Cinnamon Apple Muesli Squares (& a new scooter)

Two things that make a thirteen year old boy smile - food and the arrival of a shiny new scooter.

The food in question was a delicious flapjack type creation and the scooter was the Team Series Zycho scooter in black.

It was a lovely warm evening so we took a walk down to the park where the boys could try out the new wheels and eat Cinnamon Apple Muesli Squares in the sun.

To say that Sam was impressed with the scooter was an understatement, and he whizzed around jumping, spinning & twirling (that's quite possibly not a cool scootering technical term).

(grazes not caused by a scooter accident!)

Jack then gave it a spin (with one shoe on - don't ask), but it was short-lived as he was worried that Sam would eat the last flapjack.

For all the technical spec on this and all the other Zinc scooters, visit their website.

Cinnamon Apple Muesli Squares

150g Butter
150g Caster sugar
150g Golden syrup
2 tsp Cinnamon
1 Braeburn apple, grated
350g Muesli - I used Dorset cereals Spelt, Fruit & Nut Muesli 
100g plain flour (you may need adjust the quantity depending on how floury the muesli is)

• Heat the butter, sugar and syrup in a large pan over a medium heat until it just starts to bubble around the edge
• Stir in the cinnamon, apple, muesli and flour until well combined
• Pour into a 9" greased & lined square cake tin
• Bake in a preheated 170C oven for approx 25-30 minutes
• Allow to cool in the tin before slicing into squares

 

I was provided with the Zinc scooter free of charge

Raspberry & Apple Muesli Flapjacks

Last week I needed to rustle up a sweet snack quickly for the Mums of Jack's friends that were coming to his party. I knew that some of them would stay for a cuppa during the party or a cheeky glass of wine after and I wanted to offer them something other than cupcakes with grass green icing.

Flapjacks are nice and easy to make and only take a few minutes to prepare and not much longer to bake, and it's easy to add whatever flavours you want.

Some flavours that I've made previously are :

White Chocolate & Berry

Ginger & Mango

No added sugar Fruit & Nut

Chocolate Peanut Butter

Crispy Chocolate Chip

When I was sent some of the new Tasty Toasted Muesli from Dorset Cereals I knew that it would make great flapjacks, and I wasn't wrong. The muesli is packed with sultanas, cranberries, apple and raspberries, making the flapjacks lovely and fruity.

 

Raspberry & Apple Muesli Flapjacks

150g Butter

150g Demerara sugar
150g Golden syrup
350g Fruity Muesli

• Add the butter, sugar & syrup to a pan
• Heat gently until all the butter has melted
• Continue to heat, stirring regularly, until it just starts to bubble
• Remove from heat & stir in the muesli
• Mix well & press into a buttered baking pan
• Bake in a 180C oven for 15 minutes
• Allow to cool in the tin
• Refrigerate until set before slicing into bars or squares

I was sent 3 boxes of Dorset Cereals Tasty Toasted in raspberry & apple, spelt, fruit & nut and hazelnut & brazil flavours

Breakfast Pops

Yes, it's lollipops for breakfast and they are healthy too!

If your household is rushed in the mornings and you have trouble getting breakfast inside your kids before you leave the house then how about giving them a healthy breakfast pop to lick on the way to school or nursery.

These are just made from muesli and yoghurt so you can use whatever flavours you prefer.

Breakfast Pops - makes approx 6

Half a pot of Rachel's Organic Greek Style Lemon yoghurt

Dorset Cereals Tasted Toasted Raspberry & Apple muesli

• Add the muesli to the half pot of yoghurt until it is almost full
• Mix well and leave overnight in the fridge
• Spoon into lolly moulds or, as I did, a silicone dariole mould and place half a coffee stirrer in
• Place in the freezer until set

I was provided with Dorset Cereals new Tasty Toasted & Rachel's Organic Lemon yoghurts to use in my recipes