Giving your baby healthy food is a priority for many parents and here we have three delicious and nutritious recipes from Organix for you to try.
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Fruity Cheese Cakes
Occasion: Pudding
Ingredients:
100g Organix Gingerbread Men
25g organic unsalted butter
For the cream cheese filling:
100g full fat organic cream cheese
100g Organix fruit puree
100ml organic double cream
25g organic unsalted butter
Instructions:
Step 1 - Crush the biscuits into bread crumb sized pieces
Step 2 - Next melt the butter in a saucepan and then add the crushed biscuits to the butter and mix together.
Step 3 - Divide the butter and biscuit mixture evenly between 6 ramekins and press down until mixture forms a flat base. Place them in the fridge until cold.
Step 4 - Next, mix the cream cheese with the fruit puree until softened.
Step 5 - In a separate bowl whip the cream until it forms peaks.
Step 6 - Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture and spoon onto the chilled biscuit base. Smooth the top and put back the fridge to chill.
Step 7 - When you're ready to serve, top with your favourite fruit puree. We used Organix Fruit Puree and Organix Fruit Squeezy.
Portion & Freezing instructions:
Makes about 6 small cheesecakes
Not suitable for freezing
Allergens: Milk/Lactose, Gluten, Wheat
Banana Bread
Occasion: Breakfast/snack
Ingredients:
170g organic ripe bananas, mashed
70g organic vegetable oil
2 organic eggs
120ml water
1 teaspoon. organic vanilla extract
250g organic self-raising flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tsp baking powder
half tsp. organic cinnamon powder
80g or 5 boxes of Organix Goodies Apples and raisins
Instructions:
Step 1 - Beat together the mashed banana, oil, eggs, and water until creamy.
Step 2 - Mix in the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and cinnamon.
Step 3 - Stir in the chopped fruit.
Step 4 - Spoon into a 1lb loaf tin and level off.
Step 5 - Bake in oven at 200 degrees for 40-45 mins or until the knife comes out clean when inserted.
Step 6 - When cooked tip out and place on wire rack and leave to cool before slicing.
Step 7 - Good on its own or to make it extra yummy for mum on Mothers Day spread with a little butter.
Portion & Freezing instructions:
Makes 10 slices
Suitable for freezing
Allergens: Eggs, Gluten, Wheat
Ricotta & Chive Pancake with Poached Salmon & Egg
Occasion: Lunch, Dinner
Ingredients:
For the pancake:
250g organic ricotta cheese
125ml organic whole milk
2 large organic eggs, separated
100g organic plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 teaspoons chopped organic chives, plus extra for sprinkling
For the top:
2 fillets of organic poached salmon cooked and flaked
2 organic poached eggs
Instructions:
Step 1 - Put the ricotta, milk and egg yolks into a medium bowl and mix well to combine. Stir in the flour, baking powder and chive and whisk into a smooth batter. Whisk the egg whites until they become foamy and then fold them into the ricotta mixture.
Step 2 - Heat the oil in a large frying pan and drop in a ladle of batter.
Step 3 - Cook the pancakes for about 1 minute until golden and then flip them over and cook for another minute.
Step 4 - Place 2-3 pancakes on a plate, topped with flaked salmon, then the poached egg and sprinkle with some chives. Serve warm.
Portion & Freezing instructions:
Makes 2 portions
Not suitable for freezing
Allergens: Milk/Lactose, Eggs, Gluten, Wheat, Fish
For more healthy recipes using real ingredients easily found in supermarkets or your food cupboard, visit the Organix website: www.organix.com/recipes
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