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Baked Oatmeals with Plums

Don’t you love Autumn? Here is a simple and delicious recipe for these golden months🍁🌻 That is the start of Vata in Ayurveda, the dosha of air and ether elements, the time of winds, cooler weather, dryness and roughness. That is why we crave for a warm-cozy afternoon, with tea and fresh baked crumbles!
Course Snack
Cuisine Ayurveda
Keyword Ayurveda
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 2 people
Calories 78kcal

Equipment

  • pot
  • pan

Ingredients

  • 2-3 Plums (or 1 apple, deseeded and cut into pieces or a few tablespoons of homemade plum marmalade)
  • 3-4 tbsp Oats
  • 1-2 tbs Seeds like sunflower, pumpkin, flax, sesame
  • Coconut shreds or shaves to decorate
  • 1 tbs Coconut oil or ghee
  • Warming spices like Cinnamon, cardamom, clove, star anise
  • Pure Vanilla and pinch of pink salt
  • If you are not using a marmalade then you can add a natural sweetener like maple or date syrup, about 1teaspoon or 1tbs raisins/mulberries
  • 1 tbs Almond shaves or powder (Optional)

Instructions

  • Set the oven to 160 degrees celsius
  • Brush half the the oil into your heat resistant dish
  • Place the fruits or marmalade on the bottom
  • If you are not using marmalade, drizzle a little maple or date syrup
  • Sprinkle oats, seeds, coconut, almond, spices, vanilla and salt
  • Drizzle rest of the oil on top
  • Bake for about 15-20min or until the opt is golden brown and fruits are cooked
  • Enjoy with a ginger-cardamom-hibiscus tea!

For Marmelade

  • For marmalade, simply cook the cut plums with a little bit of water and spices like cinnamon, clove, star anise, vanilla. You can add 1-2 dates, or raisins to make it sweeter if your plums are not sweet enough. First bring to boil and then simmer until they are soft. Add chia seeds (I added 2 tbs for about 1kg plums) before or after blending the plums in a blender or food processor and mix them all. Pour to jars while they are hot, seal well and let them cool. I keep them in the fridge just in case.
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Chia Pudding with Coconut & Mango https://www.ceylanayik.com/chia-pudding-with-coconut-mango/ https://www.ceylanayik.com/chia-pudding-with-coconut-mango/#respond Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:20:16 +0000 https://www.ceylanayik.com/?p=3141
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Chia Pudding Recipe

As we enjoy the last days of summer, here is a refreshing, delicious and nutritious pudding, no sugar, dairy or gluten. So this pudding is made with coconut yogurt. I used this time a store bought version but you can make at home (recipe soon!)
Optinally you can add cooling spices that helps digestion and enhancing the flavor like grounded fennel and coriander seeds. This could be an afternoon snack, or replacing your favoritr ice cream, as “iced-frozen” food would slow down digestive power. You can replace mango with red fruits, banana, peach or any seasonal fruit.
What is your favoritr fruit to asd to this pudding?
Course Dessert
Cuisine Ayurveda
Keyword Ayurveda
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 147kcal

Equipment

  • pot
  • pan

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup Organic coconut yogurt (or any plant based yogurt)
  • 1/2 cup Mango or any seasonal fruit puree (ideally no sugar, just fresh fruit blended)
  • 1 tbs Chia seeds
  • 1 tbs Almond butter
  • Pinch of freshly grounded coriander and fennel seeds
  • Pinch of vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom and pink salt
  • Coconut shreds and almond butter to decorate

Instructions

  • Simply mix all ingredients and keep them for a few hours in the fridge or better overnight
  • Decorate with coconut shreds and drizzle of almond butter
  • If it is not sweet enough for you, drizzle some date or mapyle syrup
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Artisanal Chocolate | Homemade Sugar-Free https://www.ceylanayik.com/sugar-free-chocolate/ https://www.ceylanayik.com/sugar-free-chocolate/#respond Fri, 19 Mar 2021 09:01:42 +0000 https://www.ceylanayik.com/?p=1693
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Homemade Chocolate Recipe

An easy and delicious homemade chocolate recipe to make your own artisanal chocolate without any sugar!
Course Snack
Cuisine International
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 320kcal

Equipment

  • pot
  • pan
  • Silicon spatula, porcelain or glass bowl
  • Silicon moulds or paper liners

Ingredients

  • 100 g 100% Dark No Sugar Chocolate
  • 1 tbsp Maple Syrup (Or agave syrup or raw unprocessed sugar or dried date powder)
  • Adjust if you like sweeter
  • 1tsp Vanilla Extract and Little Pinch of Cinnamon (Optional)
  • 1 pinch Sea Salt (Optional / plus more to taste)
  • 1 / 2 tsp Orange Peel or A Few Drops of Orange Essential Oil (Optional)
  • 2 tbsp Toasted Mix of: Coconut, Sesame, Pumpkin or Sunflower Seeds, Pecans or Walnuts, Coconut Shaves, Dried Mulberry

Instructions

  • Arrange your mould or paper muffin liners or just a baking sheet
  • Place your nuts and seeds into a nonstick pan and toast them about 5 minutes making sure they do not burn but just brown slightly. Set them aside and let them cool
  • Add about 4cm of water to a saucepan and boil. Then set a medium glass or ceramic mixing bowl on top, making sure it fully covers the top and it's not touching the water
  • To the mixing bowl, add chocolate and let melt – 2-3 minutes
  • Once melted, add the sweetener and mix until it dissolves, use a silicone spatula or wooden spoon to mix until combined, turn off the heat
  • Take the bowl aside on a flat surface. Add vanilla, cinnamon (optional), and sea salt, orange zest and whisk to combine until there are no clumps
  • Adjust the flavor as needed. It’s up to how you prefer your chocolate
  • Pour chocolate to cover them and top with more sea salt (yes salt makes a big difference to taste) or more pistachios/cacao nibs (optional)
  • Carefully, with your tip of fingers!, add the nuts, seeds and berries on your melted chocolate, spreading them evenly
  • Transfer chocolate to the refrigerator to set – about 10-20 minutes
  • Enjoy straight from the refrigerator. Store leftovers in a well-sealed container in the refrigerator for 1 week, or in the freezer up to 1 month
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No Sugar & Gluten Free Granola https://www.ceylanayik.com/gluten-free-granola/ https://www.ceylanayik.com/gluten-free-granola/#respond Thu, 18 Mar 2021 09:51:29 +0000 https://www.ceylanayik.com/?p=1610
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No Sugar & Gluten Free Granola

Here is the delicious granola recipe which is simplyfull of goodness! You can make it with or without gluten and if you prefersweeter, you can use maple syrup instead of sugar. If you want a versionwithout any grains, you can try my low carb, chocolate-orange recipe here.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine International
Keyword Granola
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 person
Calories 174kcal

Equipment

  • pot
  • pan

Ingredients

  • 3 – 4 cup gluten free or regular oats or buckwheat, millet or quinoa flakes (optional: 125g of quinoa pops (it looks like this))
  • 1/2 cup coconut flakes
  • 1/2 cup each – raw: walnuts or peacans, almonds, hazelnuts (or cashews), roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup each – pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, grounded flax seeds, chia seeds
  • 1/2 cup each – dates, dried apricots or figs, mulberries or cranberries, roughly chopped
  • 1 tbsp orange zest

Options:

  • 1 cup almond milk (or any milk of your choice) and 1 cup of coconut milk
  • Or: ( Instead of or additional to milks) you can use apple or any fresh seasonal fruit puree, or juice of 1 orange
  • 2 – 3 tbsp Coconut oil
  • 1 ts cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla. 1/2 teaspoon of mix of ground ginger-clove
  • Pinch of salt
  • Optional: 2 tbs of maple syrup or agave or jagery or sugar of you choice

Optional

  • 1/ 3 cup Pine Nuts
  • 1 / 4 cup Sesame
  • Chopped Dark Chocolate / Raw Cacao Pieces
  • Seasonal fruits (Especially berries in spring and summer)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 300F (150C)
  • Mix the buckwheats or gluten fee oats and quinoa pops, nuts and seeds in a mixing bowl
  • Lay them on an oven tray on the baking sheets as thinly as possible. Divide into 2 batch if your tray is not big enough.
  • Bake this for about 10 minutes
  • Warm the wet ingredients, milks and oils and if you add the fruit puree in a pan. Take out the baking tray and add this wet mixture to the dry ingredients and make sure it is thoroughly mixed
  • Add the nuts and seeds and mix them well and bake another 15 minute
  • Meanwhile chop the dry fruits like figs, apricots, dates into small pieces then add them in the last 5 minutes of baking. Add the chopped
    You can keep this in an airtight jar up to 3 weeks. And carry your portions everywhere in a small jar! I love adding it to my coconut yogurt as an afternoon snack

Method 2 (Quick):

  • Preheat the oven to 300F (150C)
  • Mix the buckwheats or gluten fee oats and quinoa pops, nuts and seeds in a mixing bowl
  • Warm the wet ingredients, milk, oil, fruit juice or puree in a pan, add the spices and salt and mix well
  • Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients and make sure it is well mixed (best to massage with your hands)
  • Lay them on an oven tray on the baking sheets as thinly as possible. Divide into 2 batch if your tray is not big enough
  • Bake this for about 35-45 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes, making sure it is not burnt
  • Meanwhile chop the dry fruits like figs, apricots, dates into small pieces then add them in the last 5 minutes of baking
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Pistachio & Orange Truffles https://www.ceylanayik.com/pistachio-orange-truffles/ https://www.ceylanayik.com/pistachio-orange-truffles/#respond Sun, 21 Feb 2021 11:53:24 +0000 https://www.ceylanayik.com/?p=817
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Pistachio & Orange Truffles

This delicious truffle is no sugar-gluten, and it is vegan. It is full of healthy fats, protein, a balanced sweetness, softness and crunchiness! It is good for Vata Dosha in autumn. And you can replace pisctachios with soaked almonds or pumpkin seeds for Pitta dosha.
Course Dessert
Cuisine International
Keyword Truffles
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 3 people
Calories 287kcal

Equipment

  • pot
  • pan

Ingredients

  • 1/2 and 1/3 cup Raw Unsalted Pistachios
  • 3 tbsp Orange Zest
  • 1/2 cup Coconut Shreds
  • 1 tbsp Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice (Some more if needed)
  • 4 Medjool Dates (Pitted and chopped)
  • 2 teaspoon Coconut Oil and Some More for Rolling (You can also use some water for rolling)
  • Pinch of Spice Blend: Ground Ginger, Fenugreek, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Nutmeg (I used ground cumin and coriander seeds instead of fenugreek)
  • Pinch of Pink Salt

Instructions

  • Soak half cup of pistachios in water for 10min
  • Meanwhile toast the 1/3 cup pistachios in pan, stir occasionally for about 5 minutes
  • I placed the toasted pistachios, 1 tbs orange zest, soaked and drained pistachios, coconut oil, orange juice, dates, salt altogether in blender and pureed until smooth. Taste and adjust the seasoning, sweetness, etc. You can add a drizzle of honey or maple syrup but dates were already pretty enough for me
  • Lightly oil or wet your hands and make little balls of the mixture
  • Mix 2 tablespoons of orange zest with coconut shreds and place them in a little bowl
  • Roll the pistachio balls in this mix, cover well and set aside
  • Serve immediately or if you can wait, better keeping in fridge for about an hour
  • Serve with a cup of delicious Ayurvedic tea mixture, like mine: pouring boiling water over a few cardamom, cloves, 1-2 star anise, a cinnmon stick, pinch of vanilla power and sometimes a little piece of ginger

Notes

Inspired from the amazing Ayurveda Teacher Laura Plumb, from her great book Ayuveda Cooking for beginners. There is another great version on her wesbite, too. Pistachios can be one of my most favorite tastes in life! And when you combine it with orange, cinnamon, coconut, what else you want in life?
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Seasonal Spicy Fruit Compote https://www.ceylanayik.com/seasonal-spicy-fruit-compote/ https://www.ceylanayik.com/seasonal-spicy-fruit-compote/#respond Sat, 20 Feb 2021 18:15:01 +0000 https://www.ceylanayik.com/?p=763
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Seasonal Spicy Fruit Compote

Cooking your fruits with some spices is the best way to heal when your belly is bloated, you have some cramps and gas. Plus it becomes a delicious dessert on its own, or you can serve with some nut butter or coconut or regular cream on top, voila, here is your healthy snack.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine International
Keyword Ayurveda
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 3 people
Calories 150kcal

Equipment

  • pot
  • pan

Ingredients

  • Seasonal fresh fruits like apple, pear or in summer peach, apricots, plums. Also pumpkins go great.
  • Dried Fruits: Raisins, Dates, Figs, Apricots…
  • Optional: Walnuts, Almonds or Peacans
  • 1 tbsp Orange Zest
  • Ghee or Coconot Oil (I rarely add this)
  • Spices of your choice like cinnamon (powder and stick), star anise, clove, ground ginger, cardamom
  • Water

Instructions

  • Chopt the fruits, deseed and clean. I keep the skins
  • If you are using ghee add it to pan, melt and add spices, saute for 1 minute
  • If you are not using the ghee just add the fruits, orange zest, spices, dried fruits and nuts
  • Add a little water not covering the fruits and even less. Stir them all well
  • Bring to boil and reduce heat to low, simmer for 5-10 miuntes checking the fruits
  • Serve warm, add coconut cream or almond butter with it. Use the remaining for your morning porridges or crepes

Notes

I also make a big batch, put them into jars while it is hot and preserve them for future usage. Adding a few spoons of the juice and some pieces of the fuits to your morning porrdige will be soo yummy and enriching. This easy delight will give warmth to your heart and ease to your tummy!
Enjoy, Afiyet olsun (in Turkish)
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