Pudding and dessert recipes

nickyhutch

I don't understand, when the food budget is so low, why the OP is worrying about puddings. Getting the right amounts of fruit and veg, proteins, carbohydrates, dairy and protein is important; if there's money left afterwards, then do puddings. I just don't get why people think kids need puddings - they don't. Reading the suggstions for cheap puddings on here makes me realise why we have such a problem with overweight and obesity and dental caries in the UK.

kunekune

I don't do puddings on a regular basis but I can see why OP might. They are a very cheap way of filling the kids up after a smallish portion of the main course.

flea72

kunekune wrote: »

They are a very cheap way of filling the kids up after a smallish portion of the main course.

bulking up on carbs would fill them up more, so put more pasta, rice or bread on their plates, rather than a dessert, which is normally sugar based - a homemade bowl of soup to start would be more filling and have a better nutritional content, than any dessert that could be offered

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nickyhutch

kunekune wrote: »

I don't do puddings on a regular basis but I can see why OP might. They are a very cheap way of filling the kids up after a smallish portion of the main course.

They can be a cheap way of filling them with over-processed, refined, sugary stuff too. Better to bulk up the main course.

Butterfly_Brain

Pancakes are not just for shrove Tuesday and they are cheap to make.
I make two swiss rolls every week 1 chocolate and 1 vanilla - fill them with jam, chocolate spread, lemon curd or whatever takes your fancy - to make one is only 3oz (75g) plain flour, 3 eggs and 3oz (75g) sugar (if you are doing a chocolate one 1½oz Plain flour, 1½ oz sugar, and 1oz dark cocoa powder plus 3 eggs.
Another favourie is sponge drops http://www.parrswood.manchester.sch.uk/recipes/recipe17.html

Try old fashioned school dinner recipes too they had to be cheap because of budget constraints
http://www.schoolrecipes.co.uk/

Hope this helps and good luck x

flea72

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

I make two swiss rolls every week 1 chocolate and 1 vanilla - fill them with jam, chocolate spread, lemon curd or whatever takes your fancy - to make one is only 3oz (75g) plain flour, 3 eggs and 3oz (75g) sugar (if you are doing a chocolate one 1½oz Plain flour, 1½ oz sugar, and 1oz dark cocoa powder plus 3 eggs

so these would cost about £1 each to make? how big are they?

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MrsBartolozzi

flea72 wrote: »

so these would cost about £1 each to make? how big are they?

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How do you get £1? I'm sure they would be cheaper than that. flour < 5p, 3 eggs 30p, sugar 5p, jam, well homemade is cheap, but value/basics are 30pish a jar. so £1 will get you a few swiss rolls.

flea72

MrsBartolozzi wrote: »

How do you get £1? I'm sure they would be cheaper than that. flour < 5p, 3 eggs 30p, sugar 5p, jam, well homemade is cheap, but value/basics are 30pish a jar. so £1 will get you a few swiss rolls.

3 eggs 30p? i have my own chickens, and even i cant produce them that cheap, which is why i was questioning the price

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BitterAndTwisted

I buy free-range eggs and they're 15 pence each but I reckon if you buy the cheapest supermarket battery-produced ones they will come in at around 10 pence each.

MrsBartolozzi

Morrisons had FR eggs at 10 for £1. That's what I bought last. Before that £1.88 ish for 18 Sain basics barn eggs - but if you have a look you can usually find FR in some of these boxes. I've not been disappointed yet .