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Wibble Wobble Fruity Jelly

Fruity jelly in big bowl close up
Fruity jelly in big bowl close up
Fruity jelly in big bowl close up

Wibble Wobble Fruity Jelly

This uses frozen fruit to quickly set the jelly, and easily adds one of your 5-a-day to pudding.
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Prep Time 3 minutes
Cooling time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 3 minutes
Course Dessert, Pudding
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 packet Jelly mix
  • 320 g Mixed berries Frozen

Instructions
 

  • Put the frozen mixed berries into a dish.
  • Make up the jelly mix in a jug according to the instructions and pour it over the frozen berries. Leave to chill for about an hour until it's set.

Notes

If you want it to set faster, then make up the mix with slightly less boiling water to dissolve the jelly mix, then add a couple of ice cubes, and mix until they’re melted, and top up with cold water to the level indicated on the packet. It’s easiest to make up the jelly mix in a glass or pyrex jug as you can see from the bottom if all the mix has been dissolved.
The kids can make this apart from the pouring of boiling water, as long as they stir carefully; they enjoy mixing in the ice cubes and hearing the cracking of the ice and watching it dissolve, then they’re more likely to eat the fruit.
Keyword 5-a-day, cheap, family friendly, kids cooking
  • Fruity jelly in big bowl close up
    Fruity jelly in big bowl close up
  • Fruity jelly in big bowl
    Fruity jelly in big bowl
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Napoleon Slice

Napoleon slice
Napoleon slice
Cherry coconut Napoleon slice traybake

Napoleon Slice

This is my granny's recipe, for a delicious traybake that's also gluten-free and nut-free.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert, Traybake
Servings 24

Ingredients
  

  • 400 g Chocolate Milk or dark – your preference
  • 200 g Dessicated coconut
  • 200 g Glace cherries Check gluten free – quartered
  • 200 g Sultanas Or mixed fruit, though check gluten free
  • 200 g Caster sugar
  • 4 medium Eggs Or 3 Jumbo eggs (~70g each)

Instructions
 

  • Line a large tin with tin foil, and try not to crease it other than theh 4 corners as it makes it hard to get the foil off at the end. The big roasting tin here is 21cm x 31cm across the bottom.
  • Break the chocolate into pieces and put into a glass jug, then put it in the microwave for 1 minute. Stir, then put back in for 45 seconds. Stir until it's all melted, putting it back in for 15 more seconds at a time if needed and stirring well so that it doesn't bubble.
  • Pour the melted chocolate over the foil and smooth it over (bash the whole tin on the work surface a few times so that it evens out across the bottom of the tin) and set aside to cool.
  • Put the oven on 160C (fan).
  • Break the eggs into a cup and mix with a fork.
  • Add the rest of the dry ingredients into a large bowl and mix them up. Add the egg mixture in and stir all together.
  • Pour the coconut mix over the top of the cooled chocolate and smooth down so that it's even. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until the top is light golden brown.
  • Leave to cool in the tin, pulling the tin foil down after about 10 minutes when the chocolate has started to cool but isn't yet solid. Leave until fully cooled before cutting with a sharp knife.

Notes

You can switch the 200g sultanas for 200g of mixed fruit if you like a slightly more bitter and varied taste, it’s also delicious (photos are of this tweak).
Keyword 5-a-day, gluten free, kids cooking, nut free, traybake
  • Cherry coconut Napoleon slice traybake
    Cherry coconut Napoleon slice traybake
  • Napoleon slice with chocolate cooled and cherry, coconut and egg mix ready
    Napoleon slice with chocolate cooled and cherry, coconut and egg mix ready
  • Napoleon slice traybake cooked and still hot
    Napoleon slice traybake cooked and still hot
  • Napoleon slice traybake cooked and still hot close up
    Napoleon slice traybake cooked and still hot close up
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Banana Scrummies

Bananas, sultanas, oats and spices baked into scrummies
Bananas, sultanas, oats and spices baked into scrummies
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 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
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
  • Bananas, sultanas, oats and spices baked into scrummies
    Bananas, sultanas, oats and spices baked into scrummies
  • Banana scrummies cooling on wire rack
    Banana scrummies cooling on wire rack
  • Spotty bananas for scrummies
    Spotty bananas for scrummies