Oatmeal with frozen fruit is a favorite breakfast for my kids. Not only is it an easy breakfast for kids, but oatmeal with frozen fruit is also the most delicious! Sweet raspberries, blueberries and strawberries (all rich in fiber and antioxidants) bring zing to oatmeal (also full of fiber!) It’s super simple, filling and best…
Healthy Pineapple Crisp Kids Love
You know I love serving healthy versions of decadent dishes for breakfast: like strawberry cobbler, peach crisp and now this healthy pineapple crisp! What makes this pineapple crisp healthy? We use whole oats instead of plain white flour. Only a scant half cup of sugar for the whole pan. Fresh pineapple (instead of canned) has…
4 Yummy Recipes to Use Ripe Bananas
Need yummy recipes to use ripe bananas? Buying bananas is always a struggle for me. Either my 9YO eats all of them in two days, or we have five or six stragglers on the counter, getting browner every time I glance their way. That’s why I have all four of these options in my mind,…
Whole-Wheat Banana Bread Pudding for Breakfast
We gave the decadent banana bread pudding recipe from The Kitchn a makeover and our whole-wheat, lower sugar version is amazing. As we do in every Foodlets recipe makeover, in a category I call Barefoot for Babies (a nod to how I started cooking for my young family by simplifying Ina Garten recipes), I made…
Whole-Wheat Strawberry Breakfast Cobbler
Breakfast cobbler is for cobbler people like us. I make cobblers filled with blueberries, blackberries and peaches all summer long. But what about breakfast? Could we get some of this fruity goodness into our lives earlier in the day? I revamped my favorite cobbler recipe into something heartier with more fiber (to stick with littles…
Double Chocolate Baked Oatmeal Recipe
Do your kids love oatmeal as much as mine do? What about cake? I ask because this hearty baked oatmeal recipe comes together in minutes AND tastes like cake. Chocolate cake. Bake in the oven or zap in the microwave! Either way is delicious. What You Need to Make This Double Chocolate Baked Oatmeal Recipe…
Peanut Butter and Jelly Pancake Bake
This super fluffy peanut butter and jelly pancake bake has swirls of peanut butter and jam right on top. Basically heaven in the oven. Have you been watching Nadiya Hussain’s shows on Netflix? She’s a previous winner of the Great British Baking Show–and we couldn’t love her bakes more. Snuggled around the couch, my kids…
Whole-Wheat Banana Bread with a Dash of Chocolate
We love banana bread around here. We’ve got a simple, dependable and decadent banana bread recipe plus honey-sweetened banana muffins with coconut oil and even a banana-zucchini bread. But I love the extra fiber (that keeps kids satisfied for longer) in our new whole-wheat banana bread. Don’t get me wrong. This isn’t health food. But…
Strawberry Overnight Oats
It’s official. Strawberry Overnight Oats are the kids’ favorite new breakfast. We’ve made (and loved) Chia Seed Pudding for years. And don’t forget my oldest daughter’s favorite Fresh, Fruity Summer Porridge. We do Apple Pie Oatmeal in the microwave and use the slow cooker for Double Chocolate Steel Cut Oats. But this super simple technique…
Easy Banana Bread
This easy banana bread recipe is a simplified version of classic banana bread. We have an excellent recipe for honey-sweetened banana muffins with coconut oil and a zucchini-banana bread blend my whole family loves. But this delicious loaf gives those a run for their money. To make banana bread easier There’s a secret ingredient that…
Pancake Mix Recipe
Every Saturday our kids make pancakes and this is the homemade pancake mix recipe they use. It’s foolproof. Even for kids! Sometimes we add apples. Sometimes fresh fruit. But they ALWAYS make a double batch so the whole crew can enjoy already-made pancakes later in the week. What You Need to Make this Pancake Mix…
Baked Apple Fritters
I have made four batches of these baked apple fritters in the last two weeks. There are currently no apple fritters in my house. That’s the math on how good they are! What’s Great About Baked Apple Fritters When you’re a busy parent who’s short on time but trying to feed your kids well, things…
Easy Cranberry Scones with Whole Oats
I’ll be making these easy cranberry scones with whole oats on repeat this season. 4 updates that make these easy cranberry scones easier (and healthier!) They’re full of whole oats. Fiber rich, good-for-you whole oats to keep growing bodies full for longer. I use my Kitchenaide standing mixer to incorporate the butter. For me, it’s…
Easy Granola Recipe
Homemade granola is crunchy, lightly sweet without adding too much sugar or added stabilizers like the kind you find at the store. This easy granola recipe is fresh and delicious! Especially with homemade yogurt. What makes this granola recipe easy? I updated one of my favorite granola recipes to make it: easier and more friendly…
Healthy Waffle Recipe
Can a recipe for waffles be healthy? Confession: When my six-year-old showed up at my bed asking for waffles this morning, I groaned. Waffles are a pain to make and the recipe is not very healthy…until now! At Foodlets, my mission is creating new versions of favorite family foods. That’s how we’ll raise kids who…
How to Make Yogurt in Your Instant Pot (SO EASY!)
I never knew how easy it was to make homemade yogurt in my Instant Pot. And ever since I’ve figured out all that you only need two ingredients — milk and yogurt — I’ve been making a batch of yogurt every week. No added sugar. Just gorgeous homemade yogurt everyone loves, all from your Instant…
Chocolate Steel Cut Oats Recipe
My kids call this Chocolate Steel Cut Oats recipe “porridge”. As in, “Can we make the porridge again today?”. Everyday. My two biggest girls mastered the super simple technique and made their own batch of Chocolate Steel Cut Oats today. Those brilliant ladies even doubled it so they’d have enough to enjoy leftovers for snack….
Mango Chia Seed Pudding with Berries
This is the second bowl of mango chia seed pudding I’ve made the kids…in two days. The minute those rascals dug into this protein-rich breakfast, that happened to be a breeze to whip up the night before, it was all smiles. And “Yum!” and “Can you please make this again?” What other breakfast gets a…
Easy Blueberry Scones with Buttermilk
Light and flaky blueberry scones with buttermilk and all the rich flavor of a complicated recipe in only a few minutes? That’s the magic of our easy blueberry scones with buttermilk, which is included in my book “Kid Chef Junior Bakes“. What’s special about our easy blueberry scones with buttermilk They cook quickly in a…
How to Make Pancake Syrup with Frozen Berries
There’s only one way to beat homemade pancakes, French toast or my kids’ favorite, a Dutch Baby…by whipping up a batch of syrup using frozen berries. It works for blueberry syrup. Strawberry syrup. Or triple berry syrup like we did. Use ANY frozen berries you like. The results are delicious every time. Plus, just a…