders from them (simple whey and mixed), gainer for my beloved, psyllium husk, hmb and spinach powder from them. For now whey protein chocolate orange is my unquestionable favourite, especially with my mornings oats. 

my recent baking

Having some day off I decided to use ordered spinach powder. I used it for muffins and they came really tasty.

For 8 muffins you will need:
* 1 scoop of vanilla protein
* 2 tbsp of sesame/quinoa/regular flour
* 0.5 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder 
* 0.5 tbsp spinach powder
* 1 egg
* 1dl of almond/regular milk
* sweetener (Sukrin or other)

Mix all dry ingredietns first, then add egg and milk for dough, watery consistency. Mix together and put into muffins forms. Bake for 30 minutes in 200 degrees.

ready to eat muffin with glaze and dried raspberries on top

Glaze:
* 2 tbsp of Philadelphia Light (or other soft cheese)
* powdered sweetener (Sukrin Melis)
* dried raspberries on top 

Enjoy gluten free, sugar free, protein&spinach muffins! :)

isn't that true? ;)

Did somebody say Quest bars?

I've just got some small delivery from Predator Nutrition (British official re-seller of Quest Nutrition products) with lots of protein Quest bars. 

It was my first experience with Internet shopping in UK and I was a little shock that Predator Nutrition asked me to prove my identity and show my previous invoices I had on my debit card. I was also a little disappointed by the shipping, because all that formal stuff took some time and I didn't get my pack on the other day, but actually after a few one. But at least customer service was nice and politely ;)

What are these treats? 

For first, as I already mentioned, these are treats - even though they contains protein I perceive them more like a candy, something sweet rather than a food from daily diet. However, there are places where I don't have chance to eat my 'real food' or have a sweet tooth and taking a bar like that is convenient. 

Any why Quest bars? 

Because as far as I know these are the healthiest options within protein bars. They contain little carbs, lots of fibre, no strange additives (just to mention: no, I am not sponsored by Quest hehe, but I would really like to be though!) and 20g of protein. And what is more, they have wonderful taste and can be find in very different flavors.

good macros: 170 kcal, 6g fat, 24g carbs (17g fiber), 20g protein

I've got mine Quest bars in flavors:
* cinnamon roll
* chocolate cookie dough
* strawberry cheescake
* apple pie 
* banana muffin
* berry
* almond

I've already tried one - Cinnamon Roll and it tastes like cinnamon cakes I found in Norway, yay! :)

Cinnamon cake

cinnamon cake topped with apples

Previous weekend was rich in desserts! ;) Beside french fruit cake, I made cinnamon one, perfect treat for coffee.

For 8 portions of cake I used:
* half cup of almound flour
* half cup of whole grain flour
* half a cup of Sukrin/sugar
* 3 eggs
* cup of milk
* 2 spoons of baking powder
* 1 dl of liquid butter/margarine
* gingerbread spices, cinnamon and vanilla 
* apple and Sukrin Melis for decoration

Preparation:
* Preheat oven to 220 degrees. Mix dry ingredients all together.  Add eggs, butter and milk. Use kitchen robot to have a smooth dough. 
* Spread liquid butter/margarine in a baking pan. 
* Put dough into pan and put it into oven for 10 minutes. In a meantime chop apple. You can put it on the top of the cake after 10 minutes of pre-baking it (then you're sure that apple won't fall into dough). 
*Bake cake for next 20 minutes.
* After that time, let the cake cool down in room temperature. 
* Spread a little Sukrin Melis/ sugar powder on top.

3 minutes cake

We had a guest this weekend and I wanted to prepare some quick and tasty dessert. I made french fruit cake, which was not necessarily light, but very tasty and almost effort less.

It takes only 3 minutes to prepare it! (and another 3 to eat it!;) )

You will need:
* a pack of french dough (if you can buy light one use it, unfortunately in Norway we have only regular one)
* fruits of choice: I used plums and apple
* 1 egg
* brown sugar/ Sukrin Gold
* regular sugar/ Sukrin

it is just that simple: put a dough on a baking pan, and then fruit on it

then spread sugar/Sukrin on fruits, and brush egg on the edges of dough

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 220 degrees. On a baking pan, put a baking paper and squares or rectangles from french dough. 
Wash fruits and halve them. Put them on dough and lightly press them into dough. Spread 1 spoon of sugar and 1 spoon of brown sugar on top. You can also spread cinnamon and vanilla.
Break the egg and brush it on the edges of dough.
Bake cake for approximately 20 minutes. 

Spring cheesecake

Birthday cheesecake: lemon bottom, jelly top :)

For my birthday I prepared light, fresh and fruity cheesecake. With lemon bottom and jelly top! :)

For lemon bottom I used:
* 2 boxex of vanilla quark (Kesam Vanilje)
* Stevia SweetLeaf Lemon Drop
* gelatin powder
* juice from fresh lemon 

Mix quark with Stevia Lemon. Dissolve gelatin powder (1 spoon) in water with lemon juice and add it to quark.

Fill the first layer of cake into baking pan and put it into fridge for at least 1 hour (the longer, the better).

For jelly layer I used:
* 2 packages of jelly 
* 200g fresh strawberries
 
While waiting for lemon layer, prepare jelly. 
I used normal jelly and I made it with instructions from package. I used 2 packages of berry and strawberry flavour jelly. You can also pick some fresh fruits which you could use on jelly layer.

When lemon layer has a good consistency, you can spill (very delicate!) jelly on it. Put fresh berries in jelly layer. Leave the cake for the night at the fridge. 
Enjoy :)

Saturday's banana cake

dry and muggy banana cake

Saturday is a good day for splurge, cheating and letting yourself go a little back from diet track.
However, your Saturday treat doesn't have to be full of sugar and with no nutrition value.

This recipe contains good source of carbohydrates (bananas), protein (whey protein powder) and fats (fro egg yolk). 
*I have already made cake/bread like that before, but then I used milk instead of water.

For 6 big pieces of banana cake you will need:
* 2 big mature bananas
* 2 scoops of protein powder (Reflex's Instand Whey Deluxe Banofee flavour would be perfect)
* 2 tea spoons of Sukrin Gold (or other sweetener which can be use in high temperature)
* 2 tea spoons of baking powder
* 1 whole egg and 1 white egg 
* 1 scoop of sesame flour (or almond flour)
* water

For preparation: Mash bananas with fork, add dry ingredients and mix all together with water.
Take a bread pan and put baking paper inside. Spill mix in the pan and bake for 30 minutes in 220 degrees.

After 30 minutes take cake from the oven and let it cool down in room temperature for next 15 minutes. 

Serve with fresh fruits :)

Protein tarta-cakes

tarta-cakes on gluten free, wheat free dough with a protein filling

Oh, I just invented the simplest and the best dessert ever! (for this moment I think it is the smartest I ever came on hehe)

fresh berries melted in mocca-chocolate filling

This are tarta-cakes full of protein with healthy dough underneath. Perfect for a healthy dessert after your dinner.

For four tarta-cakes you will need following ingredients:

For dough:

* 2 spoons of almond flour
* 1 spoon of FiberFin (can be omitted)
* 1 spoon of Sukrin or Sukrin Melis
* few drops of Stevia drops Englih Toffee flavour

* 1 egg white
* water
* Cocoa oil for baking forms



For filling:
* ca. 60g of protein powder (I used mocca-chocolate flavour)
* 2 table spoons of powdered gelatin
* water

Preparation:

Begin with dough. 

Mix all dry ingredients, than add egg white and water to receive consistency that will allow you to put dough into forms. 

Spread cocoa oil into your baking forms and add a thin layer of a dough. Let dough bake in the oven for ca. 20 minutes in 200 degrees. 

Then take it off from the oven and et it cool down.

For filling: warm up water with 2 table spoons of gelatin powder. Do not boil, only let gelatine melted. 
Take pan from heating and add 2 portion of protein powder. Stir untill you get perfect consistency. Then put a container with melted protein into freezer for about 20 minutes. 

you can make an additinal layer from fresh strawberries

When filling is almost tensed, spread it on a dough. I putted strawberries on a dough first to have another layer between dough and filling.

Put tarta-cakes into freezer for first 10 minutes and then keep them in the fridge. 

Serve protein tarta-cakes with fresh berries.

Way to good to be so healthy! ;)

The art of baking

Sunday is a day for relax, chill and baking :) 

Today I tried to make a cheesecake. In the norwegian way. In Poland we have some special time of quark/curd (pol. twaróg) which make every cheesecake special. Here, in Norway, there is only cottage cheese, kesam and skyr naturel. However, I sum up all the recipes for cheesecakes from Kristine Weber blog and did my own version of it :)
 

I made a bottom of the cake from ground almonds, egg yolk and butter. Dough mass is made from whipped egg whites, one egg yolk, skyr naturell and fiber husk (don't know exact english name for that). I added sukrin and stevia for sweetness.
I put it to the oven for 40 minutes in 150 degrees. Then let the cake cool down. Served with warm raspberry and blueberry souce.