Classic Caggs

These baked oats are based upon  Ella Grace Denton's overnight baked oats . I added cashew nuts to the top of mine which added a crunchy element to the creaminess of the banana, blueberries and oats and I didn't leave them to soak overnight.  They're pretty much perfect any day of the week, but particularly good on a Sunday because you just have a little bit more time to allow for baking. The quantities allow for 2 bowls of overnight oats - either one for you to save for Monday morning as a treat, or to share and make someone's day. For 2 portions of baked banana, blueberry and cashew oats you will need: 1 banana A handful of blueberries 1 and a half mugs of oats 1 mug of milk A squeeze of honey A handful of broken up cashew nuts Preheat the oven to 180C Chop the banana and lay across the bottom of your dish. Throw in all but a few blueberries into the bottom too (save a few to decorate the top!) In a separate bowl or jug pour in your oats, milk and ...

I bought a packet of dried figs from the supermarket a few weeks ago. I opened them up in a "i-haven't-got-any-fruit-and-need-something" panic and they were seriously disappointing. Give me a fresh fig any day. I decided the poor dried figs needed a bit of jazzing up which is how they made their way into a batch of flapjacks! The figs themselves are layered between the flapjack, creating a fig layer nestled between a load of oats, honey, butter and sugar. Delish. To make a tray of fig flapjacks you will need: A 250g bag of dried figs  200ml water 200g salted butter 200g honey 200g brown sugar  400g oats Start by preheating your oven to 180C and lining the baking tin with greaseproof paper Chop up your figs into small pieces and add to a small saucepan with the water until it has all but boiled off. In the meantime melt the butter and honey together in a large saucepan. When melted, stir in the sugar and porridge oats. Add two-thirds of the oat mix to the...

Yesterday afternoon was spent at a National Trust property with a friend which was lovely. Deciding to continue the relaxed theme, we spent this afternoon baking peanut butter chocolate brownies as we are both crazy about PB.  Because we are currently living in accommodation with loads of other students, rather than our own student houses, we did double the quantities of the below recipe; we're planning on sharing them with a select few lucky individuals. The other issue thrown up by living in temporary accommodation is that we didn't have scales, a mixing bowl or whisk and so doubling the quantities actually made it much easier to work minus weighing equipment! To make a tray (approx 16) peanut butter chocolate brownies you will need: Brownie mix 100g plain chocolate 175g unsalted butter 3 eggs 200g soft brown sugar 120g plain flour 2 tbsp plain flour Peanut mix 180g smooth peanut butter 50g caster sugar 1 tbsp milk Good handful of un...