This breakfast loaf recipe is versatile, vegan and refined sugar free. Enjoy it for brunch, as a pre-workout meal or afternoon snack. It uses ACTIVE CORALS powder from the BOTANISTRY plant-based supplement range. Containing potent plant ingredients, ACTIVE CORALS is ideally suited for active lifestyles, helping to support with issues like mobility, tension and stress in the body.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Recipe Serves: 2 people
INGREDIENTS
- BOTANISTRY ACTIVE CORALS, 2 teaspoons
- Dates (roughly chopped), 10
- Bananas (ripe & mashed), 2
- Olive oil, ¼ cup
- Almond milk, ½ cup
- Maple syrup, 2 tablespoons
- Rolled oats, 1¼ cup
- Buckwheat flour, 1¼ cup
- Baking powder, 2 teaspoons
- Baking soda, ½ teaspoon
- Salt, 1 pinch
METHOD
- Preheat the oven to 180°C fan bake. Line a loaf tin with baking paper.
- Roughly chop dates and place into a bowl. Cover with boiling water and let soak for 10 minutes before draining.
- Mash banana with a fork. Add oil, milk and maple syrup, mix to combine.
- In a separate large bowl, add oats, flour, ACTIVE CORALS powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix together before adding wet ingredients and dates. Fold mixture together until just incorporated, do not over mix.
- Pour into lined loaf tin and spread out evenly. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and cooked through. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from tin and cooling on a rack.
- Serve warm with your preferred toppings, like nut butter, berry compote, yoghurt or sliced fruit.
TIPS
- To check if the loaf is cooked through – insert a skewer into the centre. It should come out clean if the loaf is cooked.
- This breakfast loaf keeps well in the freezer. Simply slice, freeze and remove slices as you wish. Toast slices in a toaster to warm when ready to eat.
HEALTH BENEFITS
The combination of oats and buckwheat flour are effective to support athletic nutrition and energy slumps. They are full of fibre, protein, complex carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. Oats and buckwheat flour are able to slowly release sugar into the bloodstream pre-workout as well as aid muscle recovery and prevent protein breakdown post-workout. Eating this loaf with a healthy source of fats like nut butter and antioxidant-rich fruit makes for a balanced and filling breakfast or snack. Taken daily, the ACTIVE CORALS dietary supplement helps to support the body’s metabolism, muscle recovery and joint health.
This recipe is created for BOTANISTRY by qualified nutritionist & health coach Harriet Lidgard (@harriet_well) who is based in New Zealand.
