MyKitchen - Issue 36 - October 2017

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Honey, to taste

2 bananas, frozen

2 tbsp cacao powder

2 tbsp maca powder

Fruit, to serve

MeTHOD

For the berry nibs

1. Preheat oven to 180°c.


2. Mix together all ingredients,
   except berries. Spread out on
   a baking tray and bake for 10–12
   minutes, until golden and crisp.


3. Mix in the berries. Place in
   additional text: roxy greeff; photography: hm the freezer until ready to serve.

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Smoothie bowls

with berry nibs

MAkES 2 HANDS-ON 20 min

HANDS-OFF 10 min + freezing time

ingreDienTs

For the berry nibs

1 cup desiccated coconut

½ cup coconut sugar

½ cup walnuts, roughly

chopped

½ cup frozen mixed berries

For the smoothie bowls

1 avocado, frozen

1 ½ cups milk of choice

For the smoothie bowls

1. blend the avocado and ½ cup
   milk. Sweeten with honey and
   set aside.


2. blend banana and remaining
   1 cup milk. Sweeten with honey.


3. Divide the banana mixture
   between 2 bowls. Whisk cacao
   powder into one bowl and maca
   into the other.


4. Divide the avocado, cacao
   and maca mixtures between
   2 bowls. In each bowl, swirl the
   3 colours together. top with the
   berry nibs and fresh fruit.

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breakfasT TiMe

Eat brekkie within

an hour of waking up.

Cortisol levels are highest

in the morning and, if

you don’t eat anything,

this hormone will start

breaking down your

muscles to make

sugar for energy.

Per serving

1 535.3 kJ

4.4g protein

23.1g fat

36.1g carbs

5.6g fibre

26.5 mg sodium

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