I'm on a bit of a finger food buzz at the moment. Billy has
suddenly become this independent little person who is much happier feeding
himself. I've always been interested in Baby Led Weaning, but we decided to do
some spoon feeding as well. Now that he's almost 11 months old (sorry, WHAT?)
I'm finding that we are using finger foods more often now. There are so many
benefits to doing this. Not only is Billy building dexterity and fine motor
skills, but I can pack the dishwasher while he's eating his lunch beside
me.
Another thing about finger foods are that they give you a
bit more freedom when you are out and about. If you have some snacks in your
handbag you are more likely to meet a friend for coffee, stay a half an hour
longer than expected, or better deal with a bus delay, traffic jam or cranky
baby. I'm all about routine, but some days Billy gets hungry at random times.
It could be that he has a particularly short nap and is actually awake longer
in the day, or it could be that he is teething and didn't eat all of his
breakfast and by default ends up hungrier before his usual meal times.
For these reasons I am always looking for handy recipes to
make finger foods that I can take with me anywhere. I've become really fond of
breakfast time when it's via finger foods for Billy. I can make myself a cup of
coffee, stick on a wash, or have some breakfast myself while he's happily
munching away beside me.
I came across these little beauties during the week. I
follow the Hannah Maggs blog as well as her family vlog. In one
of her vlogs she made these little Banana and Oat Bites and I knew that Billy
would love them. They looked super easy to make, I had all the ingredients
already, and so I decided to give them a try for Billy's breakfast this
morning.
I've had high hopes for a few similar recipes recently and
one or two of them just haven't turned out the way I hoped. They might look
great but the texture isn't quite right, they might end up shrinking too much,
or they take a lot longer to cook then the recipe said. That being said, I
decided to try these and just see how they turned out. No expectations or high
hopes this time. And what do you know? They turned out even better then I
imagined.
RECIPE
You Will Need
- 80g Porridge Oats
- A cup of fruit puree. I used these
Supervalu fruit pots and used a full pot for the recipe. I think the
apple and pear one works best.
- 2 Ripe Bananas
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
Method
- Preheat the oven to about Gas Mark 6.
- Pour the porridge oats in to the bowl.
- In another bowl mash up the bananas and then add them to
the oats and mix well.
- Add the cinnamon and fruit puree and mix through combining
everything well.
- On a greased baking tray spoon the mixture in to little
individual piles. You should get about 15 with this mixture. Simply use a spoon
to mould each little pile in to a flat circular shape, or whatever shape you
prefer.
- Place the tray in the oven and bake on a medium heat for
15-20 minutes. They will turn a golden brown colour, will retain a nice firm
shape, and yet will also be soft inside.
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