I came across this bit of inspiration on Australia's Kidspot.com, and was quite blown away - we crush tennis biscuits, cream crackers, chockits and nuttikrusts to bake with - but I'd never thought of crushing Weetbix. This recipe looks like a winner for adding a bit of healthy fibre and dried fruit to a lunchbox, as a 'dessert'. It's probably not the healthiest overall - there's a fair amount of sugar in it, but I reckon it at least ticks the 'interesting' box.
120g melted butter
1 1/2 cups of crushed Weetbix
1 1/2 cups of self raising flour
1/c cup of caster sugar
1 cup of sultanas
2 tbsp of lemon juice
1 1/2 cups of icing sugar
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
Mix the crushed Weetbix, flour, sugar and sultanas.
Pour the melted butter over these, and mix well.
Line a baking tin with baking paper, and pour the mixture in. Press it down firmly, so that the mixture comes together nicely.
Bake for around 15 minutes.
While the mix is in the oven, mix the icing sugar and enough lemon juice to make a runny icing. Once the slice comes out of the oven and has cooled a bit, let your kids drizzle the icing over. Cut it into bar shapes, wrap them individually in wax paper, and freeze for up to three months.
You could ring the changes with this one by using craisins instead of sultanas, or a mix of dried fruit. You could also grate in some orange or lemon zest for a citrusy zing, and possibly even some peanut butter if your'e so inclined?
I've not made this one yet, but it's top of the list for a baking session before the school holidays are over.
Easy enough to replace the sugar, just leave it out, the sultanas or cranberries will provide enough sweet content. The other option is use honey instead :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great idea! I suspect the sugar plays a role in binding it all together, but the honey will definitely work, thanks for the suggestion!
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