These school holidays are all about fun fun fun. Family time, fun time, those little things that you ordinarily would not do.
So why not get the hands dirty and get a little creative with some fun in the kitchen.
Cooking is a great activity for kids. Not only are they helping you out (well kind of), but they are learning new ways to create, use their imagination, and get incredible positive rewards at the end.
In our kitchen, muffins are magic! Muffins are well loved. Not just by the little one if you know what I mean…
Somehow I stumbled across this fabulous muffin recipe provided by Planning With Kids. As I am trying this new “diet/ reduction of preservatives/ reduction of sugar / food modification (what do you call it for a 20 month old… really), I wanted a recipe that contained raspberries and other summer fruits.
They have so much flavour and goodness.
So I altered it a little by:
– taking out the white chocolate
– taking out the sugar
– adding a banana
So here is MY fabulous recipe. Let’s call these
Raspberry and Banana Magic Muffins
Ingredients:
- 2 cups self raising flour
- ¾ cup milk
- ½ cup canola oil
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup frozen raspberries
- 1 mashed banana
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
Place patty pans in muffin trays.
Pour flour and sugar into a medium sized bowl. Mix and make a well in the middle. In a separate bowl/jug mix vanilla, eggs, milk and oil.
trying… but still needs a little help
Pour the liquid ingredients into well and mix with a wooden spoon. Muffins are best when made quickly and not over mixed.
Roughly chop and add the raspberries.
Mix ingredients lightly through with a wooden spoon.
eating a few raspberries on the way… why not
Spoon into patty pans.
Cooking time depends on the size and oven, but 12 -15 minutes is about average for the standard patty pan size.
This made 18 mini muffins. It would make about 12 larger muffins. But please don’t hold me to the quantity.
What’s your fabulous magic recipe? Do you have any you can share?
It’s Tuesday. I blog. I am connecting with Diary of SAHM. Why? Why Not? xx
{image disclaimer – first and second image are curiosity of The Planning Queen. Thanks Nicole xx}
