VANILLA ‘NICE CREAM’ BREAKFAST BOWL

Preparation & cooking time: 5 minutes
Makes: 1 large portion

Here is another delicious nice cream breakfast bowl recipe for you today. They make such good, nourishing breakfasts getting you ready for the day ahead! The nice cream in this recipe is so good and is probably better than any vanilla ice cream that I have ever tried before! The good thing with making a vanilla nice cream is that you can literally put anything that you would like on the top as it will go with everything. I just can’t believe how simple, quick and delicious nice cream is and on top of all that it is healthy for you! You cannot go wrong making this! At the moment there are so many delicious fruits that are in season, so you can be as creative as you would like with the toppings. As I have said before in other recipes, use this as a general guide to create your own favourite versions with your favourite fruits and seeds etc.

Ingredients:

• 3 frozen bananas
• 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
• 1 teaspoon ground almonds
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract/paste
• A handful of strawberries
• A handful of blackberries
• A handful of blueberries
• 1 teaspoon chia seeds
• 1 teaspoon mixed seeds (sunflower, linseed, pumpkin)
• The zest of 1 lime

Method:

1.   Put the bananas, ground flaxseed, ground almonds and vanilla extract/paste into a blender with a tiny dash of water and blitz until you have a thick and deliciously smooth nice cream.

2.   Pour the nice cream into a bowl and in whatever decoration that you fancy arrange the rest of the ingredients on the top.

There you have it, a really healthy and quick breakfast that will leave you feeling amazing and energised! I hope you like it.

Nutrition:

(see Know Your Food Page)

Bananas: Bananas not only taste great but they are also a great source of vitamin B6 as well as a moderate source vitamin C, manganese and dietary fibre.

Flaxseed: Flax seeds are a great source of omega-3 fatty acids. They are high in vitamin B1, dietary fibre, magnesium and phosphorus and also offer moderate levels of vitamin B3, B5 and B6.

Almonds: Almonds are a nutritionally dense food rich in the B vitamins, vitamin E and the essential minerals calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus and zinc.

Strawberries: Strawberries are a great source of vitamin C and a good source of manganese.

Blackberries: Blackberries are a really good source of dietary fibre, vitamin C and vitamin K.

Blueberries: Blueberries are a good source of dietary fibre, manganese, vitamin C and vitamin K.

Chia seeds: Chia seeds are a great source of omega-3 fatty acids which contribute to the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol levels.

Sunflower seeds: As with nuts, seeds are a really great nutrient dense food that will provide so much when they are incorporated into your diet. Sunflower seeds are a great source of protein, dietary fibre, all of the B vitamins (B1, B3, B6 and B9 in particular) and they are an amazing source of vitamin E. They also contain high levels of dietary minerals including, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, iron and zinc.

Pumpkin seeds: Pumpkin seeds are a great source of protein, dietary fibre, vitamin B3 (niacin), iron, zinc, manganese, magnesium and phosphorus. They also offer good levels of riboflavin, folate, sodium and potassium.

Lime: Limes, like with other citrus fruits, are an excellent source of vitamin C and dietary fibre.