Pudding and dessert recipes

flea72

wow, it seems some people can get cheap eggs

around here, all supermarkets charge about £1.60 for half a dozen free-range eggs. the basics ones at sainsburys are 10p each, but i find the ones in the basics range, although supposed to be mixed sizing, tend to be small-medium eggs, which means you have to double up on recipes, so is a kinda false economy

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meritaten

I honestly didnt mean to come across as harsh and on reflection - I dont know what the OP regards as her food budget - for instance i dont include the milk money or the extras i buy in the market if i spot a bargain - or up the local shop if they are selling off goods on their sell by date.
I also dont know if the OP buys stuff to put in freezer when she spots a bargain. like if the meat is half price does she buy double? i do! then freeze it to use another time.
so - yes perhaps i was too judgemental. as my food budget is small compared to most perhaps i have deluded myself that others cant possibly shop better than me and still eat healthily.
I apologise OP - but could you please tell me your frugal tips? I wouldnt mind shaving another ten or twenty quid off my weekly shopping bill.

jollymummy

We don't have puddings on a regular basis either and tbh my Ds (4) is just as happy with an apple or some strawberries or even a carrot instead of a pud. However, the OP asked for cheap pudding recommendations and that's what I came up with.

Butterfly_Brain

flea72 wrote: »

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

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Alot bigger than shop bought ones with no additives I buy eggs in aldi @99p for 10 = 10p an egg - sp flour 43p abag = 5p - caster sugar 89p a bag = 10p so cost is only 45p plus alittle jam sp about 5p so my swiss rolls cost 50p

bitsandpieces

Porridge can make a good, quite healthy dessert. I often have porridge oats + milk + banana + raisins, spiced with cinnamon and/or ginger. Easy to cook in the microwave (so little energy used) and cheap (value supermarket oats are very cheap, as are value raisins; spices often cheaper in Asian corner shops; milk can be swapped out for water if you're really short, but shouldn't be that expensive). Or oats + apple + cinnamon + raisins + milk is good. I also like oats + raisins + peanut butter. Or just porridge + jam/sugar. I eat quite a bit of porridge

As to why kids 'need' dessert - it's a good way to increase Calorie intake, which may be useful/necessary for some people.

Emm-in-a-pickle

I use oats a lot too, and have found Staffordshire Oatcakes pretty easy to make. I use the basics for ingredients, and dried yeast (I note many folks on here do their own bread so a spoonful of yeast would be readily to hand). These beauties are a great base for sweet or savoury, VERY filling and healthy too. Basically, you can put anything in an oatcake that you`d put in a wrap or a pancake, and unlike pancakes, they keep as good as ever for about 5 days in the fridge.

MILLYMOLLY

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

the Tax Credit system has been designed to lift children up from the "bread line" so that there is sufficient money to feed them a balanced nutriitious diet, with enough calories, vitamins and minerals to allow them to lead a healthy lifestyle, and grow big and strong

I know but if you have a sudden change they won't adjust the money they pay until the next April, this can cause unneccessary hardship

juliapenguin

When you live on a tight budget, treats like eating out or ice creams in the park are few and far between, so HM puddings play a useful part in making kids feel like they are not missing out. Some kids have hollow legs and can eat and eat and eat, so you sometimes need a pudding to fill them up, even if you've given them extra pasta/rice/potatoes.

My favourite way to fill up my boy when he was still hungry after second and third helpings of the main course (he was sporty so always starving):

4oz margarine mixed with 4oz sugar and 2 eggs, 6oz of SR flour and a good slug of the juice from a tin of fruit (usually peaches, as that was what came in Value tins at the time). Chop up and mix in the fruit, then microwave on full power for four minutes. If it's still soggy looking, give it another minute or two, but don't overcook it. Eat with custard, and put the leftovers in the fridge or freezer for another day.

Wouldn't go down well with the food police, but when you're hard up and sporty or fast-growing kids are ravenous, puddings are lovely. I'm sure the OP won't always be this short of cash, and can buy huge quantities of fresh fruit soon.

slowandsteady_2

MILLYMOLLY wrote: »

I know but if you have a sudden change they won't adjust the money they pay until the next April, this can cause unneccessary hardship

We have had a lot of changes in the last year and i have always informed tax credits of every single change so im not hit with an overpayment or something and they have adjusted my payments accordingly, usually from the following month. My salary has varied through the last year and was halved at one point.

I dont know if that means anything come this April when they get renewed, but i was grateful they were there when they were.

BitterAndTwisted

I honestly don't see anything wrong with someone wanting to give their kids a sweet treat at mealtimes. As juliapenguin says: some folks on really strict budgets can't eat out or buy their kids ice-creams in the park ever. If I had kids I'd want to give them a treat of some kind as often as I could and I believe everyone would. When you're boracic food treats become very, very important especially when there aren't treats of any other kind to be had