healthy – Scran Plan

Have it your way houmous

This is tasty and easy to make, and the chickpeas can be swapped for other beans in the cupboard for more variety.

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Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine Mediterranean

Servings 3

Equipment

Hand blender

Ingredients

1 tin Chickpeas Drained – reserve the liquid
1 tbsp Olive oil
1½ tbsp Lemon juice
1 clove Garlic
½ tsp Ground cumin
1½ tbsp Tahini paste Sesame seed paste

Optional

½ whole Roast pepper
1 pinch Smoked paprika
1 tbsp Coriander Fresh, chopped

Instructions

Blend all the ingredients together with about 4 tbsp of the reserved chickpea liquid, adding more if needed to get the right consistency.

Optional

Take out ⅓ of the mixture to serve as-is, take out ⅓ of the mixture and mix in the chopped coriander. Add the roast red pepper to the remaining ⅓ and blend it in, then serve with the smoked paprika sprinkled on top.

Notes

Great with carrot and cucumber batons for an extra portion of vegetables, or small bread sticks for dippers.

Swap out the optional ingredients for tasty additions like jalapenos, capers or mini fire chillis for houmous your way.

Keyword 5-a-day, family friendly, healthy

Bananas, sultanas, oats and spices baked into scrummies

Banana Scrummies

These are a really healthy and filling treat for kids, which they can make themselves (though will need help for the oven bit).

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Course Pudding, Snack

Cuisine Scottish

Servings 16

Ingredients

4 whole Bananas Spotty ones are best for taste and easiest for kids to mash
125 g Porridge oats
60 g Sultanas
½ tsp Mixed spice

Instructions

Pre-heat the oven to 160C (fan) and either grease some baking paper or use silicon mats on 2 baking trays.
Mash the bananas, then mix in the oats, raisins and spices to get a thick texture.
Use 2 spoons to drop dollops of the mix onto the prepared baking trays to make about 16 scrummies.
Bake for about 15 minutes or until cooked through and golden. Cool on a wire rack, then serve.

Notes

They can also be individually wrapped and frozen, and then added to a snack box for a tasty, healthy treat at school. It’s best to use greaseproof paper or tin foil to wrap individually as they tend to stick to the paper cases [Note to self: don’t use paper cases again!]

Keyword 5-a-day, cheap, dairy free, healthy, kids cooking, spotty bananas, treat

Banana scrummies cooling on wire rack — Bananas, sultanas, oats and spices baked into scrummies