Sunday, 11 October 2020

Healthy Oatmeal Cookies

 Dairy and sugar free oatmeal cookies



Made these healthy dairy and sugar free oatmeal cookies. The photo on the top has coconut and the bottom doesn't. They also have different nuts in them. They're super easy to make, quick and you can change and add whatever you want in them!


Ingredients:


100g Porridge Oats
60g Desiccated Coconut
50g Ground Almonds
1 tsp Cornflour
1 tsp Baking Powder
Pinch of Salt
3 tbsp Melted Coconut Oil
2 tbsp Honey
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
4 tbsp Warm Water

Optional:
Mixed Seeds
Dried Fruit
Nuts

What you will need:

Mixing Bowl
Wooden Spoon
Measuring Spoons
Spoon
Jug (Microwavable)
Flat Baking Trays
Baking Paper
Fork
Scales

Makes - 16 cookies

Baking time - 12 - 15 mins

Oven - 170°C

Method:

Mix all your dry ingredients together until well combined - porridge oats, coconut, ground almonds, cornflour, baking powder and salt.


In your jug melt your coconut oil in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds until it turns to liquid. Then add your honey, vanilla extract and warm water. Then pour your liquid into your dry mixture until well combined with your wooden spoon.



Once it's well combined roll them into a ball with your hand and place them onto your baking tray. Use a fork to flatten them (I forgot to do this).
Leave enough space for them to spread.





Leave them on the tray to cool down for 5 minutes before transferring them onto a wire rack to completely cool.


Tray 1 has a handful of sultanas, some roasted pistachios and toasted pine nuts I had left over and mixed seeds - sesame, sunflower, pumpkin and lin seeds.




Tray 2 - I ran out of coconut so used 110g of almond flour. It has some left over toasted cashew nuts and mixed seeds as tray 1.

I prefer tray 1 as it has coconut which makes everything taste better and the sultanas gives it that little extra sweetness. They are super easy and quick to make thanks to Kayla Itsines recipe which said you would get 16 cookies and it did as I did 2 separate batches. 



Wednesday, 7 October 2020

JD Williams

JD Williams TV Christmas Ad 2018


So I'm in the JD Williams Christmas ad this year as an extra! This was filmed in September in Lytham St Annes and came out about 2 weeks ago. I've not seen the full ad on TV yet but Danielle has. You can watch it on Youtube here. You'll see me 10 seconds in after the woman in lingerie sitting on the chair! 

It was fun getting my hair and make up done and given clothes to wear. The only thing that's mine is the jeans everything else they provided. It was different to doing the usual TV stuff I do.





Behind the scenes of Christmas day on the beach which everyone does in England right?