As an apology for being away from my blog so long, I thought I'd win you back with this healthy Oatmeal Choc Chip Cookies, that you don't even need special measuring tools for! Good ploy hey??
Sometimes I find at uni, the nights can be very boring if you're not going out or have no work to do, so baking can be a great way to relax and fill the time. However, most of us students don't have any measuring equipment to be baking anything near the likes of Great British Bake Off, so in this recipe you don't need fancy weighing scales!
All you will need is:
a mug
a tablespoon
a teaspoon
a mixing bowl
a pan
a tray
Ingredients:
3-4 cups of porridge oats
1/2 a cup of chia seeds*
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1 cup of raisins
1 cup of chocolate chips**
2 tablespoons of brown sugar
1 teaspoon of white sugar
1 large tablespoon of melted margarine
*optional - but they add a little healthy side
**dark or milk chocolate chips, I use both
Instructions:
1) Turn on the oven to 350 degrees F, and set out your ingredients and utensils in front of you
2) In the mixing bowl, pour in the oats and then add the chia seeds, baking powder, salt and sugars. Don't forget the best bit! Throw in the chocolate chips and raisins, or whatever else you might like to add, such as dates or hazelnuts.
3) Melt the margarine in a small pan and then dribble over the mixture. Stir it up!
4) If the mixture doesn't seem to be binding together, add an egg or 2 tablespoons of milk, which should do nicely.
5) Then cup the mixture into your hands, rounding it into balls (it's your choice to how big you make them). Then place them neatly onto the tray, leaving space in between so they have room to grow.
6) Slide them into the oven and make yourself a cuppa ready for when they come out! Leave them in for approximately 6 mins, but longer depending on how big you make them.
7) Bring them out and breathe in the most amazing aroma of baking cookies. Using a spatula, gently place them onto a plate or cooling grid (if you have one).
8) Leave them to cool and they should stick together perfectly. But of course, you HAVE to eat one warm, even if its too crumbly, because thats when they taste the best!
These cookies are pretty healthy already, but you can make them even healthier by using gluten free porridge oats, and coconut sugar instead of brown sugar. Using agave syrup will help them be stickier, and its also good for you! They still taste amazing the next day, especially as a snack with your afternoon cup of coffee.
Have you ever made a healthy cookie recipe? Or any other healthy desert recipe? Let me know if you've tried this one!
Amy xi
Sorry sorry sorry sorry. I have been very negligent to my blog recently.. but trust me when I say I've had the BUSIEST summer of my life. I've hardly even had time to gather my thoughts or even sit down for a glass of vino (which I usually can find time for)!
So, here's a lil recap. In June, July and August, I was travelling around South-East Asia. Anyone who's thinking of going.. GO! There will definitely be some posts in the next few weeks giving some tips and tricks on what to do, see, eat, read and where to sleep. Maybe even some insights into my travel diary, (ey eyy). I will also be posting LOADS of photos as I have so many.. Well I did manage to lose my phone and my camera so the amount of photos I could take was limited. But my best friend (who travelled with me) had a GoPro, and she took plenty on there.
After travelling I then had a loooovely, and v luxurious (compared to Asia) holiday in Spain with my family and a few friends. It was so nice to be pampered after slumming it for 9 weeks! Travelling sounds fun, and it is incredible, but it is so exhausting. Spain gave me the chance to catch up on sleep, put on a few of the pounds that I'd lost (and then some), and generally get back to normal health. And also, to catch up with my family, who I missed unbelievable amounts while I was away.
Getting back to England was a bit of a shock back into reality, as the just before starting my second year back at Newcastle Uni, I did a week of work experience at Mission PR Agency in London. It was amazing, and helped me to properly realise how desperately I want a career in the media. Especially our capital city, because I love it there. Even though the rush hour tube ride is almost unbearable, I'm sure I could get used to it!
So, back to blogging we go!
What did you do this summer? Have you ever been to South-East Asia? Or would you want to go? Let me know if you have any questions!
Amy xi
