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The Crispiest Healthy Peach and Cherry Crumble you’ll make

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You know what I love about summer? There are so many fresh fruits and veggies!And there are just so many ways you can use them! Just like this one! Sweet and juicy fruits beneath a layer of Goey, sweet and crispy crumble. No, you can’t taste that it is healthy but you are going to want to have all of this at once!

Why crumble?

I need to say that I actually got the inspiration from a friend of mine. One night I forgot my keys at home and no-one was there so I stayed over at one of my friend´s houses and her mom had made this ultra tasty crumble. It was with apricots and not super healthy I think but it was amazing! So I thought I wanted to kind of recreate it and asked you guys on instagram what kind of recipes you’d like to see, and you answered crumble.

What is a crumble?

I think the name crumble comes from crumbs. I think you can already imagine what it is. So basically you can make this with any fruit you have on hand. They build the foundation. On top of the fruits are crumbs made out of butter, sugar and flour and then it is all baked in the oven. The fruits will loose some liquid but the flavour will intensify and the crumbles will crisper up. Imagine it as warm fruits with cookie on top.

Is crumble healthy?

Not really. I mean it is healthier than other desserts such as chocolate cake because it is mainly made of fruit but the crumble part is not healthy. Why? It has a lot of sugar and fat in it. Basically no vitamins or nutrients. So yes, it is better and lighter than most desserts but you can’t say that it is healthy.

How to make crumble healthy

This actually is super easy. Easier than expected. We leave the base as it is. So the fruit part is the same. But we change up the crumbles part. Instead of flour we are using rolled oats. But before using them we need to process them in a food processor until they have reached a really fine consistency, much like flour. Oats are super high in vitamins and fibre and are therefore way healthier than white flour is.

Instead of butter we use margarine. Margarine is made out of plants and oils and really high in unsaturated fat. It still is high in calories but it by far does not have such a high content of saturated fat. And instead of white sugar we are using coconut sugar. Coconut sugar is way less processed and actually has a bunch of nutrients and fibre.

Substitutes:

If you do not have peaches or cherries on hand, you could make it with berries, apricots or whichever fruit you have. It works best wit softer fruits though. Instead of rolled oats you could use any type of flour such as almond and wholewheat. If you do not have coconut sugar, you can also use brown sugar.

How to best serve it:

When you take it out of the oven let it sit for a few minutes to cool a little bit and let it crispen. Then I love to serve this with ice cream or some kind of yoghurt. Greek yoghurt, oat yoghurt or just normal one. Whatever you have one hand!

I hope that you will like this recipe (I am obsessed with it) and make it on repeat such as I do!

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Peach and Cherry Crumble

The best way to use all of the good summer fruits. Sweet and juice peaches and cherries beneath a layer of perfectly crispy crumble. Just a dream.

Course Dessert, Snack
Prep Time 10 Minuten
Cook Time 15 Minuten
Total Time 25 Minuten
Servings 6 servings
Calories 208 kcal

What you will need

  • 2 large peaches
  • 200 g cherries
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup or any other liquid sweetener such as honey
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 100 g rolled oats
  • 50 g coconut sugar
  • 50 g margarine

How to

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.

    Remove the pit from the peaches and cherries. Half the cherries and cut the peaches into small slices. Toss them first in the maple syrup and then in the cornstarch. Add them into a baking dish.

  2. In a food processor, process the oats until they have reached a very fine, flour-like consistency. Add the coconut sugar and margarine and pulse again until everything is combined.

  3. Crumble this mixture on top of the fruit and bake it in the oven for 10-15 minutes.

  4. Take it out and let cool a little bit. Then serve it with ice cream or yoghurt.

Happy cooking,
Enjoy,
Katie // Une Petite Cuisinière

Incredibly Easy Kiwi Chia Pudding (Vegan)

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As a child we often get pudding. But usually it is made out of the package, contains hundreds ingredients we cannot even pronounce and it is really unhealthy. But it does not have to be. Neither does it have to be the classic vanilla or chocolate flavour. No, we are being way fancier and healthier here. Kiwi Chia Pudding.

Why is pudding not healthy?

Usually pudding is made out of a lot of milk, sugar, cream or butter. None of which really is healthy. Sugar, obviously is pretty unhealthy for our bodies. Cream and butter are really high in fat, which also is not healthy. And when you get chocolate pudding, you even have chocolate in there, which means you have even more sugar and fat. So this is why pudding is not healthy.

How to make healthy pudding:

This probably is way easier than you think. And you do not need super fancy ingredients. This one only contains 3 ingredients, so it is super easy. Instead of the usual cornstarch to thicken everything up, we use chia seeds. When you let them sit in a liquid overnight, they will form sort of a jelly around them, making it into a pudding consistency. It actually is way easier than traditional pudding, because you do not need to heat anything up.

Are chia seeds healthy?

Totally. You probably know this by now because you can find them in every health food store or in the health section of you food store. But why are they actually healthy? They are high in healthy Omega-3 fats (just as salmon is), in protein and also in fibre. That way they help your digestion and also provide you many other vitamins and minerals. So they basically are a super food.

What else is in this pudding?

3 more ingredients in the base. Which makes 4 in total. Isn’t that amazing? I definitely believe so! Other than the chia seeds, we have Kiwi, milk, and a sweetener. For the milk I like to use oat milk, but you can use regular milk or any other milk alternative. The sweetener I like most here is maple syrup. Other sugar alternatives are coconut sugar or date sugar.

Does it only work with Kiwis?

No! Definitely not. This is what I love about this, you can make this with any fruit you like! Use the same amount but any you love. I am sure that works just as well with berries, cherries, mango, pineapple, or whatever. This is so amazing and versatile. A great dish.

When to have it?

You can have this as a snack, a breakfast or as a dessert. I love and have it as all of those. The best way to eat it (I believe) is to top it with some (plant based) yoghurt, some more fresh fruit and granola. This combination is simply amazing!

I hope that you will enjoy this recipe and that it helps you to make healthy and tasty swaps more often! If you like it, you are free to leave a comment!

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Kiwi Chia Pudding

4 ingredients, healthy, super flavorful and extremly easy. Perfect summer dessert!

Course bowl, Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Prep Time 5 Minuten
Chill time 4 Stunden
Total Time 4 Stunden 5 Minuten
Servings 4 puddings
Calories 245 kcal

What you will need

  • 5 kiwis
  • 50 g maple syrup
  • 80 g chia seeds
  • 200 ml oat milk

For topping:

  • 200 g yoghurt plant based if wanted
  • some granola

How to

  1. Peel the kiwis and purée them in a food processor or a high speed blender. Add the milk and liquid sweetener and mix again. Mix in the chia seeds. Divide it onto the jars. refridgerate for at least 4 hours till overnight.

  2. Before eating top with the yogurt, fresh fruit and granola.

Enjoy,
Happy Cooking,
Katie // Une Petite Cusinière

Mango Coconut Granola

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Crispy, perfectly sweet Granola with some fresh fruits, milk or yoghurt and a drizzle of nut butter. The easiest and quickest breakfast of all time. Batch make the granola and breakfast is ready in 2 minutes. You have got the perfect crunch, some nice and chewy dried fruits and the freshness of the coconut. A tropical twist on your classic breakfast.

What is granola?

Granola is an oat and nut based (most of the time) breakfast cereal. Similar to muesli but other than that, it is baked in the oven to make it crispy and it is sweeter. In conventional granolas, which you can find at the supermarkets, there often is lots of added refined sugar. Sure it tastes good, but it also sure is not healthy. Other times the packaging won’t say „sugar“ but rather something like „sirup“ or „glucose…“, which is not better either. So when you are getting granola at the supermarkets be sure to check the labels.

What is in granola?

As I already said the base consists of oats and nuts, most of the times. Often there are seeds added, dried fruits or other grains. To make it all stick together to form clusters and to make it sweeter, we need to add some oil and some form of sweetener. This can be any sweetener, although I would recommend using maple sirup, coconut nectar or another natural sweetener that also has other nutrients. After baking there often are other things added like dried fruits.

Is every granola the same?

100% not. Because there are so many different ways you can make granola and make it taste. Check the store the next time you go and you’ll see. Chocolate, coconut, berry, natural, you will find anything you want! Like this one! We add some dried mango and a little coconut to give it a summery twist. But you could also make it with apples and cranberries like in my apple and cranberry popcorn granola. I, for example, always like to add something puffed and airy like popcorn, puffed rice or puffed quinoa. This adds a lot of volume while not adding many calories and it gives a real nice crunch.

Is granola healthy?

Can be but does not have to be. Companies often try to trick you into assuming wrong and that is what you have to watch out for. Because granola has become very popular in the past years, especially with health foodies it is often assumed that every granola is healthy. But that obviously is not the case, as I already mentioned. You NEED to check the labels! Some granolas have up to 50 grams of sugar per 100 gram serving. And that is a whole lot. That is almost 18 cubes of sugar. And ONLY in your breakfast. So this is not the best start into the day. So again, granola can be (easily) made healthy but not every one necessarily is.

How to make granola

Super super easy. At least my version. You need 1 pan, 1 bowl, 1 tray and 1 oven. In the pan you combine the „wet“ ingredients. These are the oil, the liquid sweetener, and the almond butter. We are melting all of those together so they combine really well and essentially become one unit. This makes sure that every part of the granola is equally covered with those 3 ingredients. Next, you combine the dry ingredients in a bowl. Mix mix mix and then pour the liquid ones over and again, mix mix mix. Now, it only needs to go onto a baking tray and bake till crispy. Out of the oven, we add in the chopped up dried mango and the coconut and voilà, that’s it!

Substitutions?!

Yes, plenty! That’s the great thing about making granola, you can easily add your twist to it and add in what you love.
Rolled oats = other rolled grains like spelt for example
Puffed Quinoa = puffed rice or even popcorn (but without butter or salt, just the pure one)
Sliced almonds = any other nut or seed. Instead of cool
Dried mango = other dried fruit like cranberry or raisins
Coconut Oil = neutral tasting oil
Maple syrup = honey, agave, coconut nectar
Coconut sugar = leave it out/ brown sugar
Chia seeds = flax seeds/ leave it out

How to best enjoy it:

This is totally up to you and your preference. My favorite way to enjoy it, is with some yoghurt and fresh fruit. My parents like it most with milk. Also this works great on smoothie bowls or just on top of some fresh fruit. But tbh, you are gonna have half of the tray pure, straight out of the oven (like us every time we make it 🙂 )

I hope that you will enjoy eating and making this recipe and it helps you to start your day with a healthy and tasty breakfast!

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Mango Coconut Granola

Crispy, perfectly sweet, nutty. Adding the tropical twists to the granola give you summer in a bowl1 super & quick!

Course bowl, Breakfast, brunch, Dessert, Snack
Prep Time 10 Minuten
Cook Time 15 Minuten
Total Time 25 Minuten
Servings 10 servings
Calories 162 kcal

What you will need

  • 50 g rolled oats
  • 50 g puffed quinoa
  • 30 g sliced almonds
  • 20 g chia seeds
  • 30 g coconut oil
  • 30 g almond butter
  • 60 g maple syrup
  • 50 g dried mango
  • 30 g coconut shreds
  • some sea salt
  • a little coconut sugar

How to

  1. Place the coconut oil, the almond butter and the syrup in a pan and heat it up until molten. Stir concstantly so nothing burns and everything is well combined.

  2. In the meantime combine the rolled oats, puffed quinoa, sliced almonds and chia seeds in a bowl along with the sea salt. Pour the liquid mixture over and combine it well. Spread it on a baking tray and sprinkle with some extra coconut sugar. Bake for 12-15 minutes at 180°C.

  3. In the meatime cut the dried mango into small chunks. Once the granola is done baking take it out of the oven and mix the dried mango and coconut in. Let it cool completely before transfering to a storage box or glas.

  4. Serve with fresh fruit and/or yoghurt or milk! Enjoy!

Notes

Substitutions:

Rolled oats = other rolled grains like spelt for example
Puffed Quinoa = puffed rice or even popcorn (but without butter or salt, just the pure one)
Sliced almonds = any other nut or seed. Instead of cool
Dried mango = other dried fruit like cranberry or raisins
Coconut Oil = neutral tasting oil
Maple syrup = honey, agave, coconut nectar
Coconut sugar = leave it out/ brown sugar
Chia seeds = flax seeds/ leave it out

Happy cooking,
Enjoy,
Katie // Une Petite Cuisinière

Vegan Magnum

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Summer is around the corner. It is finally officially time to eat ice cream (not that we wouldn’t have been eating any for the rest of the year). I think pretty much everyone is excited about this like a little child. However, as tasty as it is, it most of the time is not healthy. Unfortunately. So, guess what?! We are making it ourselves and making a healthy version of the classic.

My Ice-Cream Love ??

I have always been a fan of ice cream. Even when I was super little, or maybe especially then! We have a series of pictures showing meaning eating an ice cream and it is hilarious. The first picture, me sitting in the sand with the ice cream in the hand. The second one was me (still sitting at the same place) with ice cream all over my mouth. And the third one, the best one, me looking really sad at the scoop of ice cream that is not in the cone any more but all over my dress. Yes, I always had a passion for food, and no I was not always a clean and tidy eater. My parents always said that one could read the Manu off of my shirt because I pretty much ALWAYS stained it with what I was eating.

But fast forward, plenty years later I still really enjoy eating ice cream, although it ends up in my mouth and not on my shirt now. In my family, to. be honest we eat lots of ice cream. We rarely (maybe like twice a year) have cake after lunch as a dessert or in the afternoon, as it is really common in Austria, but we most of the time we’ll have ice cream.

Why is Ice cream not healthy?

Next time you buy some at the super market you can check the ingredients. You’ll be surprised by all of the ingredients used. Besides some chemicals and flavour extracts (or „natural flavours“) in most ice creams you will find a ton of sugar and a good amount of cream in them. This quickly loads up to about 20 g of sugar per ice cream and 15 g of fat. And all of this in one single ice cream!

How to choose a healthier ice cream

Of course, not every single ice cream has this nutritional value. There are simple and easy ways to choose a healthier ice cream, both in a supermarket but also in a fresh Gelateria. Always remember that fruit – based ice cream is healthier than non fruit based ice cream. Because of three reasons: Fruits are already sweet themselves, so there is no need to add much sugar, the have more vitamins and fibre and usually, in fruit Ice creams you will not find heavy cream or other fatty add-ins. Without the addition of sugar or cream, these ice cream usually tend to be half or 2/3 as high in calories as cream based ice cream like chocolate, stracciatella or hazelnut. So when you want to opt for a healthier version, be more on the fruitier side.

How to make healthy ice cream

There are several ways on how to make ice cream yourself. This depends on what ice cream you want to make. If you want to make something similar to what you can get in a Gelateria, a super simple version of this is to simply make nice cream/ smoothie bowls. You can find many many recipes of such on my Instagram (every week there is a new one coming).

In this blog post I am going to show you how to make a popsicle one. This also is really simple. It is easiest if you have a form for popsicles at home (you can find plenty of those on amazon). If you do not want to purchase one that is fine too. What you should do then is to pour the ice cream mixture into a loaf pan and freeze it in such. Before dunking it in the melted chocolate take it out of the fridge. Take a sharp knife and dip it in hot water. Then carefully cut the big block of ice cream apart into popsicle sized squares. On the lower end (the thin side) cut a small whole in the ice cream with the knife. It should be just big enough to fit a wooden skewer to hold the ice cream. Dip the skewer in the molten chocolate nd stick it into the ice cream. Let this freeze until it all sticks together. Once it holds well, you can dip it in the molten chocolate.

Summer can come!

Yes, making ice cream yourself is not difficult. Neither is making healthy ice cream yourself. With just very few ingredients you can make a super tasty and healthy ice cream yourself to have healthy treats in the freezer all summer long!

I hope you’ll love this recipe as much as I do and enjoy summer!

I hope you’ll love this recipe as much as I do and enjoy summer!

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Healthy Vegan Magnum

A vegan version of the classic summer popsicle. Too good to be true, plus it is super healthy & vegan!

Course Dessert, Snack
Prep Time 10 Minuten
Chilling time 6 Stunden
Total Time 6 Stunden 10 Minuten
Servings 8 popsicles
Calories 273 kcal

What you will need

  • 1 banana
  • 200 ml coconut milk
  • 200 g soy yoghurt
  • 60 g maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 160 g dark chocolate (vegan)
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • 50 g cashews Soaked in water for at least 4 hours

How to

  1. In a bowl or a blender mash the banana. Drain the cashews. Add them along with the coconut milk, soy yoghurt, maple syrup and vanilla to a blender or a bowl with a hand blender and mix until everything is well combined and a smooth consistency is reached. Pour into the ice cream form (if you do not have one check out the paragraph in the blog post that says "How to make healthy ice cream").

    Freeze for at least 5 hours to overnight.

    After 5 hours melt the chocolate and coconut oil in either the microwave or on a double boiler. Take the popsicle form out of the freezer and run it under hto water so you can easily get the popsicles out. Place some parchment paper on a large plate.

  2. Dip each ice cream in the molten chocolate and place on the plate. Once you have done this with every ice cream place it in the freezer again for at least 30 minutes.

    Enjoy!

Happy cooking,
Enjoy,
Katie // Une Petite Cuisinière