I want to note that I am not a doctor or professional just a mom trying to help out other parents. If these tips and recipes are against what you have been told, please consult your pediatrician. Annabelle is 100% mouth fed with no swallowing / aspiration issues, none of these recipes have been used with a tube fed child.

Monday, September 1, 2014

Recipes

These are a little random but a few more of Annabelle's favorites.


2 Ingredient Pumpkin Cookies

Ingredients

1 (15 oz) can of pumpkin
1 box spice cake mix

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°
  • Line baking sheet with parchment paper
  • Mix your pumpkin and cake mix together in a medium bowl until there are no more lumps.
  • Drop by rounded tablespoon onto prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake for 13-15 minutes, until edges start to golden.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool 5 minutes on your baking sheet. Transfer to wire rack to finish cooling.


Banana peanut butter Ice cream

Ingredients

1 banana
1 tbsp peanut butter

Directions

  • cut banana into slices and freeze
  • Put frozen banana into food processor or blender, blend until becomes smooth (it will take a few minutes)
  • (optional) Add peanut butter, duocal, other fruit, chips, nuts, etc and blend 


Perfect Pancakes 
*Bisquick recipe 

Ingredients

2 cups Original Bisquick™ mix
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs

Blender Add-ins:
1/2 cup fruit (blueberries, raspberries, mango, banana, kiwi, pineapple, etc)
2 tbsp peanut butter
Syrup
chocolate chips (Wegmans does have dairy free)

Directions

  • Heat griddle or skillet over medium-high heat or electric griddle to 375ºF; grease with cooking spray, vegetable oil or shortening. 
  • In medium bowl, stir ingredients until blended. For each pancake, pour batter onto hot griddle.
  • Cook until edges are dry. Turn; cook other side until golden brown.
  • Put pancake, 1/4 cup of milk (Soy, almond, hemp all work well), and add-ins into food processor, blend till desired consistancy.
NOTE - I only do one pancake at a time so I can make different flavors each morning.