Alex Botting, Author at Alexarciab Healthy Recipes

04May 2024 by Alex Botting No Comments

Arepa de Choclo

Arepa de Choclo, also known as sweet corn arepas, is a traditional South American dish, particularly popular in Colombia and Venezuela. These delicious griddle cakes offer a unique twist on the classic arepa by incorporating sweet elements into the batter, resulting in a rich, comforting, and slightly sweet flavour that pairs beautifully with melted cheese. Typically made using yellow maize flour, Arepa de Choclo boasts a golden hue and hearty texture that makes it stand out on any breakfast or brunch table. Unlike their savoury counterparts, these arepas are sweetened, often with sugar or a sugar alternative like erythritol, making them a healthier choice for those watching their sugar intake. The batter is enriched with egg, milk, and water to create a smooth, pourable consistency that crisps up beautifully in…

04May 2024 by Alex Botting No Comments

Apple Pie Cottage Cheese Pancakes

Breakfast

✅ Easy to make ✅ High Protein Cottage cheese pancakes are one of the best breakfast for a quick delicious start of the day. If you haven’t given cottage cheese a try and in spite of the appearance I promise you these will convert you into a lover. The cheese makes these pancakes moist and fluffy, naturally high in protein, easy to make and so delicious. Here are the ingredients you will need:: 1 cup cottage cheese (around 150g) 1 egg 1/4 cup oat flour 1/2 tsp Baking powder 1 tsp mixed spice 2 tbsp sweetener Topping: 1/2 apple chopped Maple syrup Mixed spice Method: In a large bowl mix all the pancake ingredients, over a medium heat frying pan cook until golden brown Mix the apple, syrup and mixed…

04May 2024 by Alex Botting No Comments

Tiramisu Pastries

Dessert And Sweets, To Share

✅ Easy to make ✅ Lower Sugar I absolutely love tiramisu and although this is not a traditional recipe it has all the flavours you would expect from tiramisu. The flaky pastry is washed in a coffee syrup, the filling is smooth and creamy with hints of vanilla and to top some cocoa sprinkles. I don’t know about you but I can’t resist a pastry, so much so that I ate these within 15 minutes after baking them. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did! Here are the ingredients you will need (makes 2)::: For the Coffee glaze: 1 tsp sugar free syrup 1/2 tsp espresso powder 1 tbsp milk For the filling: 3 tbsp cream cheese 1 tbsp powdered erythritol 1/2 tsp vanilla paste Realldy rolled puff…

01May 2024 by Alex Botting No Comments

S’mores Clusters

Dessert And Sweets, To Share

✅ Easy to make ✅ Lower Sugar I tried s’mores clusters during my last trip to USA and even though they were delicious I thought I could make a reduced sugar version, and this is how this idea came up. These are so easy to make and you could include the kids for a fun family snack. These will keep in the fridge for a few days which makes them great for meal prep. Here are the ingredients you will need:: 6 sugar free biscuits 50g mini marshmallows 50g melted dark chocolate Method: Break your biscuits into smaller pieces, add the marshmallows and melted chocolate, mix well Divide the mix into 6 clusters and leave in the fridge to set, enjoy! You can see this recipe on instagram:

01May 2024 by Alex Botting No Comments

Biscoff Buns

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✅ Easy to make I am a big biscoff lover and these rolls were perfect! They are quick, easy to make and so delicious. This yeast dough is very simple to make so if you are a beginner baker like me you should still be able to make these a success. Here are the ingredients you will need:: 5g instant yeast 200ml lukewarm milk (I used semi skimmed) 60g melted light butter 30g sweetener 260g strong bread flour Filling Biscoff spread Glaze, mix sugar free syrup mixed with water Method: Add yeast and milk to a bowl and mix, add rest of dough ingredients, mix well with a spoon until the dough looks stretchy, rest for 50 mins Punch dough and roll to form a rectangle of around 5mm thickness,…

01May 2024 by Alex Botting No Comments

Tuna Melt Bagels

Lunch, Single Serve

✅ High Protein ✅ Easy to make Macros: 500cal 43g protein Tuna melt is such a classic and a favourite of mine, this version makes it a little bit more special with the addition of avocado. It is also delicious and made in under 10 minutes for a super quick lunch or dinner. I absolutely love bagels but if they are not your thing you can replace by any other bread you prefer like sourdough, pitta or regular bread. If you don’t have an or fryer don’t worry you can cook these in an oven as well. Here are the ingredients you will need:: 1 tin tuna Spring onion Avocado Tomato 15g Light Mayo 1 bagel Spice mix (pepper, rock salt, chilli flakes l, sesame seeds) 20g grated Mozzarella cheese…

01May 2024 by Alex Botting No Comments

Ham & Cheese Croissants

Breakfast, To Share

✅ High Protein ✅ Easy to make When I think about a breakfast that will get me out of bed very quickly I always think about croissants. There is something about flakey pastry which I just love, pair them with ham and cheese for the ultimate energy booster ready in no time. Using ready rolled puff pastry makes these so easy to make, spread some extra cream cheese because the cheesier the better right? These will keep fresh for a couple of days but best to enjoy them warm. Here are the ingredients you will need:: 1 sheet of ready rolled puff pastry Around 3 tbsp reduced fat cream cheese 3 slices of honey roasted ham 3 slices reduced fat cream cheese Egg wash and sesame seeds to top Method:…

25Apr 2024 by Alex Botting No Comments

Cookie Dough Stuffed Pancakes

Breakfast

✅ High Protein ✅ Easy to make ✅ Vegan Cookie dough has been making an appearance in a lot of recipes recently so I thought to combine it with my high protein healthier pancakes. These were absolutely delicious and will make your day start the right way. The cookie dough filling is a simple vegan mix which is my go to, the chocolate chips are optional but definitely make this even more delicious. Here are the ingredients you will need:: For the pancakes: 1 cup almond milk 1 tsp apple cider vinegar (ACV) 1 cup flour self raising flour 1 scoop vanilla protein powder 1 tbsp coconut oil For the cookie dough: 1/4 cup oat flour (blended oatmeal) 2 tbsp peanut butter 2-3 tbsp maple syrup Dark chocolate chips Method: Mix…

25Apr 2024 by Alex Botting No Comments

Orejitas (Palmiers)

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✅ Easy to make ✅ Low Sugar This is a nostalgic recipe which brings lots of happy childhood memories, sharing these with family and friends. Palmiers are a traditional French pastry, in South America we call them orejitas and are slightly smaller making them a great sweet snack. Here are the ingredients you will need:: Pre rolled puff pastry sheet Erythritol Method: ISprinkle a good amount of erythritol over the pastry sheet , using a rolling pin roll the pastry thinner Turn and repeat step 1. Starting with the long edge ring the pastry tightly stopping in the middle of the rectangle, repeat with the opposite edge. Meanwhile preheat your oven to 190c Cut the pastry into thin 1/2cm thick slices, arrange on a baking tray. Bake for around 12…

25Apr 2024 by Alex Botting No Comments

Banana Bread

Breakfast, Single Serve

✅ Easy to make Banana bread is one of my favourite cakes, this single serve version is super easy to make, perfect for a nourishing breakfast, dessert or snack. The key to get a very moist banana bread is to use very ripe bananas, the ones with black spots, they give a richer and sweeter banana flavour and yet make a like fluffy cake. Here are the ingredients you will need: 1 very ripe banana 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tbsp erythritol 1 tbsp milk 1/2 tsp baking powder Pinch of salt 1 tbsp flour 2 tbsp oat flour Walnut and chocolate chips are optional Method: In a bowl, mash the banana add egg, vanilla erythritol, milk and mix well Add the flours, baking powder, walnut and chocolate…

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