Happy Sunday! I've got a super easy pancake recipe for you today - Chocolate Chip Oat Pancakes!

Ingredients: 

• 1/2 cup oats
• 3 tbsp coconut flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg + 1 egg white
• 1 tsp chia seeds
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• Chocolate chips (however many you desire)
• Honey or syrup for topping (I also added a little peanut butter)

Directions: 

• Place all ingredients into a blender and blend
• Warm a greased skillet (I used butter - you can use cooking spray as well) on medium-low heat
• Pour a fifth of the batter on the skillet to make a small-medium sized pancake (I was able to fit two pancakes on the skillet at once)
• Let cook for about 5 minutes on each side
• Repeat with remaining batter
• Stack em' up and bon apetit!

What's everyone up to this Sunday? I am currently cleaning out my closet to try and sell a ton of clothes to Plato's Closet. Hoping that they like my style because more often than not, they give my clothes back because they aren't trendy enough...rude.

Going to get in a Sunday sweat sesh soon, do my grocery shopping, clean up and get ready for a work Banquet tonight! I always love Sundays because they are the perfect amount of productive and lazy. I've got an exciting week ahead - last FULL week of school (how the heck did that happen?) and someone special is coming to visit! Stay tuned...

Rach

Good morning, Throwing it back a little bit with a PB&J combination!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup almond milk (or any milk)
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 1 teaspoon chia seeds
• 1/3 cup raspberries
• 1-2 tablespoons of peanut butter (I never measure - a hefty spoonful works for me!)
• 1 tablespoon raspberry preserves
• 1-2 tablespoons granola (not necessary - just for some extra crunch)

Directions:

• Bring milk and chia seeds to a boil
• Add in oats and cook on medium
• Once oats begin to absorb the liquid add in raspberry preserves and stir
• Cook about 5 minutes until all liquid is absorbed
• Add PB, raspberries and granola on top
• Stir it all up and bask in the deliciousness

Good morning! I've got my first recipe to add to the blog! Actually, it's more of a 'how to' than a recipe because it is pretty basic. However, it is one of my favorite breakfast recipes and only takes a few minutes.

This bowl of oats is nutty, creamy, fruity, warm, delicious, filling and all of the above. You'll need:

• 1/2 cup of rolled oats
• 1 cup of water or milk of your choice (I like to use almond milk)
• 1/2 banana
• 1/2 cup of blueberries
• 1 teaspoon of chia seeds
• 1 teaspoon of honey
• 1 heaping tablespoon of nut butter (obvs)

Start by bringing the liquid to a boil. Stir in oats and chia seeds right before the boiling point. I find that my oatmeal always comes out best when I add the half cup of oats right before the boiling point of the milk. For some reason it seems to take less time to cook or absorbs the liquid better.

Let the oats cook on high for about a minute. Turn heat to low and add blueberries and thinly sliced banana. Slicing it thin helps the banana cook down and almost melt into the oats. YUM. Let that cook for a few minutes, until the liquid is absorbed. Add in the honey.

Serve right away with a big spoonful of nut butter. I usually use peanut butter but wanted to try something new with the sunflower seed butter. I don't know how I feel about it quite yet but it's starting to grow on me a little bit. Has anyone else tried it?

Now I'm off to my internship, work after that and hopefully I can squeeze in a workout later! Busy busy.

Have a great HUMP DAY.