An Apple A Day...
Everyone loves apples right? You would think, but my one year old will not touch them! I try and get them into her by cooking them, which usually works. Although not as good as the raw fruit, at least she's getting something! These cute little popovers were one such attempt to get some apple into her and amazingly it worked! These are basically Yorkshire puddings with a sweeter note! They puff up nicely in the oven and are a slightly different breakfast, brunch or even dessert treat.
Apple Popovers
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted and divided
1 large Granny Smith apple, diced
Preheat oven to 240C/450F
Divide first half of butter into a muffin pan. 1 tsp per cup should suffice. Add some chopped apple to each cup and bake for about five minutes.
Mix all ingredients together and whisk well to form a smooth batter.
Remove muffin tin from the oven and pour batter into each cup. They should be about half full.
Return to oven and bake for fifteen minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 180C/350F and bake for an additional fifteen minutes or until puffed and golden. Try not to open the oven as they might deflate.
Apple "Donuts"
In yet another attempt to fake Ciara out and get some apples into her, I tried this cute trick from the MotherClick cookbook (which I am published in!!) It's not really a recipe, but it is a fun idea and yummy too!
Slice an apple horizontally into three equal sized sections. Remove core and peel each section.
Spread each section with peanut butter and add some sprinkles! Voila! And apple donut!
Did it work? Not at all, but Ella and her Dad enjoyed them thoroughly! Dad even requested one the other night when the kids were in bed! Hmmm.... If anyone has any tips on getting kids to eat fresh fruit, please send them my way! I've tried everything, even getting her stuffed animals to eat them doesn't help. She won't eat berries or anything. *SIGH*
On another note - I took Ella to see her first movie yesterday. We saw the foodie delight, Ratatouille! It was superb and she did really well! Highly recommended for all you food lovers! I'll be posting a review of the movie and the cafe that followed soon!
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