Banana, Oat and Cranberry Biscuits

Here's another Oat biscuit type recipe.  Might be worth a try if biscuits are your thing. Found the recipe on facebook. Haven't tried them yet.

NOTE: Please check points/propoints/smartpoints or syns before using.

Banana, Oat & Cranberry Biscuits

Makes 12

12 pps for the whole recipe on pps. 

On f & h the whole recipe is 2pps

1 banana, mashed

100g dry rolled oats
30g dried cranberries

1. Mix the ingredients together until well combined.
2. Using a tablespoon, packed the mixture in firmly, then turn out onto a lined baking tray. Flatten each biscuit slightly.
3. Cook at 180ºC  for 15 minutes.

Beef in Fragrant Black Bean Sauce

I have just had this for tea from Gok Cooks Chinese  It work out at 13 propoints for the whole recipe if doing points. For Filling and Healthy, you need to make a couple of changes or count some pps.

Sesame Oil is not f&h, 3 tsp is 4 pps.  I think it's worth keeping in the recipe for the nutty flavour. Up to you  if you want to leave it out.

Groundnut oil is not f&h, I replaced it with olive oil.

I don't know if fermented black beans have any pps but to be honest there is only 1 tbsp.

Dry sherry is 1 pp per tbsp.

So there are some pps to count on F & H.

As it happens it served 3 of us, with noodles for the others, courgette noodles for me!


Beef in Fragrant Black Bean Sauce

Serves 2 6 pps per serving 13 per whole recipe.

1 small head broccoli cut into small florets
3 tsp sesame oil *
pinch salt
1 tbsp groundnut oil*
2 cm fresh ginger, finely chopped
2-3 garlic cloves, finely sliced
1 spring onion, finely chopped
1 tbsp fermented black bean, soaked for 5 mins in warm water then drained
1 beef sirloin steak, cut into thin strips
1 fresh red chilli, finely chopped (deseeded if you prefer)
pepper
1 tbsp Shaoxing Rice Wine or dry sherry
light soy sauce to taste

Blanch the broccoli in slated boiling water for 2 minutes.  Drain and season with the sesame oil and a pinch of salt. Mix well and set aside.

Heat the wok over high heat.  Add the groundnut oil.  Add the ginger, garlic and spring onion and stir fry for 10 seconds then add the black beans and cook for 20 seconds, stirring and tossing.

Add the steak strips and cook for 2-3 minutes to seal on all sides.  Add the chilli, broccoli, a pinch of salt and pepper along with the rice wine or sherry, 1 tsp soy sauce and 1 tbsp water.  Toss to mix well.  Taste and adjust seasoning.

Serve with noodles, rice or courgette noodles.

Note: Noodles are not f&h so you would need to count pps for them.

Baked Oats

Baked Oats

This is a recipe that seems to be doing the rounds.  I haven't tried it yet, but it appears to be popular. I have a feeling it's a Slimming World recipe as the one I saw quoted healthy extras.

Basic recipe:

35g porridge oats
1 egg
50ml skimmed milk
2 tbsp granulated sweetener

Then add whatever you fancy, remembering to count propoints for anything that is not healthy and filling.

Typical additions are banana, blueberries, chopped cherries or strawberries, raspberries etc, fresh or frozen.