Layered Home made fruit yoghurt with my home made muesli.
Happy rainy Monday beautiful ppl
This is my everyday breakfast, actually it’s brunch I don’t eat before 11am. I can’t tell you how much I love this
This super breakfast consists of delicious, healthy layers of goodness.
I use store-bought yoghurt which has zero sugar, I make my own chia-seed fruit jam (without sugar) and make my homemade toasted muesli, minus the honey. I don’t miss the sweetness in this breakfast but if you do need some more sweetness than you just get from the fruit, then I suggest you go for my home made toasted muesli with honey in it.
If you want your day to be positive you must have positive thoughts upon rising. (according to my BFF google, so it must be true, right?) Before you open your eyes you need to have gratitude in your heart for all the things that you have to be thankful for and visualise the things that make you feel good/happy.
I wanted to extend this to all you wonderful ppl this morning, because I am definitely grateful to have so many enthusiastic, kind and generous readers. So, I made a breakfast that would reflect a beautiful day filled with bright colours. 🌺🌸🌼🌻 I wanted a breakfast that would put a spring in your step and a smile your face.
Looking at the photos, I may have overdone it. (Which is not a surprise. I don’t have a middle name, but if I did, over-the-top would probably be it).
Have a beautiful Monday everyone
with love and gratitude
Nava.
Mango chia jam
Ingredients
500g frozen mango pieces defrosted
2 tablespoons of chia
¼ cup of water
Method
Place Mango with water in a small pot over a medium-high flame. Once it starts to bubble reduce the heat to medium-low with the lid ajar and allow to cook for 10 minutes before stirring in the chia seeds. Reduce flame to low and cook for another 20 minutes with lid ajar stirring every now and then to make sure fruit doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot.
Ingredients
Strawberry or raspberry chia jam
500g frozen strawberries, defrosted
2 tablespoons of chia
2 tablespoons of water
Method
Place strawberries with water in a small pot over a medium-high flame. Once it starts to bubble reduce the heat to medium-low with the lid ajar and allow to cook for 10 minutes before stirring in the chia seeds. Reduce flame to low and cook for another 15-20 minutes with lid ajar stirring every now and then to make sure fruit doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot.
Blueberry chia jam
Ingredients
500g frozen blueberries defrosted
2 tablespoons of chia
¼ cup of water
Method
Place blueberries with water in a small pot over a medium-high flame. Once it starts to bubble reduce the heat to medium-low with the lid ajar and allow to cook for 10 minutes before stirring in the chia seeds. Reduce flame to low and cook for another 20-25 minutes with lid ajar stirring every now and then to make sure fruit doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot.
Muesli recipe
Ingredients
4 cups rolled oats
1 teaspoons salt
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1/3 cup honey or maple syrup
2-3 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup of melted coconut oil
Method
Pre-heat the oven to 170c
Mix dry ingredients in a bowl, stir in the melted coconut oil, vanilla and stir in the honey.
Transfer mixture onto a baking tray lined with baking paper and spread the muesli evenly.
Cook on 170c for 20 min and let it sit to cool down before adding anything your heart desires.
I sometimes add toasted coconut flakes, cocoa nibbles, a combination of nuts and seeds and dried fruit.
Simply create as many layers in your bowl or jar as you like
Yoghurt
Any plain yoghurt of your choosing: Greek yoghurt/coconut yoghurt/ or any other kind you like. I recommend that you have an unflavoured one so you can enjoy the fruity flavour of the jam.