Recipes — The Renata Collective

Let them eat cake – for breakfast! A tried and tested recipe by my beautiful niece for her 4 year old and 6 month old adorable sons – who looooved these!! Baby’s first foods and 4 year old and Mommy approved! Using oat flour changes the consistency of the mixture and the result is more cake-like. How decadent for breakfast! You might feel that there should be guilt associated with eating these for breakfast but they are loaded with great nutrition to fuel your morning! How perfect for a birthday breakfast or any morning you want to have some fun while eating healthy!

Decadent 3 Ingredient Mousse au Chocolat

There are loads of recipes out there for aquafaba chocolate mousse with loads of ingredients and long instructions. I narrowed the base recipe down to 3 ingredients and a few instructions. You can add a splash of vanilla, a teaspoon of instant coffee or espresso powder, a bit of cinnamon, some white or dark chocolate bits, top with a drizzle of caramel, chocolate shavings, berries… so many delicious possibilities. It’s a decadent treat for a special evening or to spoil someone special – like yourself! Super simple and super delicious!

Budget Friendly, Dairy Free, Dessert, Egg Free, Gluten Free, Healthy eating, No bake goods, Nut Free, VeganRenata RichardsonFebruary 9, 2022Fiber, antioxidantComment

Tahini, Date and Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Gluten free, dairy free, egg free, easy to throw together and super hearty and delicious. Having these cookies made and at the ready is so handy - one of these rich healthy cookies totally satisfies that rising hunger in-between meals when you need something quick.

Brunsli

Brunsli are another popular traditional Swiss Christmas Cookie that I have known, loved and made my whole life. This recipe was my Grandmother’s so it is cherished! They are gluten and dairy free (it has egg whites) - made with ground almonds, or almond flour, sugar, a little icing sugar, cocoa and egg whites. These are SO good!

Mailanderli

Mailanderli are a traditional lemon butter Swiss Christmas Cookie that I have known, loved and made my whole life. They are THE most made Christmas cookie in Switzerland. My heritage being Swiss, growing up, making these with my Mom in December was the first sign of the upcoming holidays! The fun is in the rolling out the dough and pressing out the traditional shapes. I become very nostalgic when I see the cookie cutters every year as they are like seeing old friends. The recipe is easy and foolproof and delicious and is a wonderful accompaniment, evoking many wonderful memories, to have with a hot cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate!

Nanaimo Bars

A Nanaimo Bar consists of three layers – a crumb base made with butter, sugar, unsweetened cocoa, graham crumbs, finely chopped nuts, coconut and an egg. The middle layer is a thick, sweet custard and the top layer is a chocolate layer. These are a decadent sweet treat and we love them – as does everyone we know and all of Canada as well, as they have been voted Canada’s favourite confection for many years. I make Nanaimo Bars every Christmas (and a pan or two throughout the year as well!) and need to make a few pans as the holidays go by as they go quickly!

No bake goods, Snacks, DessertRenata RichardsonDecember 13, 2021Nanaimo Bars, Canadian COnfection, Sweet Treat, CustardComment

Oat Cups

These Oat Cups are healthy and delicious, with protein, healthy fat and carbs – a perfect combo to fuel efficiently for busy mamas, grown-ups and kiddies alike! Great to have on hand for a quick and nutritious breakfast, snack or dessert that feels like a wonderful indulgence but is actually healthy for you. Fill with your choice of filling – dark chocolate melted with PB, cashew cream and diced fruit, yogurt and berries, yogurt and granola, PB and Chia Jam... the combinations are endless and delicious!

Perfect Pumpkin Loaf (GF, DF)

This delicious and nutritious perfect Pumpkin Loaf fits in perfectly with all the ‘cozy’ we crave this time of year and through the winter months – in the clothes we wear, the blankets we use to throw over ourselves, the food we eat and the warm beverages we drink. This loaf is soft and flavourful, has a crunch to it with the walnuts or pecans that are chopped up in the loaf and with the pumpkin seeds sprinkled on top. Add a hot cup or tea or a latte and you have cozy wrapped up tight!

Pumpkin Spice Granola

This granola recipe is super easy to make and delicious to eat. It’s healthy and versatile as you can serve it plain with milk, add some berries or sliced banana, make a parfait with layering yogurt, the granola and some berries, you can sprinkle it on your peanut butter or almond butter toast, or eat a spoonful plain for an energy pick-me up. This granola is FULL of goodness and fabulous nutrition!

Simple 5+1 Ingredient PB Oatmeal Bliss Bites

5 pantry ingredients are all you need to make this simple, healthy, delicious and satisfying treat: oatmeal, peanut butter, cinnamon, maple syrup and vanilla. If you want to drizzle with chocolate, then that’s a 6th ingredient!

These are great to make and have on hand for a quick energy snack when that mid-morning or afternoon energy slump kicks in and those tummy grumblies happen. One, maybe two, are all you need to feel satisfied and ready to tackle your next task!

Secret Ingredient Absolutely Fabulous Smoothie

A smoothie in October? Sure! A smoothie is for any time of year! I came up with this simple, nourishing healthy and delicious recipe when I started seeing a trend of *this* healthy secret ingredient included in smoothie recipes and I thought How Brilliant! I believe it replaces the banana that is the healthy thickening constant in SO many smoothie recipes! What is this secret ingredient? Frozen Cauliflower! Yup! Give this healthy smoothie recipe a try and tell me how absolutely fabulous it is!

Mixed Berries Tea Cake

This wonderful gluten free and dairy free (use a chia egg in place of the egg in the recipe) tea cake is amazing both served warm from the oven or at room temperature, on it’s own or drizzled with Tahini Maple Syrup Caramel and a bit of coconut cream - this is a heavenly sweet. And it makes up and bakes up quickly which is a bonus in my books! The beauty of this cake is that the crust can be used for any berry or fruit combination – strawberries, blackberries, apple, pear. Each is so different, healthy and delicious!

Donuts: Gluten Free and Dairy Free

These donuts are healthy, gluten and dairy free, naturally sweetened with maple syrup and banana and made two ways – one peanut butter and chocolate and the other tahini vanilla.

Dairy Free, Baked Goods, Dessert, Gluten Free, SnacksRenata RichardsonAugust 30, 2021Donuts, Gluten Free Dairy Free Donuts, healthy snackComment

N'ice Cream

My vegan, no-ice-cream-machine-required, no churn, no banana, N’ice Cream recipe! It’s super easy to make, only 5 ingredients, and is such a delicious treat for dessert! Plan this a day or two ahead to allow for the freezing time. Yum!!

Chocolate Chip Almond Butter Cookies (GF / DF)

These cookies take minutes to put together, 15 minutes to bake and you have chewy, fabulous cookies. Make them with either almond butter or peanut butter – both are equally yum! These area great snack and wonderful with a cup of tea or hot chocolate.