A few days ago I decided it was time to really break our new kitchen. You see, I’d been playing it safe with the stove top and microwave. Those are easy. All you do is turn knobs on high, low, etc. and push buttons for a cook time. I don’t really measure when I cook either, just throw ingredients in and taste while I go, ya know? But baking, well that has to be measured. And the oven? It’s in Celsius.
So here I am back to my conversion table. Tablespoons to grams, cups to ounces, Fahrenheit to Celsius. I better be a “bi-lingual” baker by the time I leave here.
I know, it’s probably so simple to most but hey, I’m taking advantage of that “smart” feeling here.
First up, HEALTHY BITES. I made a few twists on some old favorites. Adjusting the ingredients to what was more available here in New Zealand. I’d say the running theme is MUESLI, specifically Gluten free muesli. Hallelujah!
Coconut date and Hazelnut were a close second.
You should have seen me try to attempt my mother n law’s food processor. I think it took about 30 minutes just to figure out how to put the lid on.
Next up was the oven. Luckily, I brought some chickpea flour with me so all I had to do was throw in some GF flour (which is so cheap here) and of course more GF Muesli.
GF Muesli Muffins
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Chickpea Muesli Muffins
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 1 cup Chickpea Flour
- ½ cup GF Flour
- 1 oz freeze dried fruit
- ¼ cup GF muesli
- 30 grams Vanilla Protein
- 1 egg
- ½ cup water
- dash of milk
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp almond extract
- optional sweetener of choice (honey, stevia, etc)
Instructions
- Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F or 200 C. Combine dry ingredients, mix well. Add in egg, water, milk, and remaining ingredients. Beat well until smooth (besides the dried fruit mix). Coat a muffin pan then scoop the batter into each cup. Bake for 15 minutes or until middle of the muffin has baked all the way through. Enjoy with favorite topping; peanut butter, jam, butter, etc.
- Okay so 200C is really 392F but I think 375F will work better. Or at least I hope. Math is not really my forte.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
I paired these with fresh cream goat cheese and a little honey. Oh and let’s not forget a cuppa tea.
Thankful board day 15 and 16 (I’m doing to 21 days)
the ability to learn (and maybe some patience too).
What have you had to relearn lately?
Cheers,
LC
That would be an easy transition for me since I weigh everything and cook by grams now : ) It is so much more accurate and the scale makes it a breeze! I am glad you have been able to start cooking again and experiment. Fun stuff!
Relearn? Well now since I know everything….. : ) Maybe I need to relearn humility!
i haven’t weighed stuff in years, but i guess its good to learn again. I feel smarter already. haha
Glad breaking in the kitchen seemed to go well! That would totally be a pain tho having to convert everything, gah ; )
I’m relearning patience and living in the moment…or at least trying to. With time I guess.
Miss you!
oh yes, we are all trying to! lets never give up on that. Its worth it, right?! 🙂
I have had to relearn the art of positive thinking and practising contentment and relaxing and somply being present…there had been lots of change going on in mine and the Kiwi’s lives and honestly a bit of struggles, but coming to a place of peace and acceptance, of LOVE and of simply letting things be feels so so good. I feel whole, and I feel myself again! <3
Yay for getting back into the kitchen, those balls of goodness look delicious! 🙂 So fun reading your blog again, our internet has been down and I've miss your writing so! Take care, lovely! xyx
Your baking goods, always turn out to look yummy!!! Hope you guys are having fun 🙂
xo
Smriti
we are, thank good! good to see you are back to blogging. YEA!
we are, thank good! good to see you are back to blogging. YEA!
You know, I’ve never had museli! I know.
Good to know you’re breaking in the kitchen 🙂
what? Paige, we need to change this! you need muesli in your life. Or at least on top of your protein shakes! haha.
Look at you getting all cozy in that kitchen! I’m so proud of you jumping in there! The temps are always crazy to get used to and being in a new kitchen is always an adventure! Everything looks delicious!
they are but i think i got it now, well at least i hope so! stay tuned. haha
I am learning so much about Kiwi-land from you! NEVER would’ve thought about the celcius thing…
i still think you should come visit kiwi land yourself…..just sayin.
😉
It’s a nightmare trying to convert quantities from cups to grams or whatever, especially when you’re halving the quantities at the same time! It looks like you made a great job of it though; I’d be happy to take some of those bites off your hands if, you know, you’ve got too many or anything… 🙂
i have plenty leftover. WIsh you were closer. we could share some and a cuppa tea!
Thank you so much for your comment, it brought a much needed smile to my face xxx
of course! hope it works out that you can cook for your christmas friend.
MmmmmmmmmmmMMMMMM those muffins sound delish! As do the healthy bites!! When you’re back I’m totally getting in on some healthy bites action… we can trade HB for PB! 😉
yes! totally up for the trade. Great idea!
Oh I can definitely relate. When I lived in Canada, I had fits with Celcius! (Though if I recall our oven had both celcius and farenheight, whew) With weather, I gave up trying to convert in my head and just learned to get used to it. In math class, we were always using the metric system and I had no clue! (And don’t even get me started on all the extra u’s in words… )
i wish they had both Celcius and Farenheight. But I guess I am learning, eh? haha.
Ohh, that’s great that you been baking!! The chickpea muesli muffins sound interesting. I too have had to work on my patience….lol
i think we all do. Such eager beavers here, eh? Staying warm i hope!!
I’m glad you’re baking – and I can’t wait to try this recipe! Looks so delicious!
you will like it! more protein too for those post run snacks! woop!
Yum! Good luck with the conversions. You seem to be getting the hang of it.
i should have been a math major, haha.
I would eat anything you made me! I love museli!
same here. I wish we had this GF muesli in TX. I’ll have to bring you back some!
The healthy bites look delicious and now I’m hungry!!
Every day I have to relearn patience it seems… it’s so easy to let circumstances get the best of you!!
Have a wonderful Monday =)
so true. I almost have to take a deep breath every few hours and remind myself to make the best of it….with patience!
What a way to christen the new kitchen! 🙂 Though I expected nothing less from you! Here’s to many more delicious memories to come!
of course. It was just waiting for me. hehe. Memories in the making…how corny am I?
Way to jump in and bake!
totally jumped! glad i landed right too. haha
Dang you really did break in the kitchen and as usual your healthy bites look incredible! Hope you two are having an amazing day and thank you so much for the encouraging tweets….you are the best!
i think we are all great for such encouragement! so thank you for being that!
What have I had to relearn lately? Presence. Being in the moment. Focusing on my one true love – whose been sitting right in front of me this whole time and I’ve been taking that for granted in a big way. Being unplugged this weekend was incredibly eye opening, I’ll say that.
PS. those healthy bites look amazing!
PATIENCE and how to be a partner in a marriage.
relearning all the time…
i agree. I am working on that each day as well. Great reminder friend.
Oh how I can relate. My friend gave me a baking calculator, I use that every day, if not every other.
Bilingual baker, seriously. Looks like you did a fantastic job! You may even find a new way to bake! Explore:)
i need that calculator! where does one find one?
YUM!!!!! I love this recipe, it sounds flippin amazing!!! My GF kinda way to start my day 🙂
Your balls look sexi 😉
xxoo
haha, you are so clever. My husband likes to say that too. Shhh…don’t tell.
nothing eats up time like trying to use unfamiliar equipment when you’re trying to cook! Made me chuckle 🙂
oh i know! i feel like i was playing a game of tetris with it too! haha.
yay for successful baking in the kiwi kitchen! 🙂 Glad to hear the GF flour is cheap there – that’s a plus! I’ve had to relearn patience lately. Just remembering everyday all day to be patient and have faith!
yes, patience and faith is really all we need to get us to the next step! I know that next step with me a GOOD one too!
I relearning to be a careful driver. Just got hit with a second traffic ticket worth $480 and I’m flipping out.
Your chickpea muesli muffins sound wonderful. 🙂
dang sophia! thats a lot of mula. EEK! Hope thats the last one. Lessone learned, eh?
It sounds like this kitchen will take some getting used to! I think that would be the first on my to do list. I need muffins in my life! Chickpea muesli muffins sound fabulous. I have chickpea flour, but I’ve never tried making muffins with it. I need to give it a go!
it is a very important step! i agree. And one cannot live without muffins. xoxo
I feel like lately I’m always “re-learning”! Whether it’s dating, eating, training, life…It sometimes is a great way of life telling me “to start with a clean slate”. Well at least that’s what I think…HA! We’ll see how it goes this week. 😉
no that is a great way! we are definitely re-learning as we embrace new opportunity. Which you are REALLy doing! thats awesome too!
these sound awesome — and so packed with protein! have fun becoming “kitchen bilingual”!
yes, and lower in sugar with the freeze dried fruit. I like it that way, means you can add more toppings to it without it getting too sweet, ya know?
Enjoy your kitchen adventures! Now that you’ve used that oven…you’re really home. 🙂
i agree, not its offcially home. The oven and i are now friends. haha.
So glad that you’re baking Healthy Bites. Wow, GF muesli sounds sooo good. I wish we can have some here at home too. 🙂
i am! healthy bites to share! You gotta have GF muesli somewhere, right? Its delicious!
these bites look so good! love that you are trying out the kitchen and creating things that you love. you probably feel more settled by getting into the kitchen. i know i would. i pinned your lesson thought-love it!
oh goodie! i need to repin that myself. Maybe post it on my computer too! Happy sunday friend. How’s your body doing after the running these days?
i’ve relearned how to be patient. well, i’ve re-realized that i need to re-learn patience. i have yet to actually complete that re-learning process but at least i know what i need to do!
those muffins look great! i might try it with coconut flour instead of chickpea … i’m obsessed with socca and all my chickpea flour is going to that! 🙂
i think we all need to constantly re-learn patience. An ever growing process for sure! let me know if you try it with coconut flour. SHould taste great!
Your healthy bites look SO amazing!
Im so happy you re settling in and whipping up good treats!!
Happy Sunday night! <3
hehe, its already monday afternoon here. I know, so weird, eh?
Sounds like a delicious way to break in the new kitchen!
it was just waiting to be christened. How are you feeling? Been thinking about you!!
I have some dates I need to use up. Hmmm….
do it…….date, hazelnut, coconut, and dried apricot. DONE!
They looks great! I’ve never thought of using muesli like that… hmm so many ideas 🙂
I have to translate all the US recipes I use, I know how annoying it can be but you’ll get the hang of it.
I’ve had to re-learn that people are afraid of what they don’t understand this holiday season.
All the best xxx
see, you are way smarter than me already. haha. Let me know if you use the muesli idea!
Yuum!!!! I definitely have to adjust whenever we move back and forth between the US and Brazil!
you must be a pro then Gen!
Wow, that must be tough to figure out how to convert everything!! Those new healthy bites look freaking insane. just as the muffins do. yum yum 🙂 Can I put a request in? Pics of your place that you are living in! Are you living with your in-laws?
yes of course! i am at my mother in laws for now, so we’ll have to do an interview with her soon too! I promise!
Coconut date with hazelnut sounds absolutely incredible! I have a hard time baking some family recipes, as lots of them are in grams. I have to use a food scale, which I rarely ever do!
thats totally what i had to do. bust out the food scale! Good thing my mother in law weighs everything. haha
My oven down here in Aruba is in Celsius too and I need to look things up EVERY time b/c I have no clue otherwise.
Your bites look wonderful!
well at least it keeps us thinking, eh? have fun down there with your beautiful family!
I’m relearning a lot of things right now. I’m relearning how to eat and get all the supplements my body needs. I’m relearning how to run. I’m relearning how to train because for the first time in 7 years, I’m NOT on the swimmer calendar and am a bit of a lost cause for training plans. I’m relearning to trust that life will take you not necessarily where you want to go, but it will take you where you need to go…and sometimes you just have to re-learn a few things along the way!
P.S. You would like Canada…ovens have both C and F! No math needed…
oh yes you are friend and i love hearing about it! what a journey to relearn!
p.s.
i will be visiting canada just for the kitchen.
Those look fantastic!! Yum. I desperately need to learn patience. I am needing to learn to be patient with my body when it comes to running. It’s not wanting to cooperate and makes me want to throw a fit like a kid 😉
I have a feeling this next year will be a great learning curve for your body and running. good learning too!
Wow, do you think those muffins would work with a vegan flax egg substitution? They look gorgeous!
xxx
oh totally! they might even be better. I’d add in a little oil or extra dairy free milk. Let me know if you try them Jess.
I’m trying to LEARN (not re-learn, as I’ve never really been good at it) how to say NO to more things! I’ve been overextending myself a little too much.
i will pray for you friend! its hard but i know you can embrace it and feel at peace. Love you!
I think anything is bound to be good as long as it has coconut!
you read my mind. Coconut makes it all better!
Yum! Healthy Bite NZ style… love it. So you got chickpea flour through customs OK? I want to bring over some coconut flour but don’t want to get is confiscated by security, ha trust me, always cause a scene at customs. Working on some new chickpea flour recipes that I think you’ll dig 🙂
i know! i can’t believe it made it through customs. My peanut flour did too! WOOHOO!
Glad you are enjoying it so far!! Those bites look yummy!!
thank you friend. We are getting the hang of things here!