Deskfest Day 1 - Alpro Breakfast Cookies

All too often I hear the words 'Oh, I just have no time for breakfast' or 'I'm just not ready to eat first thing on a morning' .. well, I have the answer to these problems... BREAKFAST AT YOUR DESK! Alpro have asked me to help people to enjoy a nutritious breakfast where-ever they are.. so here's to 'turning over a new leaf' and starting the day the right way.. with a healthy breakfast!

Breakfast is so important.. it provides vital nutrients such as calcium and B vitamins, it improves memory and performance, and breakfast eaters also tend to have lower levels of cholesterol and are less likely to be overweight.. meaning a reduced risk of heart disease.. need I say any more?! Ok, so you can read more about the benefits of breakfast [here].

Over the next couple of weeks I will be blogging my five favourite breakfast recipes that can be enjoyed at any desk.. and will be tweeting about them with the hashtag #deskfest - you can follow me on twitter/facebook/instagram/Pinterest. Today's inspiration is truly delicious.. I bring you breakfast cookies!

To make these cookies all you will need is..

1 cup (80g) of porridge oats

1/2 cup (125ml) of Almond or Hazel nut milk

~Heaped tablespoon (20g) of chopped almonds (or other nut)

~1/2 cup (50g) of dried fruit such as juicy raisins or cranberries

1 egg white

1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon or ginger (which ever you like!)

1/2 teaspoon of baking powder

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

2 teaspoons of Stevia/Truvia (natural sweetener)
Optional Extra - Dark chocolate chips!

And here's what to do!

1) Pre-heat your oven to 180 degrees C / 375 degrees F

2) Mix together the dry ingredients (oats, dried fruit, nuts, cinnamon/ginger, baking powder, stevia)

3) Mix in the wet ingredients (milk, egg white, vanilla)

4) Spoon onto a baking tray & bake for 25-30 minutes

5) Allow to cool and pop 2-3 in your breakfast tin ready to take to work!

This recipe makes 7 cookies and each cookie provides just 90 calories!

You can also see me making these delicious cookies on YouTube where I explain the benefits of each ingredient too!

So what are you waiting for?! Get baking.. there's no excuse to miss tomorrow's breakfast :)

Nic x

Specialist Dietitian

Update... I've had such a big response on twitter about how you guys love to make these and I wanted to share this great 'adapted' breakfast cookie recipe to make breakfast flapjacks created my the lovely Paul Mumford - All he did was use honey instead of stevia and so needed less milk, baked in a tray and cut up like flapjack.. easy!!