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Baking, Cooking with Kids, Weaning

Easy Peasy Star Biscuits

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So when your toddler asks to make star biscuits, you can’t really say No. I’m not a fan of my kids having too much sugar so we always are on the look out for ways to reduce the sugar content of our baking, here we have used just a little apple juice and it worked well. A plain biscuit but you could add spices to it and make it your own. The plain biscuits are good for weaning too.

I used a greek yoghurt topping so the kids could decorate their biscuits which they loved. You need to only decorate the ones you aret going to eat there and then. Store the rest in a tin and the topping in the fridge. The decorating was a good after school activity and make your own snack session.

 

Easy Peasy Star Bicuits
Yields 20
Simple, low sugar star biscuits that you can add spices to and make your own.
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67 calories
8 g
1 g
3 g
1 g
1 g
19 g
4 g
0 g
0 g
2 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
19g
Yields
20
Amount Per Serving
Calories 67
Calories from Fat 30
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g
5%
Saturated Fat 1g
3%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 1mg
0%
Sodium 4mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates 8g
3%
Dietary Fiber 1g
3%
Sugars 0g
Protein 1g
Vitamin A
3%
Vitamin C
0%
Calcium
1%
Iron
1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Ingredients
  1. 100g wholemeal or rye flour
  2. 100g plain white flour
  3. 1/2 tsp baking powder
  4. 75g margarine
  5. 75ml apple juice
Topping
  1. 1 tbsp Greek yoghurt and 1 tbsp cream cheese mixed with a dask of milk
  2. sunflower seeds
  3. chopped dried fruit
Instructions
  1. Weigh out the flour and baking powder.
  2. Rub the butter into the flour and baking powder mix.
  3. Add the apple juice and mix to a dough.
  4. Roll out on a floured surface.
  5. Cut and put onto a greased and lined baking tray.
  6. Bake at Gas Mark 4 for 15 minutes.
  7. Eat as they are or top with the Greek yoghurt mix.
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calories
67
fat
3g
protein
1g
carbs
8g
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Dietitian UK https://www.dietitianuk.co.uk/
Baking, Gluten Free, Snacks, Special Diets, Wheat Free

Banana Oaty Bars

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 Mini-Disaster in our house usually means…. there is no flapjack left, we are out of milk, Miss K cannot find a very important item (insert “really not important in the grand scheme of life but a calamity to her”), or a section of the train track has come apart. I quite love the fact that these really are regular disasters in the eyes of my small ones. How simple life can be!

Today’s disaster led to a distraught 2 year old.

 1. The flapjack tin was empty

2. There were not enough oats to make more.

Super Mummy to the rescue. I rarely make the same recipe twice anyway 😉

So I adapted my semi-famous banana and sultana flapjack recipe by adding flour. It comes out less of a flapjack and more of an oat bar. Dense, oaty and firm – no crumbly texture here. A really good option to have with a cuppa, for lunch boxes or to feed a snacking child. They are sweet but not too sweet, if you know what I mean. The oats provide that wholegrain goodness, the banana and sultanas pack in the fruit and there is just a hint of honey and butter to bind it all.

It’s falls into that territory of “Is it a flapjack? Is is a cake? It is a bar?”

You know what? I can’t decide but all that really matters is it is healthy and yummy!

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Banana Oat Bars (wheat free, gluten free)
Yields 12
Quick, easy oat bar recipe that is healthy and great for hungry children.
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
118 calories
19 g
9 g
4 g
2 g
2 g
43 g
1 g
5 g
0 g
1 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
43g
Yields
12
Amount Per Serving
Calories 118
Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4g
6%
Saturated Fat 2g
11%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 9mg
3%
Sodium 1mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates 19g
6%
Dietary Fiber 1g
6%
Sugars 5g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A
2%
Vitamin C
2%
Calcium
1%
Iron
3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Ingredients
  1. 100g oats (gluten free if needed)
  2. 100g plain flour (I used a gluten free blend)
  3. 100g sultanas
  4. 1 mashed banana
  5. 2 tbsp honey
  6. 50g butter
Instructions
  1. Mix the dry ingredients together, by hand or in a food processor/stand mixer.
  2. Melt the honey and butter together in a bowl and then add along with the banana.
  3. Mix well, I left this for a few minutes in my stand mixer.
  4. Press into a lined, greased baking tray, cover the top with foil for half of the cooking time to stop the sultanas getting burnt.
  5. Bake at Gas Mark 5 for 20-30 minutes.
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calories
118
fat
4g
protein
2g
carbs
19g
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Baking, Gluten Free, Recipes, Snacks, Special Diets, Weaning, Wheat Free

Plum and Ginger Flapjack

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Flapjack. Literally it makes my world a happier place. However I’ve had a bit of a problem of late. The children are eating the bananas too fast and I just don’t have enough that are going bad to be able to make my signature banana and sultana flapjack. So with a glut of plums in the freezer and the plum tree back in blossom again I’ve created a new favourite. This one is reminiscent of plum and ginger crumble. What’s not to love?

I love it because 1. It has ginger in. 2 It isn’t too sweet 3. It takes 10 minutes to knock up and 4. It is flapjack. Miss K loves it’s because is is pink. The J-boy loves it because it is food.

I can happily feed this to my children knowing it is packed with wholegrains and fruit. 

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Healthy Plum and Ginger Flapjack
Serves 12
A super healthy, yet tasty flapjack using cooked plums, no added sugar. Gluten free, Wheat free.
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Prep Time
10 min
Prep Time
10 min
118 calories
13 g
0 g
6 g
3 g
1 g
40 g
2 g
2 g
0 g
5 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
40g
Servings
12
Amount Per Serving
Calories 118
Calories from Fat 55
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 6g
10%
Saturated Fat 1g
5%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 2mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates 13g
4%
Dietary Fiber 2g
8%
Sugars 2g
Protein 3g
Vitamin A
6%
Vitamin C
3%
Calcium
1%
Iron
5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Ingredients
  1. 200g oats (gluten free)
  2. 200g cooked plums (no sugar added)
  3. 75g butter/margarine
  4. 1 tsp ground ginger
  5. 2 tsp Sukrin Gold
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 5.
  2. Grease and line a baking tray.
  3. Melt the butter.
  4. Mix all the ingredients together and place into the baking tray.
  5. Bake for 20-25 minutes.
Notes
  1. You can substitute the Sukrin Gold for 2 tbsp honey.
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calories
118
fat
6g
protein
3g
carbs
13g
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Gluten Free, Recipes, Snacks, Special Diets, Weaning, Wheat Free

Yoghurt Coated Frozen Fruit

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So Simple and So Good!

I used to love yoghurt coated raisins, until I found out they really aren’t as healthy for you as you may originally think… with it being so hot over the last few days and having a small girl who loves to snack I’ve been getting inventive with snacks. It’s fair to say this recipe was a hit.

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So here are my yoghurt coated frozen fruit. Hilariously my hubby actually blew on his as it was so cold, trying to warm it up! I used blueberries, redcurrants and banana, but this would work with any berry and soft fruit I reckon, so try it out and let me know.

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As well as being a cooling healthy snack for adults, its a perfect snack for the kids and for teething babies.

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Yoghurt Coated Frozen Fruit
Serves 1
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Prep Time
5 min
Prep Time
5 min
56 calories
14 g
0 g
0 g
1 g
0 g
66 g
1 g
8 g
0 g
0 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
66g
Servings
1
Amount Per Serving
Calories 56
Calories from Fat 2
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0g
0%
Saturated Fat 0g
0%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 1mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates 14g
5%
Dietary Fiber 2g
7%
Sugars 8g
Protein 1g
Vitamin A
1%
Vitamin C
10%
Calcium
0%
Iron
1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Ingredients
  1. 1/2 banana cut into thick slices
  2. 5 blueberries
  3. 10 redcurrants
  4. 2 tbsp greek yoghurt
Instructions
  1. Dip the fruit into the yoghurt, be generous with your coating.
  2. Place onto a greased, lined baking tray or use a silicone baking liner on a tray.
  3. Freeze overnight.
  4. Eat frozen.
Notes
  1. Use an assortment of berries and soft fruit.
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calories
56
fat
0g
protein
1g
carbs
14g
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