I was so thrilled that the Australian Healthy Food Guide magazine featured my recipe as a ‘reader recipe’ a few years ago. It really is a cracker and I am finally sharing it with you!
I have updated it a little since then to make it even more healthy. The beauty of this recipe is that you can totally make it to suit your own tastes and change it around each time. We eat it for breakfast but the kids and hubby also pack it in their lunch boxes. I have been known to have it for lunch and an afternoon snack too! I usually make a double batch, portion and freeze half and refrigerate the other half.
Blueberry Breakfast Slice
Vital stats: vegetarian, dairy-free, nut free, wheat free
Okay, so this is what you need:
3 cups of organic oats
2 organic eggs
2 organic green apples
2 large ripe organic bananas
1 cup organic blueberries (I use frozen ones)
3 tablespoons virgin, organic coconut oil
2 tablespoons organic chia seeds (or use any other seeds or chopped nuts)
1 tablespoon organic cinnamon
Okay, so this is how you do it:
Smush up the banana and whisk in the eggs and coconut oil in a large mixing bowl.
Chuck in the oats, mix it up really well and let it sit for a bit while you keep going.
Grate the apple as chunky as you can. I like to do it on the julienne setting of my mandolin. Leave the skin on !
Add the apple, cinnamon, chia and blueberries. This is where I like to get messy and use my hands to mix it all in really well.
Chuck it all in a slice tin that you have lined with non-toxic baking paper.
Fling into the oven and cook for about 30 minutes at 180 degrees celsius (a medium oven).
Cool down on a wire rack. Slice with a bread knife.
It is nice served warm with some yoghurt on top (or for the dairy-free, use cashew cream or coconut yoghurt) and more blueberries.
It will keep in the fridge, in a sealed container for about three days.
Eat. Enjoy.
Thermomix Friendly: Chop the apple in the thermy and set aside (don’t make it mushy or the texture of the slice will be weird). Whizz up the bananas, egg and coconut oil all together – about speed 4 for a few seconds. Add remaining ingredients and mix in, reverse, speed soft, until it’s well combined. Be very gentle, you want nice texture, not baby food! 😀
You might also like to see some other things we eat for breakfast. Go here.
What do you have for breakfast? I would love you to share some more ideas.
Delicious! I have half a bucket of blueberries and some overripe bananas that are begging to be made into this 🙂
yay! I usually have to hide the bananas from the kids so I can make this! 😀
This looks like a great lunch box option. We can’t eat apples (or pears), do you think i can just leave them out and add a bit more banana? or will this change the structure?
Thanks
you should be able to leave out – but what about some grated zucchini or carrot instead ? 🙂
Oh yes – good ideas! thanks
That look so good 🙂 It’s on my to do list. Thank you.
It tastes really good too! 🙂
I would absolutely love to make this. However where can I source all the organic ingredients?
Hi Corinne, the ingredients dont’ have to be organic, but it’s the ideal option. Your local health food store or health food aisle of the supermarket should have most of them. 🙂
I’m going to try this soon. Looks great and love that I can freeze it. double batches work for me. Also love you pic from our beautiful Crystal Castle – such an amazing view. We are regular visitors there.
wish I lived a bit closer 🙂 Let me know if you like the slice Suzanne 🙂
Yes, slice was a sucess (and I’m not the most confident baker!) so always really happy when something turns out the way I think it should. By the way, they had the opening ceremony for the first stupa in the southern hemisphere up at Crystal Castle today, so next time you are in the area check it out – it is beautiful.
thanks for letting me know Suxanne 🙂
Thank you. This sounds perfect 🙂
it is pretty good, if I do say so myself 🙂
I’ve run out of time today, but little miss 3 and I are going to make this 2moro. Looks too good not to!
I hope you love it as much as we do ! 🙂
Just made this amazing slice but was out of blueberries so i used dates instead….. Yuuuuummmm!!!
oh Jane – I have never used dates, but that sounds like an awesome idea!! so glad you liked it – thank for taking the time to give me some feedback 🙂
This is my kind of recipe Sonia – easy to make and bound to keep me popular with the kids!
you can tell them it’s slice for brekky!! 🙂
I’ll be over for morning tea!
always welcome – as long as you bring that cute little bundle 🙂
I will definitely be giving this a go!
would love to hear what you think 🙂
My mulberry tree is in overdrive at the moment, I think I might use this recipe with them!
yum!! 🙂
Looks fantastic will have to try it. Thanks
let me know what you think Leuk 🙂
i call mine energy bars and add lsa/almond meal/quinoa flakes/shredded coconut
sounds great Vanessa 🙂
Scrumptious!!!!
I have just packed it into 4 lunch boxes for tomorrow, and had a nice sized slice for myself fresh from the oven still warm, very yum.
I only had 1 apple but there is still enuf crunch.
Just going to have a little more…..
Thank you!
thanks Lea for letting me know !! 🙂
This looks so good but I cannot have apple as I was diagnosed with fructose malabsorption. What can I replace apple with? I usually use celery when the receipe says onion. I cant work out what I could replace apple with? Any idea please? Thanks.
Grated pear? Can you have any fruit at all? If you can’t have fruit, I would suggest zucchini or choko 🙂
Thanks for your suggestions. Pear is also a big ‘no no’ for me. I only can have berries & citrus fruit. I would rather zuchinni rather than celery. Will let you know when I get around to make this.
Cheers.
Looks great, pinned it and will have a go soon. Atm I am having muesli with fresh fruit, natural yogurt and soy milk every morning, followed by a slice of wholemeal toast with (British) marmite (not same as kiwi, v important to note lol) and one large mug of English Breakfast tea. Never miss breakfast 🙂
sounds good 🙂
This looks so yummy – but my kids hate bananas. Do you think I could use yoghurt or some other squishy fruit instead? Maybe strawberries or pineapple?
yes, try it out ! but you really can’t taste the banana once it’s cooked Bron 🙂
Love this idea – it’s so healthy, but yet it almost looks like a dessert 🙂 Best of both worlds!
It’s great for kids for that reason ! 🙂
This is great! I’m a bit of a tweaker like you. So of course I fiddled with the recipe! I replaced 1 cup of oats with 1 cup of quinoa flakes and added an extra egg and 1/3 of a cup of honey and a handful of coconut too(i add it to everything!). It is so yummy! Thank you x
thanks Cathi! great tweaks !! 😀
I made the slice and shared it with friends at the community garden today. They want the recipe too! I have to say I’m tempted to add a small amount of honey and coconut would be fab too. But my boys are all over it. I made it yesterday – a double batch – and they are making short work of it. I love that its so quick and easy!
oh that’s great !! yes, it’s not a sweet slice but I mostly eat it for brekky with vanilla yoghurt, so it’s sweet enough… coconut would be awesome! 🙂
I still make this I stick to the recipe though from the Healthy food guide magazinw, except the chia seeds because I can’t afford them
Glad you like it David – you can add just about anything you like to it! 🙂
This recipe looks great, will definitely have a go once the weather cools a bit! Do you think it would work with quinoa flakes or rice porridge flakes? I’d rather not search out gluten free oats at the moment if I don’t need to 🙂
I have not tried it, but please let me know if you do ! 🙂
Yum! I made this today inspired by your breakfast post. I didn’t have chia (yet) so used sunflower and sesame seeds. I just ‘had’ to try the end bits… 🙂 Hubby is committed to a low carb breakfast so at least he won’t steal it…. I imagine it will go on high rotation with CADA (with macadamias or cashews as almond are sending my stomach crazy) and an egg-based dish. Between you and Alisha I’m inspired to keep making small changes or additions to my diet that hopefully will have a positive impact on my health. Thank you so much for your blog 😀
HI Caz… that is FABULOUS! well done….. small steps are really the way to go and will make it sustainable for you in the long term. I love CADA with macadamias… yum.
Thanks Sonia
Made this last night and tucking into it for breakfast this morning as I type. It is bloody delicious. My 2yo who can take up to 40 mins to eat her breakfast *sigh, it’s painful* had it devoured in less than 10 mins this morning.
Awesome Nicole!! We love it heaps too. So glad your 2yo loves it too. 🙂
I’ve just pulled this out of the oven and will try it with my two-year-old tomorrow morning. The house smells amazing! It makes stacks – do you think it’d be OK to freeze? Loving your website and am so glad I found it
HI Lisa. Thanks so much for your kinds words! It freezes a treat. I often do a double batch and freeze half in portions. I take one out the night before for a super quick brekky. Hope you like it.
Perfect. Thanks!
It went down a treat! Thank you! Can I share this on my blog? With credits back to you?
of course Lisa – thank you for sharing 🙂
Hi, is this slice meant to be crunchy or soft, mine came out soggy.
It is a soft slice Sue, only the top is a bit crunchy. It might need a bit more cooking if it was soggy?
Just tried this. I was hoping I could send it to school with Master 5, but as Master 3 has an intolerance to blueberries, and everything else I thought to replace it, I used half a cup of coconut instead, and whilst it turned out perfectly, I think it’s really missing the bursts of flavour the berries would provide. Any ideas what else I could use apart from any kind of berries, cherries, sultanas or dates?
Hi Peta. What about apricot or fig? Any dried or fresh fruit would work I think 🙂 Let me know how you go.
I just took this out of them oven and all I can say is yum, yum, YUM!! I added o coconut and honey and sprinkled some coconut on top. Such a great, tasty and versatile recipe. Will definitely be a recipe I will cook often. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Oh CourtieJoy – they are excellent additions… will remember the coconut on top – so glad you liked it
I just tried this and it was delicious! I did a couple of substitutions because I was missing/short of ingredients and it worked just fine. I used a mix of oats and quinoa flakes and I used carrots instead of apples! Yum! My husband and baby liked it too 🙂
Ooohh never thought of carrot… thanks for the tip! So glad you liked it!
Hi, I am intolerant to eggs, would it work without using the eggs, or do you have any ideas for what I could substitute the eggs for. I recently found out I am gluten, egg & dairy intolerant so I am trying to find some recipes that meet all the food restrictions. Thanks
You could try chia seeds made into a gel (google, I am not sure of the right quantities in place of eggs). We are gluten intolerant (well my daughter and I) and we tolerate oats, but you might need to source GF oats. I would also suggest looking up “Cut out the Crap” and “Feeding two growing boys” on Facebook and blog as these ladies have similar recipes. Good luck Kris – it’s a bit hard at first!
Just wondered if you soak your oats overnight before doing the rest in the morning? Thank you for the sweet potato chips blog too – I tried them today & couldn’t fry them fast enough!! They got demolished!
no I don’t 🙂
Hi this slice sounds great! Could I substitute the oats with quinoa? Also we can’t tolerate bananas, could I use cooked or raw carrots instead? Or do u have any other suggestions?
you can try quinoa but it is a lot softer so I am not sure – I have use rolled spelt and rye and it’s okay. I would try apple puree/sauce instead of the bananas, as you need quite a liquid mix 🙂
Mmmmm already in the oven with 2 little boys dancing around waiting for it. Thank you x
brilliant Tiffany – I like food that makes kid dance 😉
Hi
I was wondering if i could use quinoa flakes instead of rolled oats for the breakfast blueberry slice?
Thanks,
Brooke
yes, you sure can… several of my readers have tried it and reported back success!
Oh my word, that looks amazing! So making this on the weekend
would love to know what you think Renee!
I have this baking in the oven as I type this and stoked to try it in 30minutes time! How long does this last for? I have personal training in 2 days a my trainer is my guinea pig hahaha. Will it last? When you defrost it whats the best way?
HI Becca – it will last 3-4 days in the fridge okay. To defrost, I just take it out the night before and leave it in the fridge. I don’t like using a microwave, but you can do that if you want to! 🙂
Thanks for the recipe, I’ve just cooked it without the blueberries and it looks delicious! I’m hoping to freeze half and was wondering how many serves it should make? I’m tossing up between 6 and 8…
however big your appetite really! I find a small piece quite filling 🙂
These look and sound delicious. The kids would love them! Definetly have to try!
Just mixed this up to cook for the morn, do you think it will still be ok sitting overnight,not get too dry.Its a a school morning so wanted it be be ready quicker. Thanks
Hi Kerry. I am thinking the oats are going to absorb all the liquid but it should be okay! Let me know how you go!
This slice looks great. I have just made it and waiting for it to cool. Do you think some of it might keep in the freezer as I am unsure whether the family will get though it in 3 days.
defintely awesome for the freezer Jessica!
Hello,
Looks fab. Could you use raspberries instead of blueberries? I’m not a huge blueberry fan.
Thanks, can’t wait to make it 🙂
Of course! Any berries or dried fruit even works. x
Hi. I just found this recipe, and want to make it for the kids. I was thinking that straight out of the oven for breaky would be nice. Do you think if I made it at night time, and then kept in the fridge till the morning, I could just whip it out and bake so it is fresh?
Thanks
Jenn
Hi Jen, I don’t see why not. It might just go a bit more mushy sitting overnight. Let me know how you go hey? x
I tried this with chia egg replacement and getting it ready the night before and cooking in the morning. It did NOT work. 🙁 I don’t know if it was no eggs or leaving it overnight but I’m wary off trying again now.
I think leaving overnight might make it too moist? I have never left it long before cooking and I haven’t tried it with chia egg either. 🙂
So easy! So delicious!!! A new staple in our houes.
Thanks for the feedback Anne!! xxxx
Does this freeze and thaw well?
Hi Amanda, it sure does! I cut into slices and freeze. It’s then really easy to take one out the night before for brekky the next day. 🙂
Just made this for morning tea as my son was too hungry to wait for it for breakfast. We used blackberries as we have an abundance at the moment. It was delicious. Thank you for a wonderful recipe.
So glad you all liked it Pru. The blackberries would be divine… if only I lived somewhere colder! xx
This was a weekly staple in our house, but we have had to eliminate oats ? Do you think quinoa flakes would work?
Thanks 🙂
Hey Debbie, I am going to try it out as a few of us in the house have given up oats too. I will shoot you an email and let you know in the next few weeks. x
How did you go? Did quinoa flakes work out?
Thanks for reminding me Debbie – haven’t got to it yet! 🙂
I just found your recipe so I’m hoping you’ll reply to my comment 😂 I really want to try making this slice to have a healthy snack on hand, long does it last in the freezer? 😊
Hey Georgie! It would probably be around three to four months in the freezer. 🙂
Thanks so much! Can’t wait to try it! 😄