These are quick and easy to make and you can double the mix to make enough for a few days.
These are low sugar, only sweetened with a bit of honey, contain fibre to fill little tummies and eggs for protein.
You can add seeds, dried fruit or leave out the extras and keep them simple if you prefer.
I think the one type of food I have made every week since having kids is oat cakes. They have become a staple in our house and the kids now constantly expect there to be a little pot of them somewhere in the kitchen.
I love them as they can be mixed up in a few minutes with very little effort, take 10-15 minutes in the oven and give the kids a snack they love and I can feel happy that they are getting some really healthy food into them with no complaints.
The varieties are endless, and usually for me it's just whatever we have in the cupboard goes in. For these ones it was dark chocolate chips and dried cranberries.
But really any dried fruit, nut, seed or milk or dark chocolate drops can be used instead.
RECIPE:
150g/2 cups cup of oats
3 tbsp coconut oil (if not very soft, 15 seconds in the microwave should help), you can use butter if you don't have coconut oil.
3 tbsp honey (you can add more or less depending on how sweet you like them)
2 eggs
1 tsp cinnamon
30g cranberries
30g chocolate drops
Method:
Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
Beat the eggs in a large bowl, add the honey and oil and mix until combined.
Blitz half the oats until they resemble flour, add these and the remaining oats to the bowl with the cinnamon, cranberries and chocolate and mix until it form a dough.
Spoon portions of dough onto baking tray and press into rounds, and bake for 10-12 minutes, until starting to brown on top.
Keep in airtight container for 2-3 days.
Allergens:
GF - to make gluten free use gluten free oats
Dairy free
Nut free
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