Mabon Oat Biscuits for Balance and Blessings

As the wheel turns to the Autumn Equinox, we honour Mabon—a time of balance, gratitude, and cosy abundance. The days and nights are now equal, and the harvest is in full swing. It’s a perfect moment to slow down, reflect, and enjoy the fruits of your labour… preferably with a hot cuppa and a homemade biscuit.

These simple oat biscuits are a wonderful kitchen witch offering: warm, nourishing, and grounding. Oats symbolise prosperity and health, while golden syrup brings sun energy to your baking. You can even stir in your intentions as you mix, making these biscuits a treat for both body and spirit.

✨ Mabon Magic in the Ingredients

• Oats – For grounding, protection, and prosperity

• Golden Syrup – A symbol of sunlight, joy, and sweetness in life

• Milk – Nurturing, feminine energy and emotional healing

• Butter – A traditional offering and embodiment of abundance

• Wholemeal Flour – Rooting energy and connection to the Earth

🥣 Ingredients

• 75g wholemeal flour

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 75g porridge oats

• 50g caster sugar

• 75g butter

• 1 tbsp golden syrup

• 2 tbsp milk

🔥 Method

1. Set Your Intentions: As you preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan / Gas 4), take a moment to ground yourself. Light a candle, say a small blessing, or stir your intentions into the ingredients.

2. Prepare the Tray: Line a baking tray with parchment and visualise the warmth and welcome you’re baking into each bite.

3. Mix the Dry Ingredients: Sift the flour into a bowl, then stir in baking powder, oats, and sugar. Feel the grainy textures—this is Earth magic at work.

4. Melt the Wet Ingredients: In a small saucepan (or microwave), gently melt the butter, syrup, and milk. Stir slowly and think of the balance of the season—equal parts dark and light.

5. Combine and Shape: Mix the wet into the dry until well coated. Shape into rounds on the tray, spacing them out to give each one space to grow.

6. Bake with Blessings: Bake for 10–15 minutes until golden brown. As the aroma fills your home, visualise comfort, peace, and protection weaving into your space.

7. Cool and Share: Let cool for 5 minutes before moving. These keep well in a tin—and make lovely gifts or offerings.

🌾 Make It Magical

• Add a pinch of cinnamon for warmth and love

• Stir in a handful of raisins or dark chocolate chips for extra joy

• Draw a sigil for balance or protection in the flour before mixing

• Bless your biscuits under the Mabon moonlight for extra enchantment

Final Thoughts

These oat biscuits are more than just a snack—they’re a ritual in flour and oats, a moment of stillness in a busy season, and a delicious way to celebrate the turning of the year.

Enjoy them with friends and family, gift them with gratitude, or nibble them slowly with a cup of apple or spiced blackberry tea. However you serve them, may they nourish more than just your belly.

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