Homegrown love

Spoil mum with oaty treats on Mother’s Day and help good cause

HARRAWAYS AND WHA¯ NAU A¯ WHINA PLNKET continue their local, Kiwi collaboration as they celebrate Mother’s Day together and offer mums the chance to win the ultimate OatAM experience this May.

These two homegrown, New Zealand, heritage brands collectively strive to support Kiwis’ wellbeing and this Mother’s Day is a chance for families and wha¯nau to take the pressure off, have fun, and spend the day together.

Families can donate a minimum of $30 to support the services Wha¯nau A¯ whina Plunket provides within our communities.

In return, each family will receive a breakfast pack full of items to spoil mum and make it easy for families to be creative in the kitchen. Donations can be made to Plunket via its events website www.

raiseabundle.org.nz.

Wha¯nau A¯ whina Plunket provides services for the health and wellbeing of tamariki and their wha¯nau. The organisation provides hundreds of groups and courses including specialist referral services covering breastfeeding, mental health support, pregnancy education, and navigating children into early childhood education. Funds raised from this Mother’s Day promotion will support these vital services.

Every family that donates will have the opportunity to enter the Ultimate OatAM with Harraways promotion. All they need to do is share their Mother’s Day breakfast experience on their Instagram page with the hashtags #OatAM and #harraways. This prize includes all you need for an amazing morning experience.

Harraways will be including its new, health-plus, quick-cook rolled oats in the breakfast packs — Blackcurrant & Spiced Apple Oats with added iron and zinc for immunity, Raspberry Coconut Oats with less sugar, and the new Strawberry Cream with less sugar single-serve sachets. For breakfast inspiration, recipe cards will be supplied, plus a vintage tea towel to add a little retro charm in the kitchen.

For the ultimate prize pack, DeLonghi has contributed its La Specialista Prestigio coffee machine, in sleek stainless steel, for the ultimate at-home barista experience. Wallace Cotton has included a voucher for the ultimate table setting, and Living

Nature’s Dawn to Dusk Duo Serum & Lipstick gift sets will make you look and feel great.

Spread the homegrown love for your mum this Mother’s Day.

FEIJOA, RASPBERRY and COCONUT SMOOTHIE BOWL Ingredients

Smoothie:

2 large feijoas, peeled and chopped Handful of ice cubes

1⁄2 cup Harraways Reduced Sugar Raspberry and Coconut Oats

1 frozen banana

3⁄4 cup of milk (cow, almond, soy, coconut, almond, oat)

Toppings:

Handful of thawed frozen raspberries 1 feijoa, sliced

1 tbsp coconut (can use desiccated, thread or flakes)

1 tbsp nuts (cashews, almonds, pistachios or macadamia)

FOOD

1 tbsp sunflower seeds (or pumpkin seeds)

3 dates, chopped

Method

Blend all smoothie ingredients until thick and smooth. Scoop into a bowl. Sprinkle toppings over the smoothie and serve with a spoon.

Tip: Make the smoothie bowl just before serving so that it doesn’t go brown. Suggestions: Feijoa’s freeze well, just peel them and chop into chunks, that way you can enjoy feijoas out of season.

A few frozen avocado chunks would be delicious in this — fresh avocado will not be in season. Or if your mum loves green smoothies you could add a few washed spinach leaves.

BLACKCURRANT SPICED APPLE BAKED OATS

This recipe is like eating cake for breakfast.

Ingredients

1⁄2 cup Harraways Immunity Blackcurrant Spiced Apple Oats

1⁄4 tsp baking powder

1 egg

1 ripe banana

Pinch of salt

1 tbsp berries

1 tbsp nut butter

1 tsp chocolate chips

To serve:

2 tbsp Greek unsweetened yoghurt for serving

Handful of berries

Method

Preheat the oven to 180C. Spray a ramekin or oven-safe dish with cooking spray.

In a blender combine oats, baking powder, egg, salt and banana. Gently stir through berries and chocolate and pour into an oven-safe dish. Place a spoon of nut butter into the middle of the mixture. Use a deeper dish if you want it gooey inside (such as a 10cm ramekin) or a wider dish if you want it firmer (18cm x 12cm pan).

Bake for 20 minutes or until the edges pull away and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Or microwave for 1-2 minutes. When using a microwave ensure the microwave-safe bowl is twice the size of the batter since it will rise while baking quickly in the microwave. Serve with a sprinkling of berries and a spoon of Greek unsweetened yoghurt. — Serves 1 Tip: If you would prefer some texture you can skip the blending step and just mix the ingredients.