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Sleepy Monday Porridge
Image by Pompom Wilderness
Ingredients:
Porridge
2/3 cup oats
1 cup Cocobella Straight Up coconut water
2 tsp chai spice
Toppings
Plant based milk (I used rice milk)
Puffed whole grain rice
Bee pollen
1/2 a banana
Mini bliss balls
Pure maple syrup
Method:
In a pot, add the oats, Cocobella coconut water and chai spice.
Heat on medium until oats start bubbling, mix consistently.
Lower heat and stir until you reach your desired thickness (you may need to add more coconut water!)
Take off the heat, mix in a splash of plant based milk and stir.
Add toppings and drizzle on maple syrup.
Coconut Lemon Loaf
Cocobella Top 5 Instagram Recipe
Ingredients:
Loaf
1 cup oat flour
1⅓ cups almond flour
⅓ cup coconut sugar
¾ cup desiccated coconut
1 tsp bi-carb soda
1 tsp baking powder
3 eggs
½ cup coconut oil, melted
¼ cup Cocobella Straight Up coconut water
½ cup chocolate chips
Icing
1½ – 2 cups icing sugar
1 small lemon, half the juice of
1 Tbsp Cocobella Straight Up coconut water
Method:
Loaf
Preheat oven to 180ºC (356ºF) and line loaf pan with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients together.
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together all wet ingredients until well combined.
Make a well in the centre of the dry mix, pour in wet mixture. Gently fold wet into dry until just combined. Removing any lumps.
Gently fold through chocolate chips.
Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
Bake for 20-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean, making sure not to over bake.
Remove from oven.
Let the loaf to cool in the pan for at least 15-20 minutes. This loaf is quite delicate so removing it too early may cause it to break a little.
Remove from pan by lifting up parchment paper and let it cool completely on a wire cooling rack.
Icing
In a small mixing bowl, combine icing sugar, lemon juice, coconut water and mix well.
Add more icing sugar until desired consistency. Mine was smooth and thick.
Slowly and evenly pour over the cooled loaf.
Let sit for 10 minutes until it sets.
Serve and enjoy!
Notes:
Keep in an airtight container, in the pantry, for 1 week – 10 days.
Green Smoothie Bowl
Cocobella Top 5 Instagram Recipe
Ingredients:
4 frozen bananas
2 cups Cocobella Straight Up coconut water
1 heaped tsp spirulina
1 tsp moringa
a handful of spinach
1/2 cup mango
1/2 lime juice
Method:
Blend everything in the blender til smooth.
Top with tahini and fruits.
Banana and Blueberry Blend
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Ingredients:
Banana smoothie
1 1/2 frozen bananas
1/2 cup Cocobella Straight Up coconut water
1 Tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp chia seeds
Berry smoothie
1 frozen banana
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 cup Cocobella Straight Up coconut water
Method:
Blend ingredients for each smoothie, then pour into jar at same time to achieve marbled effect!
Simple as anything
Chocolate Soup
Cocobella Top 5 Instagram Recipe
Ingredients:
4 frozen bananas
1 cup Cocobella Chilled Choc Almond Super Smoothie
1 cup almond milk
2 tbsp cacao powder
Method:
Simply blend all ingredients together until smooth and enjoy!
