Peanut Butter and Jelly Oatmeal fingers

Peanut Butter and Jelly Oatmeal Fingers

• 1 banana
• 4 packets of instant oatmeal or 1 1/3 cups (a packet holds 1/3 cup each)
• 2 TBS of fruit preserves (I just take a large dollop)
• 2 TBS of peanut butter (I just take a large dollop)
• Butter or cooking spray for your dish

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. smash your banana really well and add in the jam and peanut butter stirring well and then add in your oatmeal.
3. Spray your baking dish and add the PB&J oatmeal mix smoothing out the top.
4. Bake for 20 min.
5. Let sit for 5 or so min. to cool
6. Cut and serve. 
7. Store remaining in an airtight container in the fridge.  

 Just before the oven....

Just out of the oven. 

Toddlers French Toast

So finger foods are life right now with my 2 year old and 9 month old.  I found roofs recipe here is the link... https://www.myfussyeater.com/baby-french-toast-eggy-banana-bread/

And I've changed it several ways depending on the day the the basic recipe is...

1 ripe banana mashed
1 egg
Splash of milk
3 to 4 slices of bread

INSTRUCTIONS

-Mash the banana and add it to a bowl with the egg and milk. Mix well until all the ingredients are well combined.

-Cut the bread into fingers and dip each one into the mixture. Don’t let it soak in the mixture, just dip it very quickly so it coats each side.

-Cook on each side and serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 48 hours.

Sometimes I'll add some vanilla or cinnamon to spice things up. The whole

Carrot Ducks

Ingredients

200 g grated carrots (around 1 1/2 packed cups)
1/2 cup water
70 g grated cheddar cheese (1/2 cup)
2 eggs
4 tbsp flour

Instructions

Pre heat oven to 180C / 350F / Gas 4

Mixed the carrot and water in a bowl, cover and microwave on high for 3 mins

Drain the carrots and then place them on a clean cloth / absorbent paper and squeeze out the liquid. (You need to get the carrots quite dry)

Place the carrots back in the bowl and mix with the remaining ingredients

Prepare a baking tray with baking paper or use a silicon baking sheet

Form star shapes of the mixture onto the sheet using a cookie cutter.

Bake for approx. 33mins (until crispy on the sides). I made 12 larger ducks.

Hidden veggie mac and cheese

1 cup roasted butternut squash
1 cup shredded cheddar
1/2 cup milk
4 oz cream cheese
Salt and pepper
I added a few extra slices of cheese because I added a little too much milk and needed to thicken it
Dash of garlic powder onion powder and powdered mustard
12 oz noodles

Blend milk and squash till creamy. Place all your other ingredients in saucepan and melt together until velvety smooth whike pasta cooks.  Then combine.

Sweet Potato Sausage links

1 large sweet potato baked
1 package sage sausage bulk
3 eggs
1 to 1.5 cups probably Left over filler rice, couscous, quinoa.
(I ran out of the couscous left over so I had to add some crushed ritz this time)

Mix.  Make links.  Bake on a silpat mat about 30 to 40 min depending on size of links.  Broil the top off to brown and make crispy a little.