Fruity dishes from Munch Bunch
These delicious dishes from Munch Bunch are ideal for the warmer weather and to boost you and your little one’s intake of fruit.
Banana Split
Serves 1
Preperation time five minutes
Ingredients
1 ripe banana
1 raspberry Munch Bunch Fromage Frais
Small handful fresh raspberries
Chocolate sauce or melted chocolate
Toasted chopped nuts
Method
Split the banana lengthways.
Mix together the fromage frais and raspberries and use to sandwich the banana back together.
Drizzle with chocolate sauce or melted chocolate and sprinkle over the chopped nuts. Delicious!
Variations
Why not try different kinds of fruits – such as peaches, pineapple, mango, strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries. Tinned, fresh or frozen they all work well.
Berry Messy
Serves 2
Preparation time 20 minutes
Ingredients
Juice and zest of half a lemon
15g (½oz) icing sugar
125g (5oz) blueberries
2 x Munch Bunch Mega Pots
Small handful granola
Method
Place the lemon juice and zest into a small pan with the icing sugar and 3tbsp water. Heat until the sugar has dissolved. Bubble for a minute before adding the berries. Cook for 1-2 minutes until the berries are slightly soft. Then leave to cool.
Layer the fromage frais and cooled berry mixture in 2 serving dishes or short tumblers and top with the granola. Then simply dig in!
Yogurt cake with strawberry ice and peaches
Serves 8
Preparation time 10 minutes
Cook time 40 minutes
Ingredients
For the Strawberry Ice
4 x Munch Bunch Double Up Fromage Frais
100g (3½oz) fresh strawberries, chopped
3tbsp strawberry fruit sauce
2 x strawberry Munch Bunch Mega Pots
115g (4oz) caster sugar
250g (9oz) self-raising flour, sieved
4tbsp sunflower oil
2 eggs, beaten
To serve:
Fresh peaches, sliced
You will also need: 900g (2lb) loaf tin, lined with baking parchment
Method
Start by making the strawberry ice: spoon the Munch Bunch Double Up into a freezer proof bowl and add the strawberries. Swirl through the strawberry sauce and place in the freezer for 2-3 hours until solid.
Preheat oven to 180°C, 375°F Gas Mark 4.
Place the yoghurt into a large mixing bowl. Add the sugar, flour, oil and eggs. Mix together until smooth. Pour into the tin and bake for 40 minutes until well risen and golden. Insert a skewer into the cake – it should come out clean when it’s ready.
Serve the cake warm with scoops of strawberry ice and slices of fresh peach.
Wobbly Milky Jelly
Serves 4
Preparation time 10 minutes plus chilling
Ingredients
135g-packet blackcurrant or raspberry jelly
3 pots raspberry Munch Bunch Drinky +
To serve:
Fresh summer fruits, such as strawberries, blueberries and raspberries.
Method
Cut the jelly into cubes and place into a jug with 150ml (¼pt) boiling water. Microwave for a few seconds to melt the jelly cubes, stirring in between bursts.
Add the Munch Bunch Drinky + and top up to 600ml (1pt) with cold water.
Pour into 4 x 150ml (¼pt) jelly moulds or glasses and refrigerate until set.
Serve the jellies with the fresh summer fruit.
Smoothies: Slurpy Strawberry and Banana
Serves 2
Preparation time 3 minutes
Ingredients
1 small banana, roughly chopped
5 strawberries, washed and topped
1 pot strawberry Munch Bunch fromage frais or yogurt
150ml milk
Totally Tropical
½ banana, roughly chopped
3tbsp drained tinned pineapple pieces
3tbsp drained tinned mango pieces
150ml orange juice
Berry Delicious
Handful frozen summer fruits
2 pots raspberry Munch Bunch Drinky +
150ml apple juice
Method
Throw everything into a blender and whiz until thick and smooth.
Pour into 2 glasses or into your lunchbox flask.
Keep chilled.
Variations
These recipes make great frozen lollies – simply pour into clean lolly moulds and freeze overnight. Or, for a super smooth smoothie simply pass through a sieve.