The thing I miss most when trying to eat clean and healthy is always cake. I love nothing more than a slice of cake or a muffin with a cup of tea, that's my idea of heaven!

So you can only imagine how thrilled I was when I discovered this Weetabix chocolate muffin recipe! With no flour or butter it's a healthier alternative but still satisfies that craving for cake!

What you'll need (to make 5 muffins) :

2 Weetabix
1 Tbsp Cocoa Powder
1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
2 Tbsp Sweetener
2 eggs
1/2 Muller Light Toffee yoghurt

Method:

Pre-heat the oven to 180c

Use a blender to blend the two Weetabix to a very fine powder.

Add the rest of the ingredients to the blender and blend until the mixture is very smooth.

Pour the mixture into 5 muffin cases/tray and bake for 25 mins

Place on a rack and leave to cool. Finally, top with Nutella and banana!

Peanut Butter Energy Bites - No Baking Required!

I love to snack, especially at work, and these peanut butter energy bites are perfect for on-the-go or even as a pre-gym bite to give you a little boost!

What you'll need:

115g creamy peanut butter
60ml honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
150g old-fashioned oats (raw)
Chocolate chips (as many or few as you like)

Method (10 mins):

Add your peanut butter and oats to a bowl, mix in the honey and vanilla extract, finally adding the choc chips at the end.

Either roll small amounts of the mix into balls like I did or you can spread it across a baking tray lined with baking paper to make energy bars.

Once prepared, place the balls or bars in the fridge and leave to set. I usually make these at night so they set overnight and are good to go in the morning!

 

 

3 Ingredient Pancakes - no flour!

It's Saturday morning which means I have more time to spend on my breakfast (as opposed to weekdays where I wolf down a bowl of porridge in record time) so I like to treat myself and that means pancakes!

I'm still trying to eat as healthily as I can before my summer vacation so these aren't your average pancakes. How, you ask? Well these consist of only three ingredients!

Playlist Of The Month: May

I can't quite believe another month has come and gone and it's time for me to share my May music playlist!

Here are some of the songs I'll be listening to in May, you can check out the full playlist and follow over on Spotify, just search 'lovefromlauren.co.uk'

1. Hopping Fences - Jordan JAE

2. This Side of Paradise - Hayley Kiyoko

3. Mad Love - The Veronicas

4. Hallelujah - Panic! At The Disco

5. I Really Like You - Carly Rae Jepsen

6. U Dont Know - Alison Wonderland

7. Stolen Dance - Milky Chance

For the full playlist, search 'lovefromlauren.co.uk' on Spotify! Let me know what music you're loving this month in the comments below.

Keep blonde looking fresh

When you're not a natural blonde - like myself - it can be a struggle to keep your blonde looking fresh and to keep those annoying yellow tinged out of your hair.

There are a combination of ways to battle brassy blonde hair, here are some of my favourites:

Egg, Bacon & Tomato Muffins

It's four weeks until I have to be bikini-ready for my vacation so I've really kicked my healthy lifestyle regime up a notch including pushing myself more at the gym and trying to eat clean!

These yummy egg, bacon, tomato and onion breakfast muffins are great for a quick breakfast or even lunch - just add a salad to bulk it out! Here's the recipe: