Creamy pumpkin saffron porridge with cinnamon apples, yoghurt, date caramel and crispy buckwheat

(recept på svenska längre ner)

- In paid collaboration with Fiskars -

A porridge inspired by yummy things warming up the chilly autumn, created together with the brand Fiskars and their new line Norden Steel (read more about why they make cooking even more fun below!). A porridge made of steel cut oats get a really nice al dente-taste to it, and by adding some gated veggies the porridge gets even more hearty. Try switching the pumpkin for carrots or parsnips for some variation, and also the topping can look in a million different ways! Something that you probably never wanna miss though is the c.i.n.n.a.m.o.n. f.r.i.e.d. a.p.p.l.e.s. They are the easiest thing to make yet one of my favourite things. Other than topping my porridge I also serve It with yoghurt and granola, pancakes, waffles or why not with a roasted Pumpkin and brussels sprout salad!

When I make date caramel and crispy buckwheat I make extra of everything - the date caramel stays well for weeks in the fridge, and the buckwheat for months in room temperature!

Creamy pumpkin saffron porridge with cinnamon fried apples, yoghurt, date caramel and crispy buckwheat

2 bowls

Ingredients

3/4 dl steel cut oats, soaked over night

1/2 dl buckwheat groats, soaked over night

2 dl grated pumpkin

3 dl water

1 dl oat mylk

1/2 tsp ground cardamom

1 pinch ground cloves

1 tiny pinch ground saffron

Flakey salt to taste

Cinnamon fried apples

1 red apple

1 tsp rapeseed oil

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp ginger, grated

1 tsp maple syrup (optional)

Date caramel

10 fresh dates, pitted

1/2 dl water

1 pinch flakey salt

Crispy buckwheat

2 dl whole buckwheat groats

1 tsp ground turmeric

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp ground cloves

For serving

Lingonberries

Toasted seeds

Plant-based yoghurt

Dried flower sprinkle

How to

Soak the steel cut oats (in 3 dl water) and buckwheat overnight, in separate bowls. Rinse the soaked buckwheat well. Bring oats, soaking water, oat mylk, pumpkin and spices to a boil and let simmer for 10 minutes. Add more water if needed. Add the soaked buckwheat and let simmer for 1 another minute. Salt to taste.

Slice the apple. Fry in a bit of oil together with the ginger until soft, season with cinnamon and fry for another couple of minutes. Add the maple syrup. Salt to taste. 

Mix dates and water until creamy. Salt to taste.

Crispy buckwheat. Pre heat the oven to 175°C. Bring a pot with water to a boil, remove from heat, add the buckwheat (not the soaked ones but the dry) and then rinse with cold water in a fine mesh strainer. Let drain then toss together with the spices. Put on a baking tray and toast in the middle of the oven until dry and crispy, takes about 10 minutes. Stirr around halfway through.

Divide the porridge in 2 bowls. Top with lingonberries, cinnamon fried apples and a dollop of yoghurt. Drizzle with date caramel and sprinkle with buckwheat, seeds and flowers.

“Recipe created in collaboration with Fiskars and their line Norden Steel. A special mineral coating prevents any yummy things to stick to the pan or saucepan and makes it easy to wash up. And also - very important - all their products are made of 70% recycled materials! Read more about the products here"

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- I annonssamarbete med Fiskars - 

En gröt inspirerad av råvaror och kryddor som värmer i höstmörkret, framtagen i samarbete med Fiskars och deras serie Norden Steel (läs mer om varför deras stekpannor och kastruller gör matlagningen ännu roligare längre ner!). Gröt gjord på kross (istället för gryn) får extra gott tugg, och med lite rivna grönsaker i blir gröten både mer smakrik och mättande. Pumpan kan bytas ut mot morot eller palsternacka för variation, och även toppingen kan varieras i oändlighet! Något som gärna alltid får vara med är dock de kanelstekta äpplena, med en touch av lönnsirap. Världens enklaste att svänga ihop och så väldigt gott! Förutom att toppa gröten med är de väldigt goda att servera tillsammans med sval yoghurt och granola eller varför inte till en rostad pumpa- och brysselkålssallad.

Jag passar på att göra en större sats när jag gör dadelkaramell och mitt krispiga bovete. Dadelkaramellen håller minst ett par veckor i kyl, och bovetet kan stå flera månader - även om det knappast lär finnas något kvar så länge eftersom det är perfekt att strö över det mesta!

Krämig pumpasaffransgröt med kanelstekt äpple, yoghurt, dadelkaramell och krispigt bovete

2 portioner

Ingredienser

3/4 dl krossad havre eller korn, blötlagda över natten eller minst 8 timmar

2 dl riven matpumpa, exempelvis Hokkaido eller Butternut

3 dl vatten

1 dl havredryck

1/2 tsk malen kardemumma

1 krm malen nejlika

1 knivsudd malen saffran

1 nypa flingsalt 

Kanelstekt äpple

1 svenskt äpple

1 tsp rapsolja

1/2 tsk malen kanel

1 tsk lönnsirap (valfritt)

Dadelkaramell

10 färska dadlar, urkärnade

1/2 dl vatten

1 nypa flingsalt

Krispigt bovete

2 dl torkat helt bovete

1 tsk malen gurkmeja

1/2 tsk malen ingefära

1/2 tsk malen nejlika

Till servering

Växtbaserad yoghurt

Torkade blommor

Gör såhär

Blötlägg krosset över natten i dubbel mängd vatten. Koka ihop kross, vatten, pumpa, havredryck och kryddor. Låt småputtra i 10 minuter, tillsätt mer vätska om det behövs. Smaka av med salt mot slutet av koktiden.

Dela äpplet på mitten, skär bort kärnhuset och skär resten i skivor. Värm upp oljan till medelvärme i en stekpanna, lägg ner äppelskivor och fräs i 5 minuter tills de mjuknar. Strö över kanel och lönnsirap, fortsätt fräsa tills allt täckts av den söta kanelen. Ringla över lönnsirap.

Mixa dadlar och vatten till en karamellsås. Smaka av med salt.

Värm ugnen till 175°C. Koka upp vatten i en kastrull, ta bort från värmen och häll i bovetet. Häll sedan av vattnet och skölj av bovetet med kallt vatten. Låt rinna av väl och blanda sedan med kryddorna. Sprid ut bovetet på en bakplåt och rosta i mitten av ugnen i ca 10 minuter, tills det är helt torrt och krispigt.

Fördela gröten i två skålar. Toppa med kanelstekt äpple och en klick yoghurt. Ringla över lite dadelkaramell och strö över krispigt bovete. Garnera med bovete.

“Inlägg i samarbete med Fiskars och deras nya linje Norden Steel. En speciell mineralbeläggning gör att inga godsaker fastnar i pannan eller kastrullen, den är lätt att rengöra och sist men inte minst så är produkterna gjorda av 70% återvunnet material! Läs mer om produkterna här“

Baked celeriac burger with carrot miso spread, sprouts and herb pesto

Nothing gets as soft and sweet as a root celeriac baked for hours, it’s delicious! Thinly sliced it makes the perfect topping on a crisp bread or a piece of sourdough bread, teared in to smaller pieces it goes very well in a hearty salad and sliced like this in a burger! Use smaller celeriacs if making tiny burgers, and bigger ones if making a normal size burger - you get it!

When it comes to burgers I think that the add-ons are just as important, they can be really simple but I do love for them to be there. Here I made a carrot spread which I seasoned with miso, fermented soy bean paste, and a 1-minute-pesto with lots of herbs. Let gets cooking!

Baked celeriac burger with carrot miso spread, sprouts and herb pesto

8 mini burgers

Ingredients

2 tiny celeriacs

1 tsp rapeseed oil

Carrot miso spread

250 grams carrots

1 tsp light or dark organic miso paste *

1 Tbsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

1 Tbsp applecider vinegar

flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Herb pesto

2 handfuls of fresh herbs, for example basil, parsley and cilantro

2 Tbsp pepitas / pumpkin seeds

1 Tbsp nutritional yeast / b-jäst

2 Tbsp cold pressed olive oil

1 Tbsp applecider vinegar

flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

For serving

8 mini buckwheat sourdough buns (or any bund you prefer), I get my from Mällyeko

pea shots

beet sprouts

How to

Pre heat the oven to 175°C / 350°F. Cut away the bottom part from the celeriac. Scrub the rest thoroughly. Brush the whole thing with oil and put in an ovenproof dish. Bake in the oven for about 1 hour, until it’s completely soft. Let cool, then cut in slices.

Wash the carrots, cut in smaller pieces and steam or boil until soft. Let cool. Mix with the rest of the ingredients for the carrot miso spread in a food processor until smooth. Salt and pepper to taste.

Mix together the ingredients for the pesto until a bitey texture using an immersion blender or food processor. Salt and pepper to taste.

Cut the buns in half. Put some carrot miso spread on the bottom parts, and pesto on the top parts. Top the carrot miso spread with two pieces of celeriac, sprouts and shots. Put the lid on top. ENJOY!

* Miso paste is a paste made of fermented soybeans. The difference between light and dark is (simply put) it that the dark one has a deeper flavour and more umami taste to it than the light one,

Recipe was first published in The Gothenburg-Post/Två dagar

Cashew ice cream bites with crispy chocolate coating

Most times when I make “raw desserts” like these ones I use buckwheat in the base as I think it can get quite “heavy” and almost too filling if there is nuts and seeds in the whole thing. PLUS the toasted buckwheat gives a great crispy texture!

This goodies takes a bit of preparation or - more accurately - that you have time to do the cake the day before you’d want to serve/enjoy it. Mostly because the cake needs a good 8 hours or too so set in the freezer. The steps before though doesn’t take much time at all and aren’t tricky. So - let’s get baking right this second so that you could enjoy a bite or two (or 5) tomorrow!

Cashew ice cream bites with crispy chocolate coating

Makes 12

Chocolate layer

4 dl / 1.6 cups whole buckwheat groats

24 fresh dates, pitted

1 dl / 0.4 cups cacao, preferably raw

2 pinches sea salt

3 Tbsp light tahini *

Ice cream filling

3 dl / 1.2 cups cashew nuts, soaked for 2-4 hours

2 dl / 0.8 cups coconut milk or oat cream

10 fresh dates, pitted

1 tsp pure vanilla powder

1 pinch sea salt

100 grams frozen (or fresh if in season and locally grown) blueberries, thawed

25 grams freeze-dried berries, for example raspberries and strawberries

How to

Soak the cashews for 2-4 hours.

Pre heat the oven to 175°C / 350°F.

Put the buckwheat in a fine mesh strainer. Bring about 5 dl of water to a boil. Pour over the buckwheat, then rinse with cold water. Put the buckwheat on a baking tray, toast in the oven until dry and crisp - takes about 10-15 minutes. Stirr every now and then.

Mix the toasted buckwheat for a minute in a food processor. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix to a dough. You might want to add a bit more water if the dough feels too dry. Divide the dough in half. Roll the doughs, one at a time, in to thin “sheets” between two baking papers using a rolling pin. You want the sheets to be the same size as the bottom of a small baking tin which you’ll use to freeze the ice cream bites in. Put one sheet in the bottom of the baking tin (with a baking paper underneath). Put in the freezer for 30 minutes.

Rinse and drain the cashews. Mix with the rest of the ingredients - except the blueberries - until completely smooth using a blender. Pour 2/3 of the mix on top of the chocolate base. Add the blueberries to the blender and mix until completely smooth once more. Pour over the cashew base. Sprinkle over the freeze-dried berries. Put in the fridge for 2 hour. Take out, and finish by adding the second crispy chocolate layer on top, lightly press in down. Put back in the fridge and let sit over night.

Remove from the fridge and cut in to small pieces, to get the prettiest pieces it’s easiest to cut them straight out of the freezer - however I prefer to wait 5-10 minutes before serving. It’s THE BEST, trust me! Even though it’s reallyyyyy heard not to start eating them straight away…

HOPE YOU LIKE THEM!

*If you cannot find light one I’d suggest you’d use cashew butter instead, as a dark tahini will give to much flavour here - we want to get the “humble” flavour/quality wihich both light tahini and cashew butter have - unlike other nut/seed butters (which I LOVE too, but just not here).

Recipe was first published in The Gothenburg-Post/Två dagar

Sweet buckwheat granola with parsnip

I always have a batch of granola at home, I think it’s the perfect topping on yoghurt, smoothies and porridge - but also just as a snack! My granolas look different pretty much every time I make them as I tend to use what I find in my pantry at the specific time - both when it comes to flavouring, sweetening (if any) and the main ingredients in general!

This time I experimented and used parsnip as my sweetening (together with a couple of dates) - gives a really delicious flavour - try it for yourself!

Sweet buckwheat granola with parsnip

Yields about 1 liter

Ingredients

2 dl / 0.8 cups buckwheat groats (soaked over night or for at least 8 hours)

2 dl / 0.8 cups water

2 Tbsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

2-4 fresh dates (depending on how sweet you want it), pitted

1 tsp ground turmeric

1/2 tsp ground cardamom

2 dl / 0.8 cups steel cut oats *

4 dl / 1.6 cups mixed nuts/seeds of your choice

3 Tbsp chia seeds

2 parsnips

Add ins

2 dl / 0.8 cups mixed dried fruits/berries

1 dl / 0.4 cups coconut flakes

How to

Rinse the buckwheat thoroughly

Mix water, oil, dates and spices until smooth using a blender or an immersion blender. Chop the nuts is using any. Scrub the parsnips and finely grate them.

Pre heat the oven to 150°C fan / 300°F fan (if you don’t have a fan oven you can roast one tray at a time).

Mix all the ingredients in a big bowl using your hands, making sure it all gets covered in the date paste. Spread out on 2 baking trays. Roast in the oven until dry and crisp. Stir every now and then. Let cool and then add the dried fruits/berries + coconut.

Store in a glass jar with a lid. Stays well for weeks!

*In Swedish steel cut oats are “krossad havre”. If you cannot find steel cut oats/krossad havre you can use rolled oats/havregryn instead.

Recipe was first published in The Gothenburg-Post/Två dagar

Savoury banana muffins with ginger and cinnamon

This a my twist on my beloved banana bread from my second cookbook The new green protein, in the form of a muffin! Moist, savoury and perfect to bring to your picnic, as snack or serve for weekend breakfast. For variation try adding berries to the batter before baking them!

Also, fo a even more savoury muffins add a handful of finely grated carrot or parsnip!

Savoury banana muffins with ginger and cinnamon

Makes 12

Ingredients

2 dl / 0.8 cups oat flour

2 dl / 0.8 cups buckwheat flour

2 tsp ground ginger

2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

3 green bananas (as in not the most ripe ones)

3 Tbsp shia seeds

1 1/2 dl / 1 cup unsweetened oat mylk, or your choice of plant mylk OR water

1/2 dl / 0.2 cups cold pressed rapeseeds oil

How to

Pre heat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius / 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Bring the oat mylk to a boil, remove from heat and mix with the chia seeds. Let sit for 10 minutes until you get a pudding, mix half way through to avoid the chia seeds from clumping.

Peel and mash the bananas with a fork.

Combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl.

Add the chia mix, banana and oil to the dry mix and stir until you get a sticky batter. Divide in to 12 muffin moulds. Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes, until the muffins get all golden.

ENJOY!

Ps. Check if the muffins are ready sticking a toothpick in the center of the muffin, the toothpick should come out clean with only a couple of crumbs clinging to the sides when the muffins are done!

Loveable (raw)yum

This is my - semi raw - take on a Swedish classic called Kärleksmums. Chocolaty, slightly salty, sweet, crunchy, creamy and PACKED with plant based protein!

The recipe is from my second book The new green protein where I call them “Kärleksfulla (raw)mums”. That’s not all, it’s also my first ever recipe shared in a live television show! This very morning that happened! So, let’s just say that from this day on this cake will be quite special - not only because it’s yummy and works for as well fika as an afternoon snack but also because it reminds me to sometimes take a step back and enjoy the feeling of reaching milestones. And appreciating where hard work has taken me. Well done!

So, I’ll probably make another batch as soon as I get home (the friendly people at SVT enjoyed it all) and spend the rest of the evening with a couple of blankets, lit candles and all my new cookbooks that have finally reached me!

I know you wonder about the recipe. Here it comes!

Loveable (raw)yum

12 pieces

Base

2 dl / 0.8 cups toasted whole buckwheat *

1 dl / 0.4 cups pepitas

1 dl / 0.4 cups raw cacao

10 fresh dates, pitted

2 Tbsp cold pressed coconut oil

1-2 Tbsp water

Ganache

2 Tbsp cold pressed coconut oil

1/2 dl / 0.2 cups raw cacao

3/4 dl / 0.3 cups water

8 fresh dates, pitted

1 pinch unrefined salt

1/2 dl / 0.4 cups shredded coconut

How to

Mix all the dry ingredients until a fine crumble using a food processor, it’s nice to keep some of the buckwheat whole as that will give an extra crunch! Add dates, oil and water and mix in to a dough. Press out the dough in a small baking tray, put in the fridge.

Melt the oil on low heat. Mix all the ingredients for the ganache, except for the shredded coconut, until completely smooth. Preferably use a high speed blender if you have one - or continue mixing using a food processor - this might take a bit more time.

Spread the ganache over the base, sprinkle over the shredded coconut. the cake in the fridge for at least 20 minutes before serving. I even keep mine in the freezer as I love my bite properly chilled!

ENJOY!

• Toasted buckwheat: Put the buckwheat in a fine mesh strainer. Bring some water to a boil and then pour over the buckwheat. Rinse with cold water and let drain for a few minutes. Toast in a dry pan, on medium heat, until golden and crisp. Let cool. 

Recipe from The new green protein. Photo by Fanny Hansson.

Buckwheat carrot porridge with - lots of things

Ever heard of brinner? That’s a word for “Breakfast for dinner”. Genius if you ask me as breakfast is a favourite and when making a hearty breakky if works for any time of the day! I know this blog is starting to look like an all porridge feed but as I really wanted to share this one, with soaked buckwheat groats and fresh ginger in it, I figured there just have to be another porridge recipe here! So, enjoy - my latest porridge craving coming up below!

Photo by Agnes Maltesdotter

Buckwheat carrot porridge with - lots of things

Serves 2

Ingredients

1 dl / 0.4 cups rolled oats

1 1/2 dl / 0.6 cups whole buckwheat groats, soaked over night or for at least 8 hours + preferably also sprouted *

3 dl / 1.2 cups water

2 dl / 0.8 cups unsweetened plant mylk of your choice

2 carrots, peel still on and finely grated

1 Tbsp fresh ginger, grated

1 tsp ground turmeric

a pinch of salt, preferably unrefined

Topping suggestions (pretty much everything works here)

kale powder (yes you read it, dried kale mixed in to a lovely powder!)

sweet cocktail tomatoes

tahini

shredded coconut

dried organic fruits and berries (such as goji berries, mulberries, apricots)

walnuts

How to

Rinse the buckwheat thoroughly. Bring oats, water, mylk, carrot, ginger and spices to a boil, let simmer for 2 minutes. Add the buckwheat and simmer for another minute. Stir every now and then to get a creamy porridge. Maybe add a bit more water/mylk to get you desired consistency. Salt to taste. Let the porridge cool slightly then top with your favourites!

* How to soak whole buckwheat groats: Put the groats in a bowl and fill with the double amount of water. Add 1 Tbsp for every 5 dl / 2 cups (this helps the soaking process). Let soak over night or for at least 8 hours. Rinse well and drain. Now your buckwheat are ready to be eating - but if you have time you can also sprout them! If so put them in a fine mesh strainer (or in a sprouting jar) and let sprout for at least 24 h, rinse with water 2 times daily until your groats grow a teensy little tail! Store, well drained, in a jar in your fridge.

Turmeric porridge with apple sauce, lingonberries and buckwheat

A warming and really smooth porridge filled with flavour! Cook your own apple sauce in no time att all, and top the whole thing with lingonberries and crispy toasted buckwheat. A perfect way to start the day!

Make a big batch of the spice blend for the porridge at the same time and store in an airtight container - ready to use for any porridge occasion during the coming weeks! 

Turmeric porridge with apple sauce, lingonberries and buckwheat

Serves 2

Ingredients

1.5 dl / 0.63 cups millet flakes

7 dl / 3 cups water

1/2 tsp ground turmeric

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp salt

Apple sauce

1 red apple

1 pinch ground cinnamon

1 pinch salt

Topping

1 dl / 0.4 cups lingonberries

0.5 dl / 0.2 cups dried buckwheat groats 

How to 

Thaw the berries. 

Bring millet flakes, water, spices and salt to a boil. Let simmer and keep stirring for about 2 minutes, until you get a creamy porridge. 

Core the apple and cut in to small pieces. Cook with a splash of water and cinnamon in a small saucepan until the apple is soft. Mix in to a sauce using an immersion blender. Salt to taste. 

Put the buckwheat in a fine mesh strainer. Bring some water to a boil and then pour over the buckwheat. Rinse with cold water and let drain for a few minutes. Toast in a dry pan, on medium heat, until golden and crisp. Let cool. 

Divide the porridge in two bowls. Serve with apple sauce, lingonberries and buckwheat on top. 

* This is a recipe from “Två Dagar” distributed by Göteborgs-Posten, published 10th of February 2018. Recipes, styling and photo by me.