Category: Breakfast

Pukka Pancakes

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We are a little bit excited about Pancake Day tomorrow so we had to bring you baby-friendly pancakes! We absolutely LOVE pancakes, but for some reason tend to only make them once a year…my boys have therefore enjoyed me experimenting and since this recipe is egg free there is no need to worry about egg-cessive pancake eating!

These American style pancakes are really quick and easy to make, and your little ones can even help, by mashing the bananas and stirring/whisking in the other ingredients. It is also really versatile, so get creative with your flavour combinations and enjoy experimenting…oh, and you can make them even more appealing for the kiddies by cutting them into fun shapes before serving!

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Winter berry and pear jam

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Wow, life has been pretty “jam-packed” for all of us recently and of course with the run up to Christmas it just keeps getting more crazy. Catherine’s going back to work this week (good luck, Cat!), so we’re sharing with you a super-douper easy-peasy jam recipe. Now THIS is the kind of Christmas jam you won’t mind getting stuck in! (ok, I’m done with the puns). Simple, delicious, packed with goodness and free from refined sugar. What’s not to love?! Continue reading “Winter berry and pear jam” →

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3 Ingredient Vegan Magic Chia Seed Pudding

3 Ingredient Magic Chia Pudding

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We call this recipe ‘Magic Pudding’ at home as it is fun to make and nutritionally rather special! The key ingredient is Chia Seeds. 
Tiny chia are one of the most nutritionally dense food on the planet and particularly good for growing bones, they are high in calcium, magnesium, iron and rich in omega-3 to name drop a few goodies! 
Because Chia seeds are high in fibre we recommend serving small portions of the pudding for babies, a couple of teaspoons of the mixture as an accompaniment to fruit for example will be lovely and creamy.
The 3 ingredients for Magic Chia Pudding provide a base recipe that you can make look really quite sophisticated with a only little fruit slicing finesse required to create a pretty, light after dinner dessert. Alternatively you can just use this lovely creamy mix as you please during the week; mix into porridge, blend with fruit into a creamy smoothie. My son LOVES the mixture mashed in a little bowl with blueberries or strawberries for breakfast!
The creamy chia will keep for around 5 days if refrigerated in a covered container.
You need to pop the mixture in the fridge at least 2.5 hours in advance of eating so the little chia seeds can soak and swell. If you want to leave in the fridge overnight they will work their magic and you can just give them a good stir the next morning.

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Ingredients
Chia pudding base:
2 cups/600 mls of unsweetened almond milk
1 cup/220g of dairy free coconut yogurt
65g of chia seeds
Optional topping Ideas: 
600g of strawberries* or other seasonal berries chopped into quarters + 4 teaspoons of desiccated coconut
Blueberries, apple puree, banana or raspberries are also delicious!
*Some young babies can be sensitive to strawberries initially so introduce with caution.
Hungry Grown Ups:   This pudding is so versatile… you could bulk it up with some toasted nuts and a little grated dark chocolate!
Method
Choose a container that will fit easily in the fridge and add the almond milk, coconut yoghurt and chia seeds.
Stir or gently hand whisk the Chia seeds through the mixture.
Let the mixture sit for a few minutes while you pack up the ingredients and then come back it and stir everything through once more.
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Pop in the fridge for 2.5 hours or overnight.
When you’re ready to serve give the mixture a good stir and begin to spoon the creamy chia into your pudding bowls. Serve with your topping of choice layered through the bowls or mash up your chosen fruit for little babies and swirl it into their chia pudding!
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Carrot, Apple and Cinnamon Porridge

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We’ll add a bit of veg to anything! Well lets face it, it can be pretty tricky to pack enough fruit and veg into our own meals throughout the day, but when it comes to picky babies and toddlers, well sometimes we just need to resort to popping veg into any meal we can. It turns out that this is a dreamy, delicious combination and tastes a bit like having warm, oaty carrot cake for breakfast! The apple, carrot and banana in this porridge make it sweet and textured, and the cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg make it even more warming and moreish. Continue reading “Carrot, Apple and Cinnamon Porridge” →

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Family bircher breakfast

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Our family can’t get enough of this easy to make Bircher recipe! It’s a delicious soaked fruit muesli, so a great way for babies to get more raw fruit in their diet as it softens up beautifully.

The 6 ingredients don’t need any cooking, just 15 minutes soaking time (or overnight for extra creaminess). The Bircher mix is eaten cold; a fantastic family breakfast in the summer when you fancy a hearty filling meal without having to sweat over hot porridge!

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